Using shopping portals like the Aeroplan eStore is a simple way to earn extra rewards, very easily with just a few clicks. You need to take advantage of it for just about everything you buy in life. Especially during promotions, and there’s one right now, but it’s very limited compared to usual — it’s just for Amazon.
The savviest travelers always make sure to use the shopping portals during the very frequent promotions, to earn so many more points than when there is no promotion.
Here are the details of the Aeroplan eStore promotion currently in effect.
Current Aeroplan eBoutique promotion (March 2024)
Here’s an overview of what you need to know.
Basics of the promotion
Here are the basics of the March 2024 promotion:
- Only on Amazon (for their big spring sale)
- Up to 12 points per $ (≈ 18%)
- Ends March 25 at 11:59 p.m.
- On the Aeroplan eStore portal
Here’s how the promotion is structured:
- 5 points per $ (≈ 7.5%) for all members
- Increased rate during the promotion
- 5 points per $ (≈ 7.5%) more when paying with a TD Aeroplan card
- 2 points per $ (≈ 3%) more for members with elite status
- Bonus always offered, not just during this promotion
- This is in addition to the earning on your credit card (as always)
- Unless you have one of the TD Aeroplan cards
- In this case, the 5 pts/$ bonus rate replaces the standard rate
So this Aeroplan eStore promotion is really interesting if you need to buy on Amazon! Part of the promotion was a discount on gift cards paid for with points, but NEVER use Aeroplan points for anything other than travel.
Analysis of the promotion
Amazon’s big spring sale has some great deals. Getting the best price is almost always more important than the rewards-earning angle, but now it’s even better because the promotion lets you earn lots of points too!
Most travelers can easily earn 10 points per dollar (≈ 15%), because elite airline status is very difficult (expensive) to reach, but TD Aeroplan cards are excellent and should be part of your travel rewards strategy (especially if you’re among those who bring too much stuff on trips and pay baggage fees).
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WELCOME BONUS ( VALUATION) |
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Rewards: ≈ $761 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual fee: $139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aeroplan points: 60,000 pts (50k pts with bonus + 10k by unlocking it) $5k spend option also available |
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Bonus: spend $15k in 12 mos. (or $10k for lower bonus) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Annual fee: $599 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aeroplan points: 103,750 pts (85k pts with bonus + 18.75k by unlocking it) lounge access & AC benefits |
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Aeroplan points: 21,000 pts (20k pts with bonus + 1k by unlocking it) low min. spend and lower fee |
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Aeroplan points: 90,000 pts (60k pts with bonus + 30k by unlocking it) high min. spend required |
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Needless to say, ≈ 15% is a great return on Amazon purchases.
Even if you don’t have the cards, it’s still great to get ≈ 7.5% with the eStore on top of your earn rate on the card you use — which can be 15% if you’re a savvy traveler who understands that you should always be unlocking a welcome bonus (if you want more rewards).
Of course, if you use your Aeroplan points even better and get 2¢/pt in value instead of our conservative Flytrippers Valuation of ≈ 1.5¢/pt, you add 33% to this promotion’s earn rates (≈ 10% for all, ≈ 20% with cards, ≈ 24% with elite status).
In short, as always, it’s a no-brainer to go through the portal if you’ve got something to buy. But during a promotion, it may even be worth your while to pre-empt a purchase or even to spoil yourself with extra rewards.
If you need to buy from Amazon anyway, you don’t even have to worry about categories despite Amazon’s caveat. The categories included seem to be more numerous on the eStore than on other portals, so at worst you’ll earn zero like pretty much everyone else already does, and at best it’ll give you the bonus. You lose nothing.
It takes literally 2 minutes to go through the portal, so use it.
If you want to buy specifically to take advantage of the ≈ 7.5% (or ≈ 15% or ≈ 18%) back because you understand that doing the math is important and is the basics of the world of travel rewards, here’s the list of Amazon categories included to make sure it’ll work.
Basics of online shopping portals
Getting involved in the world of rewards is the simplest way to travel for less, because it’s so easy to get lots of free travel with rewards.
Online shopping portals give you extra rewards for the purchases you’re going to make anyway. It makes no sense not to use them.
They give you bonuses on every dollar you spend:
- 1 Aeroplan point (≈ 1.5%)
- Sometimes 10 points (≈ 15%) or more
- 1% cash back
- Sometimes 10% or more
- 0.05 AIR MILES Miles (≈ 0.5%)
- Sometimes 0.25 Miles (≈ 2.5%) or more
You’re going to spend these amounts anyway, so take the bonus points! Going through the portal takes 2 minutes maximum.
Among the 6 most important things about travel rewards is to never earn a pathetic 1% or 2% in rewards per dollar you spend. Shopping portals are one of the many ways you can multiply your rewards so easily.
If you go directly to a store’s website, you get a grand total of 0 (zero) bonus rewards. Same thing if you go into a physical store as if it were 2007 — in addition to wasting a lot of time and complicating your life.
If you go through one of the shopping portals, it sends you to the same store website, but gives you extra rewards completely free of charge.
The only effort required is to make a few more clicks.
Basics of Aeroplan eStore
The Aeroplan eStore is simply the online shopping portal for Air Canada’s Aeroplan rewards program.
Of all the online shopping portals in Canada, the one that gives you the most valuable/lucrative rewards is the Aeroplan eStore because the Aeroplan program is the one that can give you the most value.
But like literally everything in the world of travel, to make it more lucrative for you, it’s not rocket science: you literally just need to take the time to compare.
That’s because the earn rates on each portal can obviously be different, because they’re different portals. But also, on the same portal, the earn rate will vary over the course of the year. Compare!
The Aeroplan eStore also lets you use points instead of earning points, but don’t do that. Among the 6 most important things about travel rewards is to (almost) never use rewards for anything other than travel. And with more valuable/lucrative points like Aeroplan, it’s NEVER EVER EVER.
Basics of the Aeroplan program
Air Canada’s Aeroplan program is the best airline rewards program for Canadian travelers who want to get more value (save more money).
Aeroplan points are of the more valuable/lucrative type. Their value can be outsized, and is even unlimited! Because the value of points is NOT linked to the cash price of the trips they give you.
So 1 Aeroplan point is worth ≈ 1.5¢ according to our conservative Flytrippers Valuation. That’s 50% more value than you get with a shopping portal that gives 1% in cashback.
Many don’t understand the importance of this. If you travel sadly just 2 times a year, simply switching to the more valuable/lucrative type of points gives you 50% more value… so 3 trips instead of 2. That’s without even earning more points, and one thing’s for sure: you can very easily earn more points too.
But 1 Aeroplan point can also easily be worth 2¢, so that’s double the value compared to a 1% cash back.
Don’t miss our detailed and updated Aeroplan guide coming soon. In the meantime, the basics are explained in the best uses of points.
Basics of shopping portal promotions
Shopping portals very often offer promotions where the earn rates are higher, and it’s often really much higher. There’s one almost every month!
So be sure to wait for promotions to make all your purchases, whenever possible. Taking the time to plan ahead is the key to traveling for less, of course, but that’s not just about planning your trips.
It’s about planning all your big purchases and making them when there are shopping portal promotions to maximize your rewards. It can give you 10 times more rewards for the exact same purchase.
If you’re one of the many people who often buy things at the regular price, then always wait until the shopping portal has a good promotion.
On the other hand, if the store you want to buy from itself is offering a good sale, of course that’s the top priority. For example, Old Navy often offers 50% off clothing, so that’s the time to buy regardless of whether the shopping portal has a promotion.
Go through the shopping portal anyway of course (always, it’s not complicated), but don’t wait for the portal to give you 5% instead of 2% if it means you miss out on the 50% discount!
Among the 6 most important things in travel rewards is to always take the time to do the math for everything.
Basics of Aeroplan eStore promotions
Aeroplan eStore promotions are very frequent.
There are several types:
- Increased rates on specific retailers
- Bonuses for all retailers
- Bonuses for certain Aeroplan cardholders
- Bonuses for members with elite status
Flytrippers will start covering them more regularly thanks to our newly doubled team.
Best card to use for Aeroplan eStore promotions
Choosing the right credit cards is the basics of travel rewards. That means choosing the right cards to apply for (based on a variety of factors) and the right cards to use (based on the expense in question).
For all Aeroplan eStore purchases, the store where you make the purchase will determine the best card to use for payment:
- Card that gives you 15.0% back on your purchases with the bonus
- Card with a multiplier rate on the purchase category
- Card with the best base earn rate if it’s not a category with multiplier
As always, the key is to use your spending to unlock welcome bonuses. Unless it’s an expensive purchase for which you want the extended warranty (unless you plan to keep the card in question for year 2, in which case you can use the card on which you’re unlocking a welcome bonus).
If, unfortunately, you’re not unlocking a bonus, most of the everyday purchases you’ll be making online aren’t necessarily in merchant categories for which credit cards offer multiplier earn rates. So use a card with a good base earn rate, like the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card and its 2 pts/$ earn rate (THE only card no traveler shouldn’t have; limited-time increased offer available right now).
History of Aeroplan eStore promotions
We’ll eventually dig up the history of promotions from previous years, but at least we’re starting today:
- March 2024
- Up to 12 pts/$ on Amazon
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Summary
The current Aeroplan eStore promotion is a great opportunity to earn even more rewards than usual!
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