When do Air Canada Aeroplan points expire if no new miles are earned or used?

For those of us into collecting miles & points, one thing to always be on the lookout for is mileage expiration policies. Programs have different policies when it comes to whether miles expire, and if so, what activity will prevent your miles from expiring. Even as someone who probably dedicates way too much time to loyalty programs, I’ve had airline miles expire on me, and it’s such a frustrating feeling. In this post, I’d like to take a close look at airline mileage expiration policies. When do airline miles expire, and what can you do to prevent them from

Often buying points strategically can be a good value, especially for first and business class travel. Air Canada Aeroplan has just launched its latest promotion on purchased points, and it has the potential to be quite an attractive offer, as it’s among the better deals we’ve seen from the program in some time. Aeroplan is one of my all-around favorite frequent flyer programs, thanks to the huge variety of airline partners, the ability to have stopovers on one-way awards for 5,000 points, and the generally great online booking experience. In this post: Between November 20 and December

During the COVID pandemic, essentially every North American airline either removed or suspended the expiration of points and miles, a welcome move for consumers. Once air travel recovered, most of those policies remained in place…currently, American Airlines is the only major North American carrier whose miles expire. In 2026, there will be another program adding use-by dates to its currency, as Aeroplan announced earlier this week that it will be reinstituting an 18-month clock on all points, starting November 30th, 2026. This is a bummer, and comes on top of far-reaching (and widely disliked) changes that Aeroplan is