175. Why Aeroplan Belongs in Every Traveler's Award Strategy

175. Why Aeroplan Belongs in Every Traveler's Award Strategy

From Point Me To First Class by Devon Gimbel MD

July 6, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

The episode discusses the benefits of Air Canada Aeroplan for US travelers and features insights from Anshul Singh on maximizing its potential.

Have you ever transferred miles into a program and then realized you only ever use it to book the same handful of flights everyone else does? Air Canada Aeroplan might be the most useful airline program that US travelers consistently overlook, and after this conversation I think you'll see why so many experienced points and miles enthusiasts treat it as a core part of their strategy. Today I'm talking with Anshul Singh of Points, Miles, and Bling, who has spent years inside the Aeroplan ecosystem and has used it to book everything from business class to Europe to trips most people never imagine points can unlock. Anshul and I get into why Aeroplan hits a rare balance between being easy to use and deep enough to reward the people who dig in, and why its network of close to 50 airline partners is where the real opportunity lives. Listen as we talk about the overlooked partner bookings most travelers walk right past, like Brussels Airlines business class out of Washington Dulles and Emirates and Air Mauritius routes you would never expect through a Star Alliance program, how Aeroplan's stopover rules let you build a single ticket that visits more than one place, and the Hotel Savers…

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