Sign Up Bonus
The best offer for the card is:
- Earn 10,000 Aeroplan points after your first purchase.
- Earn 20,000 Aeroplan points after spending $6,000 within 180 days.
- Earn 20,000 Aeroplan points after spending $10,000 within the first twelve monthly statements, after paying the second year annual fee.
- Earn 6,000 to 9,000 Aeroplan points for spending $6,000 within the first four monthly statements.
- Earn 10,000 to 15,000 Aeroplan points for spending $10,000 within the first twelve monthly statements, after paying the second year annual fee.
In the first 180 days, you can earn between 36,000 to 39,000 Aeroplan points after spending $6,000.
In the first year, you can earn between 66,000 to 74,000 Aeroplan points after spending $10,000 and paying the second year annual fee.
Benefits
The insurance benefit of holding the credit card are:
- Out of Province / Country Emergency Medical Insurance
- Trip Cancellation Insurance
- Trip Interruption Insurance
- Flight Delay Insurance
- Baggage Delay Insurance
- Hotel Burglary Insurance
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Car Rental Theft and Damage Insurance
- Purchase Protection Plan
- Extended Warranty Insurance
The car rental benefits of holding the credit card are:
- Avis Preferred Plus membership
The following travel benefits apply for yourself only:
- Earn 1,000 Status Qualifying Miles (SQM) for every $10,000 in eligible net purchases charged to your credit card,
- Earn 1 Status Qualifying Segment (SQS) for every $10,000 in eligible net purchases charged to your credit card,
- Earn a $100 fee rebate, every 4 years, for a NEXUS membership.
The following travel benefits of holding the credit card are available on Air Canada for yourself and 8 other passengers on the same reservation:
- Free first checked bag up to 23kg or 50lbs
Earning Points
You will earn:
- 1.5 Aeroplan points for ever $1 spent on gas, groceries, Air Canada or Air Canada Vacations,
- 1 Aeroplan point for every $1 spent on all purchases.
Fees
Annual fee of $139,
Supplementary annual card fee of $50.
There is a 2.5% foreign transaction fee on all credit cards.
Summary
An increasingly popular credit card for even a leisure traveler, providing basic benefits on Air Canada to help reduce your vacationing costs.