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Aeroplan has announced a 25% bonus on transfers from Hotel points to Aeroplan Miles. The promo is valid through April 16, 2018, so you have plenty of time to work out whether it is worth your while taking advantage of this promo, or see if you have better options.
Key Terms
- The promo is valid for transfers before 11:59 EDT April 16, 2018
- Earn 25% bonus on transfers from hotel programs
- A minimum of 5,000 Aeroplan Miles must be received to trigger the bonus
- Allow 4-6 weeks for your bonus miles to post to your account
One point to note is that Aeroplan put a caveat in their offer regarding Hotel Programs that have a hotel and flight package, like the Marriott Hotel + Air Packages. According to Aeroplan:
“Please note that some hotel loyalty programs have hotel and flight redemption packages where Aeroplan Miles are issued. It is at the discretion of each Hotel Program if these miles are deemed a conversion of points to miles or simply a bonus earned for the redemption.”
These packages combined with a transfer bonus can provide fantastic value, and Aeroplan tossed the ball into the hotel’s court over whether members would earn a bonus or not. Not surprisingly, Marriott has now added a point excluding Aeroplan Miles from these type of transfer bonuses.
Our Take
With recent transfer bonuses of 35% and 30%, and the fact that it excludes Marriott Hotel + Air Packages, this promo is hardly earth-shattering. If you are looking to stock up on Aeroplan Miles, you are probably better off waiting until there is a more significant bonus. On the other hand, if you need the points immediately for a specific redemption, 25% is indeed better than nothing.
Source: Frequent Miler
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Nice! I good way to use up my existing miles.
Would this bonus stack with the SPG transfer rate to Aeroplan of 20k becoming 25k effectively getting apx. 31,250 aeroplan points?
making it an effective bonus of more than 50%
Yes!
What’s the point to add miles to program that is about to lose it’s connection with airline?
Say you want to redeem in 3 months? Sounds like a good plan to me.
Thanks for the information.
Tempting, but I think I will hold my SPG points until the next AA transfer bonus period.
Marriott excluding the bonus points makes me nervous we could see similar restrictions from SPG in the near future.
Hmm
Tempting
I’m waiting until I get an SPG balance greater than 20 k
It is tempting to move from hotels I only use occasionally, but I don’t fly them enough. I’ll wait for an AA or UA opportunity.
I wonder whats behind this promo. Oh well, I haven’t found a use just yet for Aeroplan miles so this is a pass for me.
I like that you guys give your opinion whether these bonuses, etc. are beneficial to us.
I took advantage of the similar promotion before, it was good when you had specific travel plan within a year.
Thanks for the information
For a redemption in the near term this is definitely better than nothing but I agree with the other poster: Collecting points from a program that’s about to implode is not useful. Especially since Amex points can be transferred if I just need a few for a redemption. I also am not a fan of the fees Aeroplan charges.
Thanks for the heads up.
Seems like a good way to transfer low miles to something different.
People should keep in mind that Aeroplan is on the road to its demise pretty soon.
Unless you’re planning a redemption in the near future, don’t convert into it, otherwise there’s a pretty good chance you’ll end up with stranded points.
Good for people who want some additional miles in the Aeroplan account.
I prefer to keep my points for future use.
We have seen 30% and 35% transfer bonuses. Better than nothing though.
Thanks for warning that it doesn’t apply to Marriott Fly & Stay Package
Interesting if one has a near-term need for Aeroplan points
Does anyone know how quick an SPG to Aeroplan transfer takes?
I’m a little short of an North America -> Europe award but I don’t want to wait 4 weeks for Aeroplan to award any bonuses…
My last transfer took 4 days (not 4 business days, but rather 4 total days)
@Maryjane says: “Collecting points from a program that’s about to implode is not useful.”
No, it most definitely is not! 🙂