With the Aeroplan eStore from Air Canada, you can earn bonus miles from your everyday online shopping.
Read on to find out how to log in and navigate the eStore to maximize those valuable bonus miles!
How to Log In
Log in from the homepage. Image courtesy of www.aeroplan.com/estore.To log in to the eStore, you’ll need to be an Aeroplan member; if you don’t have an account yet you can sign up here.
If you already have an Aeroplan account, then fill in your membership number and last name to log in.
Log in to your account. Image courtesy of aeroplan.com/estore.Hot Tip: You can browse available retailers without logging in to your account, but before you purchase anything, you will be prompted to log in so your purchase can be recorded.
Basics of Using the Aeroplan eStore
From the homepage, you have the option to browse featured offers from retailers with extra earning opportunities and seasonal promotions (such as Black Friday and other holiday offers).
You can also search for particular retailers using the search icon located top right of the homepage.
Featured offers on the homepage. Image courtesy of aeroplan.com/estore.When you click through to a retailer’s page, you’ll see any current bonus mile offers, promotional deals, terms and conditions, and general information on the brand.
If you’re interested in shopping with the retailer, then click through the “Yes, shop now” button — you will be directed to the applicable website where you can browse as normal.
When you purchase something, this will automatically be tracked against your Aeroplan account using cookies — so make sure you allow the use of cookies in your browser settings!
Example retailer. Image courtesy of aeroplan.com/estore.Once you make a qualifying purchase, Air Canada will credit the points to your Aeroplan account within 30 days. You will also receive a confirmation email.
If you don’t click through from one of the “Shop now” buttons, then your purchase won’t be recorded — there is no way to retroactively add a purchase to your account.
You can search for retailers using the Categories tab, where you can select new or popular retailers as well as a variety of categories such as “Electronics & Computers,” “Fashion & Accessories,” and “Sports & Fitness.” There are 170+ retailers to choose from.
An example category for Fashion & Accessories. Image courtesy of aeroplan.com/estore.Special Offers
It is possible to earn even more bonus points through special shopping offers, where retailers will offer a higher point earning than usual.
You can view these offers from the Special Offers tab, in addition to promotional deals such as percentage savings off their products and services.
Special offers. Image courtesy of aeroplan.com/estore.Example Retailers
There are currently over 170 retailers to choose from when shopping through the Aeroplan eStore Shopping portal; you may have noticed some well-known brands from the images above.
At the time of this writing, these were some of the better earning rates being offered:
- Nike: 5X miles per $1
- Under Armour: 10X miles per $1
- Dyson: 10X miles per $1
- Dell: 6X miles per $1
- Gap: 5X miles per $1
- …and many more!
Hot Tip: Did you know you can use your extra Air Canada Aeroplan points to upgrade? Check out our complete guide to upgrading to business and first class on Air Canada.
There are a lot of ways to earn Aeroplan points and some of our preferred options are by transferring Amex Membership Rewards or Capital One miles to your Aeroplan points account.
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Final Thoughts
The points-earning potential of the Aeroplan eStore is fairly comparable to other airline shopping portals, but the selection of available retailers is smaller than we’ve seen from others (usually around 700+ stores compared to just 170+ for Aeroplan).
It appears Aeroplan is sticking to well-known retailers rather than lots of smaller brands. So if you’re loyal to shopping from a few key retailers, there could still be plenty of bonus mile earning potential here!
