Buy Aeroplan Points with an 80% Bonus

Aeroplan has frequent sales on buying points with its Buy & Gift Points feature. 

From now until October 25, 2023 at 11:59pm PDT, you can get up to an 80% bonus when you buy Aeroplan points. 

Keep in mind that if you purchased points during the last event, you’ll get an extra 15% bonus this time around. If this is the case, then you’re eligible for up to a 95% bonus.

Buy Aeroplan Points with an 80% Bonus

Normally, Aeroplan sells points at a base price of 3.5 cents per point (CAD).

For this round, you’ll get the same 80% discount as long as you buy at least 30,000 points:

• Buy 5,000–35,000 points and get a 40% bonus
• Buy 40,000 or more points and get an 80% bonus

With the 80% bonus, the effective cent-per-point (cpp) acquisition cost comes to 1.94 cents (CAD). 

At 1.94 cpp, buying Aeroplan points with an 80% bonus is a bit lower than our current target redemption valuation of 2.1 cents (CAD).

If you have a specific use for an Aeroplan redemption where you’d be sure to get more than the cost of buying points, the 80% bonus can represent a good deal; however, it’s worth noting that we’ve also seen sales with a 110% bonus this year, which brought the price down to 1.67cpp. 

The price drops even lower if you purchased points during the last sale, since you’ll get an extra 15% bonus this time around. With a 95% bonus, the acquisition cost drops down to just 1.79 cents per point (CAD), which is a solid deal.

As usual, buying or gifting points doesn’t contribute to your Aeroplan Elite Status. We’ve previously seen a promotion for buying points which also counted towards Status Qualifying Dollars (SQD), but that’s not the case this time around.

How many Aeroplan points can you buy?

Since the launch of the Buy & Gift Points feature, Aeroplan has been allowing each member to buy up to 1,000,000 points per calendar year. That’s an enormously generous limit, much higher than other loyalty programs offer for buying points.

(Note that gifting points refers to buying points for another Aeroplan member, not transferring your existing points. You can gift up to 500,000 points per year.)

Usually, Aeroplan imposes a limit of 250,000 base points per transaction; however, the limit has been doubled under this offer. You can purchase up to 500,000 points in a single transaction.

Surely, it’s a steep price to pay, but it’s not entirely unreasonable if you’re able to…