How to transfer Aeroplan miles?

[flamingteeth]

Hi, I want to transfer some aeroplan miles from my mum's account, Can I do something to wave the 0.02CAD/mile fee ?

Add, my mum took a flight to the States, can I add these miles to my account?

Cheers,

[gourmetsue]

I've never been able to find away around the "transfer fee".

Not sure about adding other people's mileage to your accounts. Good luck!

[grumpy]

If either of you has enough points for a flight, I think you can just redeem the flight FOR them. Then there's no transferring to be had.

[Annatree]

the only way is to pay the fee plus the $30 admin cost.

[Tuktu60]

Only the person actually flying is the one who can earn the points.

[mellyskater]

dosent seem worth it to transfer points

[screamy]

dosent seem worth it to transfer points

It isn't.

I've been booking travel as a part of my job for the past seven years and there is, unfortunately, no way to get around the Aeroplan fees.

[StephanieC]

It's a bummer. We looked into it extensively last summer, too, since my DH has wayyy more points than I do.

It's a rip. We should be allowed to transfer since we paid to earn the miles in the first place. Ahhh well, I guess I should just be happy that I have points!

[travelgeek]

With the amount of aeroplan fees, surcharges and "taxes" that are added, sometimes it's a better deal to just buy the ticket if one is flying economy on highly popular domestic/transborder routes with plenty of competition..... ie. YYZ-YVR/LAX/YYC/YHZ. Definitely a ripoff to transfer points.

[manzervite]

Timely topic. Pat Foran did a bit about it this evening. Not good news, I'm aftaid.


http://www.ctv.ca/consumer/#TopVideoAn

[Zonny]

Funny, I was browsing on Kijiji earlier and someone wants to buy 75,000 Aeroplan miles. If it costs .02 per mile to transfer them, wouldn't it cost about $1500 for this? He's only offering $1,000!

This is just a curiousity for me, I don't collect Aeroplan.

Z

[MercyEhm]

A lot of Aeroplan members have millions of points and can't even use them all so for them it's an easy $1000 being that they technically have no monetary value.

It's like selling a $10 coupon you don't need for $5

[MercyEhm]

A lot of Aeroplan members have millions of points and can't even use them all so for them it's an easy $1000 being that they technically have no monetary value.

It's like selling a $10 coupon you don't need for $5

[Zonny]

A lot of Aeroplan members have millions of points and can't even use them all so for them it's an easy $1000 being that they technically have no monetary value.

It's like selling a $10 coupon you don't need for $5

Oh I get that part! But if it costs $1500 to transfer them, why would you accept just $1000 for it? Unless the buyer were also picking up that additional $1500 cost.

Z

[travelgeek]

Could be a remote chance it's a 'sting' operation by aeroplan. bartering and selling miles is against the rules of the program, so they could be looking for a way to confiscate an offending account. I know people were bartering Elite upgrade certificates on ebay until aeroplan/air canada put a stop to it by printing names and aeroplan number on them.