New Points-Earning Promotions From Under-The-Radar Airlines
Right now, you can earn a lot of bonus miles from promotions with programs that fly under the radar for a lot of people. Aeroplan has a promotion for 3x points on flights and 1,000 bonus points on car rentals. Turkish Airlines has a promotion for up to 40% bonus points on international flights.
These may be of interest to you, so here’s a look at the details and how to take advantage of the offers.
Aeroplan Promotion for 3x Points on Flights
The first of the Aeroplan promotions offers 3x points on round-trip flights to the following destinations:
- Domestic within Canada
- U.S.
- Mexico
- Caribbean
You need to book by March 2, 2022 at 23:59 PSTand travel by December 15, 2022 at 23:59 PST.
Key terms:
- You must provide your Aeroplan number at the time of booking.
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.
- You will receive your bonus points within 8 weeks after the qualifying travel is completed.
- Bonus points awarded through this Offer will count towards Everyday Status Qualification as part of Aeroplan Elite™ Status.
- Bonus Aeroplan points awarded are not Status Qualifying Miles (SQM).
- Not available for group bookings.
- No points will be awarded if the booking is cancelled or reimbursed.
- Eligible flights include Air Canada, Air Canada Express & Air Canada Rouge
- Eligible fare classes: Economy Standard, Economy Flex, comfort, Latitude, Premium Economy Lowest, Premium Economy Flexible, Premium Rouge, Business Class Lowest & Business Class Flexible.
- Please reference the following promotion code when contacting Aeroplan: B729.
Aeroplan Promotion for 1,000 Points on Car Rentals / Hotels
The second of the two Aeroplan promotions offers 1,000 bonus points on car rentals or hotel bookings.
- Book via the Aeroplan platform by March 2, 2022 at 23:59 PST
- Complete your rental / hotel stay by December 15, 2022 at 23:59 PST
- Points, cash, or points+cash bookings qualify
- Minimum spend required: $50 or 5,000 points
Key terms:
- Must book via the Aeroplan platform powered by cxLoyalty.
- Eligible car rental partners are Avis & Budget.
- Eligible hotel partners are IHG, Le Germain, Coast Hotels & Omni.
- Points, cash, and points+cash bookings are eligible.
- Minimum spend required: $50 or 5,000 points.
- No bonus points are earned if you cancel or reimburse the booking.
- Bonus points will post within 8 weeks of the qualifying travel.
- Please reference the following promotion code when contacting Aeroplan: 9Q75.
- Bonus can only be earned once.
To read more about the Aeroplan program and uses of its points, see here.
Aeroplan Promotion for Up to 40% Bonus Points
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles is running a promotion through June 15, 2022 to earn bonus points on international flights. You’ll earn more points with subsequent flights, so here are the details.
- Valid on tickets booked and flown February 8-June 15, 2022.
- Earn the following bonus miles on international flights during this period:
- 25% bonus miles on first flight
- 35% bonus miles on second flight
- 40% bonus miles on third flight
- Maximum of three flights with bonus earnings during the promotion
Key terms:
- Bonus miles will be added to your account within 15 days of qualifying flight(s).
- Valid on one-way and round-trip international flights.
- Domestic connecting flights as part of your international itinerary will not earn bonus miles.
- You must add your Miles & Smiles number to the itinerary before flying. Requests for credits after the fact will not be honored.
- Award redemptions are not included in the promotion.
- Bonus miles are not status-qualifying activity.
- Must book directly via Turkish Airlines website or sales offices.
- Valid only on flights operated by Turkish Airlines, not any partners or codeshares.
- Not valid on special fares or group tickets.
- Full details of promotion are here.
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