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Hyatt and Aeroplan launched two offers today: an Aeroplan status challenge for upper-tier World of Hyatt members, and a dual accrual promo that pays Aeroplan points on Hyatt stays.
Neither is a new partnership. The two programs linked up back on July 15 with two-way transfers at 2:1, Aeroplan points redeemable for Hyatt free nights, and a $20 CAD Air Canada credit for connecting your accounts. These are new.
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The Aeroplan Status Challenge
Once per calendar year, World of Hyatt Explorist, Globalist and Courtesy Card members can register for a 90-day challenge and earn Aeroplan status by hitting a Status Qualifying Credit target. (Courtesy Card sits above Globalist and goes to hotel owners and the like.)
While the press release says “the required Status Qualifying Credits” and leaves it there, here are the actual details, from Air Canada’s own page:
- Explorist: 8,000 SQC, and Aeroplan 25K is the only tier available.
- Globalist and Courtesy Card: 8,000 SQC for 25K, 12,000 for 35K, 17,000 for 50K, or 25,000 for 75K.
So an Explorist can’t challenge past the bottom tier no matter what.
The rest of the fine print:
- You need linked accounts and you have to already hold the Hyatt tier when you register.
- 90 consecutive days from registration, with a 120-day window after for flights that post late.
- Economy Basic fares, Aeroplan reward flights and Points + Cash bookings earn no SQC toward it.
- You’re out if you already hold equal or higher Aeroplan status, earned outside the challenge, that’s valid into next year.
- No fee.
The Dual Accrual Offer
Register by November 11 and you’ll earn 1.5 Aeroplan points per $1 USD on eligible Hyatt stays through February 14, 2027, on top of your normal World of Hyatt points. It’s on stays that earn, so award nights don’t count.
At 1.4 cents per Aeroplan point, that’s about 2.1 cents per dollar of extra value, and you’re not giving up any Hyatt earning to get it. For a $3,000 run of stays that’s 4,500 Aeroplan points, or roughly $63 on top.
You do have to have your accounts linked, then register.
Registration closes November 11 even though the earning period runs to February.
My Take
Pretty good stuff. More than we had yesterday 😉 The cross-earn is just easy (in my case, easy Aeroplan points for my Hyatt stays). I’d never earn enough SQC’s to even bother with a challenge.
Thoughts?
Are you running the challenge, and at which tier? And does 1.5 Aeroplan points per dollar change where you put your hotel stays between now and February?
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