Air Canada is a member of Star Alliance. Its frequent flyer program, Aeroplan, is one of the best since it has many airline partners and a good availability of awards. You can always transfer HDFC Points, Axis Bank Points, or SBI Miles Travel Credits to your Aeroplan account, but the recent promotion of an 85% bonus is also a good way to load up your points. Here is everything on the Buying Air Canada Aeroplan Points offer that can get you up to 30% Discount.
Buy Aeroplan Points Offer Details
You will get discount points on Buying a minimum of 10K Aeroplan points. Buying one Aeroplan point usually costs CA¢ 3.50 or INR 2.18, which will reduce to CA¢ 2.45 or INR 1.49. This promotion is valid until 18th November 2024.
Until 31st October 2024, Lifemiles also offers miles at a 160% bonus.
Related: Ongoing Buying Points & Miles Offer
Related: When does it make sense to buy Air Miles?
This is a tiered offer:
| From | To | Discount |
| 2000 | 9000 | 0% |
| 10000 | 19000 | 15% |
| 20000 | 75000 | 20% |
| 80000 | 95000 | 25% |
| 100000 | 250000 | 30% |
You can buy up to 2.5 Lakh points in a single transaction and 10 Lac points in a calendar year. Also, after 40K points, you can only buy multiples of 5K; after 100K points, you can purchase multiples of 10K.
How much does it cost to Buy Aeroplan Points?
The typical cost to buy Aeroplan Points is CA$70 per 2000 miles or INR 4300 or INR 2.13. With this offer, you can reduce your cost per mile to 2.25 cents or INR 1.49, a reasonable price for the value you can get from these points. Aeroplan points can be used with several airline partners.
If you have decided to buy Aeroplan Points, then this is how much it will cost:
| Aeroplan Points Purchased | Discount | Points Received | Total Cost (CAD) | Cents Per Point | INR Per Point |
| 10000 | 15% | 10K | 297.50 | 2.98 | 1.81 |
| 20000 | 20% | 20K | 560 | 2.80 | 1.71 |
| 80000 | 25% | 80K | 2100 | 2.63 | 1.60 |
| 100000 | 30% | 100K | 2450 | 2.45 | 1.49 |
| 250000 | 30% | 250K | 6125 | 2.45 | 1.49 |
Any purchase of Aeroplan Points is processed through Points.com. Since the purchase is not marked as an Airline Purchase, a good Forex card must be used.
Bonus Air Canada Aeroplan Points Offer on Buying [Past 5]
Here is the past five Bonus Points offer summary on buying Aeroplan Points :
| Start Date | End Date | Maximum Bonus % Offered | INR Cost Per Point | Cents Cost Per Point |
| 11th Oct 2024 | 18th Nov 2024 | 30% Disc | 1.49 | 2.45 |
| 4th Sep 2024 | 10th Oct 2024 | 85% | 1.18 | 1.89 |
| 6th Aug 2024 | 3rd Sep 2024 | 30% Disc | 1.49 | 2.45 |
| 8th Jul 2024 | 11th Jul 2024 | 125% | 0.97 | 1.56 |
| 7th Jun 2024 | 21st Jun 2024 | 85% | 1.18 | 1.89 |
| 29th Apr 2024 | 12th May 2024 | 100% | 1.07 | 1.75 |
| 20th Mar 2024 | 6th Apr 2024 | 80% | 1.19 | 1.94 |
Bottomline
Buying Air Canada Aeroplan points is useful if you have travel plans ahead. Since it has one of the best partner airlines available, there could also be better opportunities with Avianca Lifemiles. So, Buying these points will depend on what you are looking for.
