Amex Aeroplan Cards: In-Path Offers for Points + Statement Credit

In early May 2023, Amex released the latest round of offers for its Aeroplan co-branded credit cards. To get the best-available offers on all three cards, you can use a referral link, which scores you an additional 5,000 points above the publicly available offers.

As it turns out, there are also some in-path offers available for the American Express Aeroplan Card, the American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card, and the American Express Aeroplan Business Reserve Card. The in-path offers give you less points than the referral offers, but also come with statement credits of up to $200 (CAD). 

Depending on how much you value points, you may find that the in-path offers on the Reserve cards are better than the referral offers.

Amex Aeroplan In-Path Offers: Points + Statement Credits

The alternative offers for the American Express Aeroplan Card, the American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card, and the American Express Aeroplan Business Reserve Card are known as “in-path offers”. Rather than being public facing, they show up along the path of booking an Air Canada flight online. 

When you search for a flight on the Air Canada website, you may notice a banner for the American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card during the booking process.

After clicking the “Apply and Book” button, you’re brought to a page that allows you to select either of the personal Amex Aeroplan products:

Then, once again clicking the “Apply now with American Express” button takes you to Amex application page.

If you’re looking for the American Express Aeroplan Business Reserve Card, there’s an alternative link in the text at the top of the in-path offer.

In any case, your booking is put on hold while you complete the application process.

Alternatively, it’s also possible to access these in-path offers by following this direct link. 

The breakdown of the welcome bonus on the American Express Aeroplan Card in-path offer is as follows:

• Earn 25,000 Aeroplan points when you spend $3,000 in the first six months
• Earn 2,500 Aeroplan points in each of the first six months in which you spend at least $500, up to 15,000 Aeroplan points
• Earn a $100 statement credit upon spending at least $100 (CAD) on an Air Canada purchase in the first 12 months

Factoring in the $100 (CAD) Air Canada statement credit, the card’s first-year annual fee effectively drops from $120 (CAD) to $20 (CAD), and the total number of points up…