The Aeroplan program allows you to use your points in exchange of a multitude of rewards:
Read our Beginner’s Guide to Aeroplan to learn everything you need to know.
Every Air Canada Vacations all-inclusive package comes with the following benefits:
Several banks offer a range of credit cards in partnership with Aeroplan, allowing you to earn Aeroplan points on your everyday purchases. These credit cards also offer a variety of travel benefits, including:
Please note that these advantages do not apply to all cards. When you’re looking for the card that best suits your needs, you can refer to this comparison article to help you make your choice.
Authorized users added as additional cardholders can also enjoy certain benefits with Air Canada. However, it is essential that they verify their Aeroplan membership number is correctly linked to their credit card by consulting this page.
What’s more, when you sign up for one of these credit cards, you can take advantage of a generous welcome bonus. Here’s an overview of the best current welcome offers on Aeroplan credit cards:
Here is the fixed chart for discounts when redeeming Aeroplan points with Air Canada Vacations, starting from as few as 5,000 Aeroplan points:
Starting at 50,000 Aeroplan points, you can redeem your points in increments of 50,000. In addition, the maximum redemption is 500,000 Aeroplan points per booking, for a discount of $5,000.
For example, if you have 145,000 Aeroplan points, you can redeem a maximum of 100,000 points ($1,000). To redeem $1,500, you would need to earn an additional 5,000 points to reach the next redemption level of 150,000 Aeroplan points.
On the Air Canada Vacations homepage, sign in with your Aeroplan account credentials using the Sign In section at the top right corner.
Prices with Aeroplan may vary according to the date and time of the search. The rates presented in this article represent the prices found at the time of writing.
Then enter the desired destination and dates and launch the search by clicking on the Search button.
In the search results, you will clearly see which all-inclusive vacation packages offer Aeroplan bonus points. Then select the desired package by clicking on the Select button.
At this stage, use the dropdown menu in the right-hand column to select how many Aeroplan points you want to use to lower the cost of your all-inclusive vacation.
For this example, 100,000 Aeroplan points will be applied to reduce the cost of this all-inclusive package by $1,000.
Then all you have to do is continue your transaction. At checkout, you can pay for your Air Canada Vacations all-inclusive package with a Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or an Air Canada gift card.
First, when booking with Air Canada Vacations, it’s very important to add the Aeroplan membership number for each traveller in your booking. If you’ve forgotten, you can do so up to 31 days before departure.
An Aeroplan member can redeem their Aeroplan points to pay for your Air Canada Vacations package and earn Aeroplan points at the same time.
That’s because redeeming Aeroplan points is considered a payment method. This increases the value of your Aeroplan points, since with all these bonuses, you’ll earn even more points in return!
Earn Aeroplan points on the flight portion of your trip when you travel with Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, or Air Canada Jetz.
The number of points earned for your travel package depends on the fare option chosen and the distance travelled.
Base points between Canada and the United States
Base points between Canada and international destinations
Example: If your vacation package includes a round-trip Flex class flight with Air Canada from Montreal to Cancun International Airport in Mexico, the miles flown will be 3,684 (1,842 miles x 2). You’ll earn 3,684 Aeroplan points (100% of the 3,684 miles flown).
Air Canada Vacations offers bonus points on several packages of at least 7 days. For example, on select packages, you’ll earn the following Aeroplan points in your account:
This is even available for children aged 13 and over. Young Aeroplan members aged 2 to 12 will receive 50% of the additional points compared to older members.
Aeroplan points will be credited 6 to 8 weeks after your trip is completed.
Example: At the time of writing, this hotel in Riviera Maya offers 8,000 additional Aeroplan points for each eligible traveller aged 13 and over who is an Aeroplan member!
On top of all this, if you pay for your Air Canada Vacations all-inclusive package with an Aeroplan credit card, you’ll earn even more Aeroplan points!
The TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card earns 1.5 points per dollar on eligible Air Canada Vacations purchases.
Example: If you pay for your $5,000 all-inclusive Air Canada Vacations package to Cancun with this card, you’ll earn 7,500 Aeroplan points ($5,000 x 1.5)!
With a premium card like the American Express® Aeroplan®* Reserve Card, you’ll earn 3 points per dollar on Air Canada Vacations purchases.
Air Canada Vacations offers:
Status Qualifying Dollars (SQD) are earned at 25% of the total cost per Aeroplan member for the eligible vacation package, including all taxes and fees. An eligible vacation package includes a flight, or a flight and cruise, with travel completed by the Aeroplan member.
Status Qualifying Miles (SQM) are earned according to the following chart:
Starting January 1, 2026, Status Qualifying Credits (SQC) will replace the current system of Status Qualifying Miles (SQM) and Status Qualifying Segments (SQS).
Members will earn 1 SQC for every $1 spent on Air Canada Vacations packages. Earn SQC on the total value of an Air Canada Vacations package for each Aeroplan member, including taxes and fees, regardless of the class of service booked.
For example, for a $5,000 package, you will earn 5,000 SQC.
With your all-inclusive Air Canada Vacations package, Status Qualifying Segments (SQS) will be calculated based on the number of flights taken on Air Canada, if applicable.
To take the example of a $5,000 all-inclusive vacation package to Cancun in Flex class with Air Canada Vacations, you’ll get:
And specifically for your Aeroplan Elite Status qualification, in this example you will also receive the following:
In conclusion, you will have saved $1,000 on this trip with a net redemption of 72,816 points (100,000 points redeemed minus 27,184 points earned). You will also have earned SQD, SQM, SQS, and a ton of wonderful, relaxing memories to bring home.
Congratulations!
Air Canada Vacations offers a wide selection of all-inclusive packages in the South, and fortunately, you can lower your costs by redeeming your Aeroplan points.
By combining your redemption with the Air Canada Vacations points-back offer available on many packages, and by using an Aeroplan credit card as your payment method, you’ll earn plenty of Aeroplan points to redeem for your next trip.
To book a cruise, call Air Canada Vacations directly: 1-866-529-2079.
For any questions about using your Aeroplan points, your Aeroplan points balance, a reservation made with Aeroplan points, or any other issues regarding your Aeroplan account, please contact Aeroplan directly at 1-800-361-5373.
On the Air Canada Vacations page, log in to your Aeroplan profile to check your points balance. Search for your favourite all-inclusive package and at checkout, you can choose how many Aeroplan points to redeem for a discount of:
The maximum redemption is 500,000 Aeroplan points per booking, for a discount of $5,000.
Starting at 50,000 Aeroplan points, you can redeem your points in increments of 50,000. For example, if you have 145,000 Aeroplan points, you can redeem a maximum of 100,000 points ($1,000). To redeem $1,500, you would need to earn an additional 5,000 points to reach the next redemption level of 150,000 Aeroplan points.
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