Often buying points strategically can be a good value, especially for first and business class travel. Air Canada Aeroplan has just launched its latest promotion on purchased points, and it has the potential to be quite an attractive offer, as it’s among the better deals we see from the program.
Aeroplan is one of my all-around favorite frequent flyer programs, thanks to the huge variety of airline partners, the ability to have stopovers on one-way awards for 5,000 points, and the generally great online booking experience.
Since the purchase of Aeroplan points is billed in CAD, there is one other great option. The Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Credit Card (review) offers 3x points on foreign purchases, so that’s a fantastic card for this kind of purchase. Beyond that, the best options would be cards that offer 2x transferable points, while having no foreign transaction fees.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
