The best Aeroplan Card for the business traveller

American Express^® AeroplanPlus^®* Platinum Card

With the American Express^® AeroplanPlus^®* Platinum Card, you earn 40,000 Welcome Bonus Aeroplan points after spending $3,000 in the first three months of Cardmembership.For the business traveller, this card has many perks justifying its annual fee:

• Accelerate your earn rate to 1.5 miles for every dollar in purchases over $25,000 annually
• Receive an annual Partner Ticket benefit (once per year, you can redeem 15,000 Aeroplan points for a short-haul roundtrip Fixed Mileage Flight Reward in economy class and receive a second Partner Ticket for the same itinerary)
• Unlimited access to the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges
• Air Canada Priority Check-in
• Pearson Priority Security Lane
• Strong insurances

Earning Aeroplan points

With the American Express^® AeroplanPlus^®* Platinum Card you earn:

• 1.25 Aeroplan points for every $1 of Card purchases up to $25,000 annually
• 1.5 miles for every dollar in purchases over $25,000 annually

It’s the most rewarding Aeroplan card for all purchases. With other cards, you can get more miles for some spending categories like groceries or gas. But for many professionals,lots of spending fall through the “other purchases” category with no increased earning rate.

With 1.25 Aeroplan points for every $1 of Card purchases up to $25,000 annually and 1.5 miles for every dollar in purchases over $25,000 annually, the American Express^® AeroplanPlus^®* Platinum Card solves that problem.

Annual Partner Ticket benefit

Once per year, you can redeem 15,000 Aeroplan points for a short-haul roundtrip Fixed Mileage Flight Reward in economy class and receive a second Partner Ticket for the same itinerary.

As explained in our ultimate guide about Aeroplan, a short-haul roundtrip Fixed Mileage Flight Reward covers many nearby destinations such as:

• Montreal / Quebec City to:
• • New York
  • Chicago
  • Washington
  • The Magdalen Islands
  • Halifax
  • Toronto
  • Nunavut

Here’s the list of destinations:

This is a great perk if you redeem your Aeroplan points each year for this type of flights.

Audrey and I, over the past few years, have used this perk for flights between:

• Montreal – New York
• Montreal – Chicago
• Montreal – Washington D.C.

This can be particularly rewarding for expensive flights like those to:

• The Magdalen Islands
• Halifax
• Charlottetown
• …

Unlimited access to the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges

There are many credit cards giving you access to airport lounges.