Air Canada & Aeroplan websites/call centres will be unavailable November 18-19 for their new reservation system migration

The time has finally come where Air Canada will migrate its current reservation system over to Amadeus. This move has been two years in the making since it was first announced that AC would move to Amadeus from a 25+ year old in-house RESIII system. That being said, the migration will force Air Canada and […]

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Air Canada Earn Your Wings Returns – AC Altitude members can earn thousands of bonus Aeroplan Miles

The latest edition of Air Canada’s Earn Your Wings is here! Like the previous five editions it is strictly for Air Canada Altitude members. This version runs just like the previous one where you earn badges for completing various travel related tasks and then those badges get converted to Aeroplan miles.  For every 2,000 wings […]

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Aeroplan announces positive changes to flight reward refund fees but temporarily claws back stopovers

The Air Canada Aeroplan saga, as we penned it, technically ended with Air Canada completing the acquisition of Aeroplan many months ago. What didn’t end was Air Canada’s commitment to launching a new, updated Aeroplan program in July of 2020. With only 1 year left in that timeline the Air Canada owned and operated Aeroplan […]

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WestJet Rewards Elite Status Match for Air Canada Altitude, Aeroplan & Porter VIPorter members

WestJet has brought back their elite status match offer for members of select Canadian loyalty programs. Those who hold elite status with Air Canada Altitude, Aeroplan (yes Aeroplan!) and Porter’s VIPorter program can get matched to Silver or Gold Elite status with WestJet Rewards. As you can see, if you are a true frequent traveller, […]

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March 19 Update: Air Canada provides updated Boeing 737 MAX-less schedule, British Airways new Club World seat coming to Toronto & bonus Hilton points in downtown Ottawa

Air Canada revealed today that they have removed the grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8 from their schedule until July 1st at the very earliest. They have completed updating their schedule until April 30 with roughly 98% of their flights now being covered. There are several 737 MAX 8 flown routes that have been cancelled which […]

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