Chase and Air Canada is offering a co-branded credit card: the Aeroplan® Credit Card. Earn 75,000 points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months your account is open. Plus, earn 25,000 points after you spend $20,000 on purchases in the first 12 months your account is open. See how this compares with other top card bonuses.
- Update 8/14/23: Update to how the 100k points is earned.
- Update 7/10/23: 100K points offer is available again.
- Update 4/19/23: The 100,000 point offer ends 5/4/34.
- Update 1/27/23: The welcome bonus is now up to 100,000 points. Earn 60k points after you spend $4k within 3 months of account opening, plus 40k points after you spend $20k the first 12 months from account opening. Additionally, Cardmembers can redeem Aeroplan points for statement credit towards travel purchases at 1.25 cents per point. That means the 100,000 welcome bonus is worth $1,250 in statement credits if used towards travel.
- Update 10/6/22: Aeroplan introduces HotelSavers. Read about it here.
The Aeroplan Credit Card earns 3 points per $1 spent on grocery stores, dining at restaurants, and Air Canada directly. Earn 1 point per $1 spent on all other purchases. For every $2,000 you spend in a calendar month, you earn 500 bonus points as well.
The card comes with a few nice perks such as free first checked bags, no foreign transaction fees, and up to $100 as a statement credit for the Global Entry or TSA PreCheck™ application fee every 4 years.
The annual fee for this card is $95.
Card Details
- Earning Points:
- 3X points for every dollar spent at grocery stores.
- 3X points for every dollar spent on dining, takeout, and eligible delivery services.
- 3X points for every dollar spent with Air Canada directly.
- 1X point for every dollar spent on all other purchases.
- 500 bonus points for every $2,000 spent in a calendar month, up to 1,500 points per month.
- Points Flexibility:
- Points do not expire as long as your Aeroplan Credit Card account is open.
- Pay Yourself Back®:
- Redeem Aeroplan points for statement credits to cover travel purchases made with the card within 90 days from redemption date through June 30, 2024.
- Each point is worth 1.25 cents, allowing for statement credits on travel expenses.
- No limit to the amount of points you can redeem.
- Travel Benefits:
- Automatically receive 25K Elite Status for the current and following calendar year, providing benefits like priority check-in, early boarding, and cabin class upgrades on Air Canada flights.
- Up to $100 credit for Global Entry, TSA Precheck, or NEXUS fee every four years.
- Free first checked bag on Air Canada flights for the primary cardmember and up to eight people on the same itinerary.
- Annual Fee:
- The Chase Aeroplan Card has an annual fee of $95 U.S.
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Bottom Line
Chase Aeroplan also recently introduced Pay Yourself Back feature for travel purchases.
With this feature, cardmembers can redeem Aeroplan points for statement credit towards travel purchases with each point being worth 1.25 cents. So if you decide you want to use your 100k welcome bonus this way, you would get $1,250 in statement credit for travel purchases made on the card within 90 days.
The Aeroplan® Credit Card is issued by Chase Bank. Chase also offers great sign-up bonuses for their Checking/Savings accounts.
READ MORE: SEE THE BEST BANK BONUSES HERE AND THE BEST INVESTING BONUSES HERE.
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