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Ricky, the acquisition of Aeroplan by AC has already closed – the Aeroplan business is now owned by Air Canada. So in reality Air Canada could devalue the program before 2020 if they wanted too.
I’d be positively surprised if that happens. Devaluing the program in 2019 amidst all this uncertainty will only serve to alienate members further. The way I see it, now is the time for AC to pay lip service and make assurances, with any changes being implemented when the transition happens.
I take your point that they’re well within their rights to make changes at any time, though. There’s no guarantee on the June date either – AC’s website simply states that the program will be launching “in 2020”.
Today Aeroplan sent me a survey about my feelings about the plan and what I liked and disliked. Even though there could be improvements, I would be very happy if it stayed exactly like it is. I emphasized this in my reply. I pointed out that the award chart and the fixed mileage and the stopovers etc. were some of the good reasons for collecting their miles.
No change is the best change as far as I am concerned.
Good forward strategic thinking. I will be using up my miles prior to June 2020 methinks.
You thinking about converting some Bonvoy @ the 35% bonus to beef up your AP account, Ricky?
Ricky,
When is the last date to take advantage of current AE rules?
ie) When would the last window to book / redeem be?
Should I be aiming to book this fall for 2020 as a last one before the changes?
The consensus is that there won’t be any major changes before June 2020, and you can book before that for future travel (i.e., so you can book trips up to May-June 2021 under the current rules).
You could certainly book this fall for 2020 – but why "last one", and not "last two or three"? 🙂
Mariott Bonvoy Monent link needs to be fixed. Thanks for the article.
Thanks for catching that, fixed.