A Complete Guide to VIPorter Avid Traveller Elite Status

When you join Porter Airline’s loyalty program, you begin your status journey as a VIPorter Member. All members enjoy the following benefits:

• Earn 5 points per $1 spent on eligible Porter purchases
• No points expiry
• Pay for flights with points or a combination of points and cash
• Get 500 points when you book your first flight and get members-only offers

As you move along your path towards VIPorter Avid Traveller elite status, the first level you’ll reach is VIPorter Passport. At this level, you get the benefits from the VIPorter Member level, plus the following:

• Earn 6 points per $1 spent on eligible Porter purchases
• 20% points bonus when you choose to earn VIPorter points with Alaska Airlines
• Share your Avid Traveller benefits with other travellers on the same booking
• Priority call centre service
• Priority re-accommodation for flight delays
• Priority airport stand-by
• Dedicated check-in, priority security, and early boarding

Additionally, at this level (and all levels following), you get to enjoy the VIPorter Head Start and parental leave benefits, which we explain further in sections below.

Next, at the VIPorter Venture level, you get everything listed above plus:

• Earn 6 points per $1 spent on eligible Porter purchases
• 20% points bonus when you choose to earn VIPorter points with Alaska Airlines
• Complimentary PorterClassic seat selection on flights operated by Porter Airlines
• Complimentary carry-on bag with PorterClassic Basic fare
• One complimentary checked bag
• One PorterReserve Certificate

The notable perk at this level is the PorterReserve Certificate. You earn your first certificate after you spend $3,000 in the calendar year, and you then earn another for every $2,000 you spend that year.

You can apply your PorterReserve Certificate to a new or existing booking, and by doing so, you can enjoy the perks of a PorterReserve booking instantly.

These perks include a front-of-the-plan seat with extra legroom, enhanced snacks/meals, no flight change fees, two free checked bags, and more.

Once you reach the third Avid Traveller elite level of VIPorter Ascent, you get everything from the VIPorter Venture and VIPorter Passport levels, plus:

• Earn 7 points per $1 spent on eligible Porter purchases
• 40% points bonus when you choose to earn VIPorter points with Alaska Airlines
• Complimentary PorterClassic Stretch seat selection
• Two free checked bags
• Free same-day changes

Finally, with the top elite status tier in the VIPorter Avid Traveller program, you can enjoy everything from the other three levels, and:

• Earn 7 points per $1 spent on eligible Porter purchases
• 40% points bonus when you choose to earn VIPorter points with Alaska Airlines
• Guaranteed reservation
• Guaranteed next flight re-accommodation

As you can see, this final tier is nearly identical to the one before it but with one very important difference.

As a VIPorter First member, with the guaranteed reservation feature, you’re guaranteed a seat on a sold-out Porter flight as long you purchased a Porter Classic Freedom fare or higher.

Additionally, your elite status means that if your Porter flight is cancelled, you’re guaranteed to be on the next departing flight to your destination.

As you can imagine, these benefits can be truly invaluable when there are ongoing delays and cancellations.

The primary way to earn VIPorter Avid Traveller elite status is by meeting annual qualifying spend requirements.

The VIPorter elite status tier that you can enjoy is based on how much you spend with Porter Airlines and partners over the course of the calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

You can early “qualifying spend” toward elite status on base fares, luggage fees, seat selection fees, change fees, and more. Essentially, you earn qualifying spend on pretty much everything except taxes and airport/other fees.

The minimum qualifying spend for each Avid Traveller tier are as follows:

• VIPorter Passport – $2,000
• VIPorter Venture – $3,000
• VIPorter Ascent – $6,000
• VIPorter First – $10,000

Once you’ve spent enough to reach the next VIPorter elite status, you’ll have access to the associated benefits until December 31 of the following year.

This means that if you qualified for VIPorter Venture status on April 5, 2025, you’d enjoy this Avid Traveller status level until December 31, 2026.