A new transfer bonus has launched this morning from Chase Ultimate Rewards® to Air Canada Aeroplan, with the bonus ranging from 15% to 25% depending on the quantity of points transferred. This could be a very good deal in some circumstances.
The Deal
- Chase Ultimate Rewards is offering a transfer bonus of up to 25% when transferring to Air Canada Aeroplan as follows:
- Get up to 25% bonus Aeroplan® points when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards® points between 12:00 AM ET on November 24, 2025 and 11:59 PM ET on January 5, 2026.
- Transfer between 1,000 – 74,000 points in a single transfer and receive 15% bonus Aeroplan points.
- Transfer between 75,000 – 174,000 points in a single transfer and receive 20% bonus Aeroplan points.
- Transfer 175,000 and above points in a single transfer and receive 25% bonus Aeroplan points.
- Chase Aeroplan Cardmembers can get up to 35% bonus Aeroplan points (up to 25% from the limited time offer and an extra 10% for being a Cardmember).
- Get up to 25% bonus Aeroplan® points when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards® points between 12:00 AM ET on November 24, 2025 and 11:59 PM ET on January 5, 2026.
Key Terms
- Valid between 12:00 AM ET on November 24, 2025 and 11:59 PM ET on January 5, 2026.
- To get the additional 10% bonus, Chase Aeroplan Cardmembers need to transfer a minimum of 50,000 points from Chase Ultimate Rewards® to Aeroplan (and transfer a minimum of 175,000 points to receive the limited time 25% bonus).
- The maximum bonus points you can receive from the Chase Aeroplan Cardmember bonus is 25,000 points per calendar year.
- Bonus Aeroplan points will be awarded by Aeroplan in your Aeroplan account after your transfer is complete.
- Promotional offer terms and conditions apply
Quick Thoughts
Air Canada Aeroplan has some great potential deals, particularly for Europe in business class from the East Coast of the United States. For instance, it is possible to fly from New York to Frankfurt in business class for 60,000 Air Canada Aeroplan points one way. With the bonus, that route works out to 48,000 transferred points, assuming a 25% transfer bonus. Keep in mind that the 25% bonus requires transferring at least 175,000 Ultimate Rewards points.
The bonus gets more compelling yet for Aeroplan cardholders. If you have a Chase Aeroplan credit card, you can get a 10% bonus that stacks. In other words, if a Chase Aeroplan cardholder were to transfer 175,000 Chase Ultima Rewards points to Air Canada Aeroplan, they would end up with 236,250 Aeroplan points. That’s an excellent deal.
I also love Air Canada Aeroplan for complex bookings. For instance, during our 3 cards 3 continents competition, I flew a complicated 5-airline, six-country itinerary from Washington DC to Cebu, Philippines, that included stops where I did things in Cairo, Istanbul, Oman, Bangkok, and Singapore (on a single one-way award over the course of several days). Read more about that here.
While I wouldn’t recommend speculatively transferring, this bonus could certainly make sense for someone who is on the hunt for Air Canada Aeroplan points.
We have added this to our Current point transfer bonuses page.
Best uses of Air Canada Aeroplan points
- Add Stopovers for 5,000 miles: There's great value in the Aeroplan due to the ability to add a stopover on a one-way award for 5,000 additional miles, making it possible to combine two destinations on one award.
- Lap Infants: Lap infants are just $25 CAD or 2,500 miles per direction (far cheaper than what most programs charge).
- Travel within US and Canada: Aeroplan awards start between 6K to 22.5K miles each way in economy class or as low as 15K miles each way in business class within US and Canada
- Business Class to Asia and the South Pacific: Flights to Asia and South Pacific range from 55K-105K one-way in business class (plus 5K miles for a stopover), which can be a particularly good value for awards combining Asia and the South Pacific in one itinerary.
- Business Class to Africa (with a stopover in Europe): Flights to Africa can vary between from 60K to 100K in business class based on distance (add 5K miles for a stopover within Africa or Europe).
- Explore remote Canada for far less (Northwest territories for cheap!). In some cases, Air Canada only charges 12.5K miles one-way to remote stretches of Canada. See more here.
- See more best uses here: Best uses of Air Canada Aeroplan points
Things to know about Air Canada Aeroplan
- How to find awards: Search for available space at Aeroplan.com (you’ll need to create a free Aeroplan frequent flyer account to search).
- Change and cancellation fees: Fees vary:
- "Lowest" fare awards cost $75-$100 CAD to change or $150-$175 CAD to cancel
- "Flex" fares are free to change in all cabins
- "Flex" economy fares cost $75-$125 to cancel
- "Flex" fares are free to cancel in Premium Economy or above
- "Latitude" economy fares have no change or cancellation fees
- Key warnings: As of 3/25/25, Air Canada, Emirates, Etihad and United awards (among others) are priced dynamically, with no maximum cap.
- Transfer from: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
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This definitely is worth a speculative transfer… i’ll be transferring 250k on January 1. It should yield 337.5k AP.