For the next two months TD Aeroplan cardholders well 2 bonus points per dollar spent on foreign exchange purchases. That is, 2 bonus points on any purchases that are not in C$. So whether you are shopping online from outside of Canada or travelling outside our borders you earn those 2 bonus Aeroplan points.
2 bonus points per dollar offer:
Earn 2 bonus Aeroplan points for each $1.00 in foreign currency purchases made on TD Aeroplan co-brand cards. Purchases must be made and posted to the eligible accounts during the promotional period. Valid until Aug 31, 22. Click here for more details and to register for this offer. (Registration is required)
Eligible cards:
All of the TD’s Aeroplan co-brand cards are eligible for this offer. Those cards are as follows:
- TD® Aeroplan® Visa Platinum* Card
- TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite* Card
- TD® Aeroplan® Visa Infinite Privilege* Card
- TD® Aeroplan® Visa* Business Card
If you don’t currently have a TD Aeroplan card you can still take advantage of this offer if you apply for and approved for one of the cards over the next few weeks seeing that you have until August 31 to earn the extra points on those foreign currency purchases. Click on the card name above to be taken to that card’s respective application. Click here if you want to learn more about the cards.
Wrapping it up
This is a great offer from TD that will provides value out of these purchases that will eclipse the 2.5% foreign transaction fee charged on these cards. Depending on which card(s) you have and what category your purchases are in this means you could earn as much as 3.5 to 4 Aeroplan points per dollar.The four points would only be for Air Canada purchases made outside of Canada but the 3.5 could be earned on quite a variety of purchases. At 3.5 points per dollar your return is 5.25 cents at a minimum (we value Aeroplan points at 1.5 cents) which is more than double the FX being charged.