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We received the following question and thought it would be a good one to pass along to our readers if you missed Rob Carrick’s piece on AIR MILES expiry but we could see how someone could relate it to Aeroplan as the term “Air Miles” is quite generic despite the program’s presence:
I read your interview with the Globe’s Rob Carrick about expiring Aeroplan points.
My question is: how do you know if your miles are close to 5 years
old? I accumulate points every year, and buy at least one flight a
year, and have a 90,000 point surplus right now. How can I find out how
many of those points are about to expire at the end of the year?
Our response:
Aeroplan miles technically do not expire unless you don’t use the
program once per year (either earn 1 mile or redeem 1 mile), the article
Rob wrote about was for the AIR MILES program as their miles expire
every 5 years starting at the end of this year.So your 90,000+ Aeroplan miles are safe as it sounds like you are earning and redeeming every year!
You can also read our article about expiring AIR MILES here.
Also as a reminder WestJet Rewards dollars also have a 5 year life span like AIR MILES.
While you are at it you can earn 10x AIR MILES Reward Miles for Staples purchases of $75 or more until May 21. Get the coupon here.
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