In addition to using points to book flights, Aeroplan members can choose to redeem them for hotel stays instead, which gives more flexibility to redeem points for travel arrangements beyond flights.
Under the latest promotion for redeeming points for hotel stays, Aeroplan members can get 20% Aeroplan points back. Simply register and book from June 16–29, 2025, and then travel by December 31, 2025.
Let’s take a look at the details and crunch the numbers.
All Aeroplan members are eligible for this promotion to receive 20% points back on hotel redemptions.
You’ll first need to register, and then complete an eligible booking during the promotion’s validity period, which is as follows:
- Register and book from June 16–29, 2025
- Travel between June 16 and December 31, 2025
To register, simply head to the promotion’s landing page, enter your Aeroplan number, agree to the Terms and Conditions, and click “Register now”.
After registering, Aeroplan members will be able to get 20% Aeroplan points back (up to 300,000 points back) on eligible hotel redemptions made through Aeroplan’s platform.
This offer can be combined with the Fourth Night Free benefit, which offers cardholders of any Aeroplan co-branded credit card a fourth night free when they redeem Aeroplan points for hotel stays. In other words, you’ll only pay in points for three nights for a four-night stay, or six nights on an eight-night stay, and so on.
Is Booking Hotels with Aeroplan Points a Good Deal?
Generally speaking, you’ll get the best value by using your Aeroplan points for booking flights over anything else, especially in premium cabins.
However, it’s worth noting that not everyone uses points for flight bookings, and Aeroplan offers members another option for redeeming points for travel experiences by allowing members to redeem for hotel stays.
Plus, by stacking HotelSavers (which offer discounted rates on hotel stays) and the Fourth Night Free benefit, Aeroplan has introduced ways for members to get outsized value from their points if they redeem them for hotel stays, especially during promotions that also offer points back.
Based on our previous analyses, you can expect to get an average redemption value of around 1.7–1.8 cents per point (CAD) on hotel bookings, which is lower than our valuation of Aeroplan points at 2.1 cents per point (CAD).
However, it’s also possible to get higher value than this with hotel bookings, especially if you’re able to leverage HotelSavers and the Fourth Night Free benefit. Plus, it’s worth noting that you can also wind up with lower value than this for flight bookings, too, especially with dynamic pricing.
As a reminder, Aeroplan co-branded credit cardholders get a Fourth Night Free when redeeming Aeroplan points for each three-night stay, through to December 31, 2025.
| Credit Card | Best Offer | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Up to 140,000 Aeroplan points $599 annual fee |
Up to 140,000 Aeroplan points | $3,680 |
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130,000 Aeroplan points $599 annual fee |
130,000 Aeroplan points | $2,682 |
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Up to 85,000 Aeroplan points† $599 annual fee |
Up to 85,000 Aeroplan points† | $871 |
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Up to 60,000 Aeroplan points† $180 annual fee |
Up to 60,000 Aeroplan points† | $842 |
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85,000 Aeroplan points $599 annual fee |
85,000 Aeroplan points | $764 |
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Up to 40,000 Aeroplan points† First Year Free |
Up to 40,000 Aeroplan points† | $683 |
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40,000 Aeroplan points $120 annual fee |
40,000 Aeroplan points | $573 |
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Up to 45,000 Aeroplan points† $139 annual fee |
Up to 45,000 Aeroplan points† | $525 |
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Up to 20,000 Aeroplan points† First Year Free |
Up to 20,000 Aeroplan points† | $434 |
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10,000 Aeroplan points† $0 annual fee |
10,000 Aeroplan points† | $210 |
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In previous iterations of this promotion, you’d get different amounts of points back after reaching certain thresholds. In these cases, it was best to try to make redemptions at as close to a threshold as possible to maximize the offer.
However, since you’ll get a flat 20% points back with this promotion, there’s not a lot of room for optimization. Ideally, you’d also stack this 20% points back promotion with the Fourth Night Free benefit to stretch your points further.
For example, you might book a four-night stay at the Holiday Inn Express Puerto Vallarta for 45,000 points (an average of 11,250 points per night), with the Fourth Night Free benefit included.
Since you’d get 9,000 points back with the current promotion, the effective cost of the stay drops down to 36,000 points, or an average of just 9,000 points per night. If you were to pay cash instead, the stay would price out at $715.93 (CAD).
In this example, you’d wind up with a respectable value of 1.99 cents per point (CAD), which is just shy of our valuation of Aeroplan points at 2.1 cents per point.
Again, it’s certainly possible to get more or less value on hotel bookings made with Aeroplan points, since it varies depending on the hotel. Just be sure to crunch the numbers prior to making a redemption to ensure you’re happy with the value you get.
Conclusion
Aeroplan has launched a new Points Back promotion for hotel stays, which offers members 20% points back when redeeming Aeroplan points for hotel stays.
You’ll need to register first and book before June 29, 2025, and then travel on an eligible booking through to December 31, 2025.
To get the most from the promotion, try to stack the points-back offer with the Fourth Night Free benefit for Aeroplan co-branded credit cardholders, and be sure to crunch the numbers to make sure you’re happy with the value you’re getting from your points.
