Aeroplan is a Star Alliance loyalty program acquired by Air Canada in 2019 for 450 million Canadian dollars (about $350 million). 

After enrolling and earning rewards with this program, Air Canada frequent flyers can enjoy reward seats from 26 Star Alliance airline members and several non-alliance partners across the world.

Let's look at the ways to earn and redeem Aeroplan points to get the most value out of the program. 

Attain Aeroplan Elite Status for Greater Deals

Moving up the Aeroplan program's five-tier elite status ladder is among the best ways to get some benefits from Air Canada

Capital One is spicing it up with some new changes to its rewards program. You’ll see a new transfer partner, elevated transfer bonuses and even new cancellation options to keep you feeling confident when booking flights.

New Transfer Partner

First up, Capital One is adding a brand-new transfer partner, Virgin Red. If you aren’t familiar with Virgin Red, it’s Virgin Group’s new rewards club program that launched in the United States last fall.

It allows you to earn and redeem points through flights, hotel stays, experiences and charitable donations.

Traveling with a family using points and miles means that each adult has to earn miles for more than one person, which can put a damper on your travel plans. However, while singles and empty nesters jetset around the world in their fancy first-class seats, traveling in economy has allowed me to stretch my miles to see more of the world despite doing the heavy lifting for more than one flyer.

Booking economy flights with Capital One Venture Miles has become an important part of our travel budgeting strategy since they’ve added a suite of helpful transfer partners.

Have you ever wondered whether you can upgrade your United Airlines flight cabin to premium economy or business class? Perhaps you want to enjoy its premium perks, such as extra legroom and comfort topped with complimentary beverages? You'll be surprised to know that you can get all these benefits using your United PlusPoints.

United modified its elite upgrade system to let you upgrade your cabin to premium economy, business or first class.

The advent of the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has people reevaluating their wallet space for premium credit cards. The American Express® Gold Card (see rates & fees) with its high earning potential in various categories has been a consistent keeper in many people’s wallets.

It’s easy to get excited about the new kid on the block and throw out the well-worn card in your wallet.

Capital One is introducing some meaningful update to cards across their portfolio.

Let’s take a look at the details and how it impacts you.

Expanded Lounge Access

Capital One is expanding lounge access by adding access to an additional 100+ lounges worldwide.

Capital One is attacking the travel reward space aggressively.

The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card and the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

Capital One is introducing some meaningful update to cards across their portfolio and updating the bonus on the ever popular Capital One Venture Credit Card.

Let’s take a look at the details and how it impacts you.

Venture Bonus now 75,000 Miles

The Capital One Venture Credit Card is now offering a new bonus of 75,000 points after spending $4,000 in spend within three months of account opening.

While this isn’t the highest bonus we’ve ever seen on the Venture card, it is one of the highest recently.

Taking your family to Hawaii is often thought of as a once-in-a-lifetime trip. If you’ve been following MileValue, you know that we strive to make those once-in-a-lifetime trips happen early and often.