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Why I think Aeroplan didn’t put an expiry date on the Buddy Pass to Points conversion option
– RewardsCanada.ca
Earlier today Rewards Canada broke the news that Air Canada nixed the April 30 end date for the Buddy Pass to Aeroplan Points conversion option and have left it open indefinitely. And here’s my opinion piece why I think they didn’t put a set end date on it. Before I start however I must stress that this is just a guess and a prediction – so please do not take this at full value but use it perhaps to guide and inform you in what may happen in the next month.What we already know is that Air Canada confirmed that members can convert the Buddy Pass to Aeroplan points based on their application date for an Aeroplan co-brand credit card that offers the pass. Up until today that date was April 30 and as we now know, it is open ended. So why leave it open ended? In my mind that’s easy to figure out. The mainstay and most popular Air Canada Aeroplan credit card is the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card – by far and away most people apply for this card when going for an Aeroplan card. Yes there are many other Air Canada co-brand cards but the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card is the primary card in Aeroplan’s portfolio of cards and it’s current welcome bonus of up to 20,000 Aeroplan Points along with a bonus Buddy Pass is set to end on May 30…Confirmed! Air Canada removes the April 30th end date for the Buddy Pass to Aeroplan Points conversion option (no set expiry for now)
– RewardsCanada.ca
For the better part of month now most of the discussion surrounding Air Canada’s Aeroplan has been on the officially unpublished but well documented option to convert Air Canada Buddy Passes to Aeroplan points. News surfaced in March that you could call up Aeroplan and have the Buddy Pass that comes as part of the welcome bonus on numerous Air Canada Aeroplan co-brand credit cards to Aeroplan points. This was welcome news for those who had applied for one of the new cards but were solo travellers who would never use the pass or for those whose future travel plans may have changed due to the ongoing pandemic creating so much uncertainty.When the news broke about this unpublished benefit there was a lot of confusion, or I should say lack of information about the conversion option other than you would get 30,000 Aeroplan Points in exchange for the pass. As the days went by we learned more thanks to various Points & Miles bloggers and enthusiasts in Canada. The first news was that the conversion option would end on April 30 so if you didn’t have the buddy pass in your Aeroplan account by then you wouldn’t be able to convert the pass…Earn 7x points when shopping with Apple via the Aeroplan eStore
– RewardsCanada.ca
Aeroplan has brought back their 7x points offer for shopping online with Apple! This works for all eligible online purchases, even those you pick up in store! This is how I used to do all my Apple purchases, buy online and pick up typically within 2-3 hours at the Apple store all the while earning tons of Aeroplan points (plus the points or miles earned on the credit card!). Now with the pandemic however I have had my Apple orders shipped to my home but I wanted to let you know you do have that option of doing the in store pick up. This offer of 7x points runs until April 30 and note that some items on the Apple store are excluded from earning points. Learn more about this offer here.HT Points, Miles & Bling 
