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Earlier in the year we learned that Chase had negotiated to add Air Canada Aeroplan as a transfer partner at some point in 2021. Well…that point has come. This is a wonderful addition to the Chase program and has loads of a great redemption sweet spots to keep you flying in luxury. Even better yet? It’s a partner of Amex, Cap1 and Marriott Bonvoy as well meaning if you’re a little short on points, you can transfer into Aeroplan from multiple programs.
here’s the new list of Chase Ultimate Reward transfer partners – don’t forget to check out our best uses of Chase points here
Chase cards we recommend
- Chase Sapphire Preferred is offering an incredible all time high time and is a great starter premium card, one that I actually carry, think this is a great card to view as your Chase cornerstone cad.
- Chase Freedom Flex and Chase Freedom Unlimited have amazing offers currently running and I would highly recommend both cards
- They were improved in September of 2020 and at least one should be in your wallet
- Chase Sapphire Reserve It’s also well worth your interest and includes many additional perks, but has a much higher annual fee of $550
- Chase Ink Business Preferred is one of the best business cards you can carry and I actually have two of them in my wallet ( different businesses )
- 3x on a litany of categories and earns transferrable points
- Chase Ink Business Cash
- rotating quartely 5x categories make this a great card to keep in your wallet to maximize spend
- Chase Ink Business Unlimited
- earn 1.5x on every dollar your business spends
How does the Aeroplan program work?
The Aeroplan program is divided into sections around the world and then within those sections there is a mileage based award chart.
Here are the sections around the world: North America, South America, Europe/Africa, and then Asia/South Pacific
Using North America as a base
Here are the 4 charts that would be most useful to you.
Stopovers for just 5k miles
This is a really cool perk…let’s say you want to fly business class from New York to South Africa it would cost you 100k miles ( 9k flown miles). You could fly from NYC to Frankfurt, stopover for a few days, take the Porsche out on the autobahn, come back to the airport, and then resume your trip to South Africa for 105k. That break could even be up to 30 days. Pretty cool.
Keep in mind if you can find a direct routing you could do it for just 85k miles.
What are some cool redemptions
Fly direct to South Africa in business class for 85k miles
US to Asia for 85k in business class – EVA Royal Laurel is fantastic
Fly to the Middle East on Etihad Business Studio for 85k
First Class to the Maldives in Etihad First Class for 130k
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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