yowcruiser
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As this seems to be the place to talk about some of the loyalty programs relevant to Canadian travelers, Air Canada just announced significant changes to the Aeroplan program, effective January 1st, 2026. In essence, Aeroplan is doing what most other North American loyalty program is doing and is moving away from the concept of "miles" to calculate point to "$spent".
In essence, starting January 1st, you get 1 Aeroplan point per $1 spent on Air Canada flights and select partners. Credit Card spend, hotel and car rental bookings credited to AE, Uber, Journie will continue to accumulate in the program as well.
How you'll earn: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/aeroplan/acearn.html#/
For those with status, the way that one will qualify for 2027 and beyond is also changing. Long story short, for people who were barely qualifying on Status Qualifying Dollars, and not crediting anything else to the program, achieving status will become really tough... but for high spenders who were primarily flying on short flights, it may have become easier. Crediting spend from premium cards and other partners will also help
Achieving status: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/aeroplan/elite.html#/
Some are speculating that those changes may not be too popular with people that have Elite status, so Porter and Westjet may be running promos trying to attract elite AC flyers
In essence, starting January 1st, you get 1 Aeroplan point per $1 spent on Air Canada flights and select partners. Credit Card spend, hotel and car rental bookings credited to AE, Uber, Journie will continue to accumulate in the program as well.
How you'll earn: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/aeroplan/acearn.html#/
For those with status, the way that one will qualify for 2027 and beyond is also changing. Long story short, for people who were barely qualifying on Status Qualifying Dollars, and not crediting anything else to the program, achieving status will become really tough... but for high spenders who were primarily flying on short flights, it may have become easier. Crediting spend from premium cards and other partners will also help
Achieving status: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/aeroplan/elite.html#/
Some are speculating that those changes may not be too popular with people that have Elite status, so Porter and Westjet may be running promos trying to attract elite AC flyers
