Convert Hotel Points to Aeroplan with a 20% Bonus

Aeroplan is offering a transfer bonus from many different hotel programs, allowing you to transfer hotel points to Aeroplan with a 20% transfer bonus.

This offer ends November 13, 2022, and while it may appear tempting on the surface, note that Marriott Bonvoy is the only hotel transfer program excluded from this transfer bonus.

Let’s take a look at all the options, and which hotel points currencies you might want to transfer to Aeroplan and which are better off kept in their original form.

20% Transfer Bonus From Select Hotels to Aeroplan

Aeroplan has a total of 10 hotel transfer partners, and nine are included in this 20% transfer bonus promotion:

• Hilton Honors
• Accor Live Limitless 
• Best Western Rewards
• Choice Privileges
• Coast Rewards
• IHG One Rewards
• Radisson Rewards Americas
• Shangri-la Circle
• Wyndham Rewards

Note that the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program is excluded from this transfer bonus.

As a reminder, the standard transfer for each program is as follows:

• Hilton Honors: 10 points = 1 Aeroplan point
• Accor Live Limitless: 2 points = 1 Aeroplan point
• Best Western: 5 points = 1 Aeroplan point
• Choice Privileges: 5 points = 1 Aeroplan point
• Coast Rewards: 1 point = 1 Aeroplan point
• IHG One Rewards: 5 points = 1 Aeroplan point
• Radisson Rewards Americas: 10 points = 1 Aeroplan point
• Shangri-La Circle: 1 point = 1 Aeroplan point
• Wyndham Rewards: 5 points = 1 Aeroplan point

Points will typically post within 24 hours, but could take up to 72 hours. 

The name and address of your Aeroplan and hotel loyalty account should match, and you can complete the transfer via your chosen loyalty program’s website. Registration is not required.

Is It a Good Deal to Transfer Hotel Points to Aeroplan?

With the 20% bonus in play, the effective transfer ratios are as follows:

• Hilton Honors: 10 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Accor Live Limitless: 2 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Best Western Rewards: 5 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Choice Privileges: 5 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Coast Rewards: 1 point = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• IHG One Rewards: 5 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Radisson Rewards Americas: 10 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Shangri-La Circle: 1 point = 1.2 Aeroplan points
• Wyndham Rewards: 5 points = 1.2 Aeroplan points

For hotel rewards programs where there is a fixed redemption chart or even a quasi-fixed redemption structure like