Maximize Chase & Aeroplan Points For CHEAP Flights (2024)

Real Example + Walkthrough Chase & Aeroplan points and miles are some of the best in the credit card world, offering flexible ways to get a lot of value. Last year I redeemed over 700k points at 4-5cpp, giving me over $30k in value. Now, we’re kicking off the year with a redemption that’s more local, here in North America!
By the end of this video, you’ll know exactly how to earn a boatload of Chase & Aeroplan points, how to search and find award space, tips along the way, and how to lock in that sweet value. All while going step-by-step through my EXACT process locking in my first redemption of the year!
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[@KevinYang]

How do you redeem your points for value? Have any awesome redemptions you've done in the past? Let us know below!

[@OK-Travels]

great video man! Just a question, you said Aeroplan doesnt charge fuel fees but when i book it on the app with points the total comes out to like 50,000 pts plus $900 of transportation charges or some high amount of points. For example, singapore to maldives is 88k points one way for business (booked on singapore airlines app), but on Aeroplan its 70k pts with $1,500 of surchages / or 120k pts w $120 of fees. How do you book without extra charges?

[@KevinYang]

​@@OK-Travels I would guess that's because that award redemption isn't actually that high value on Aeroplan. For example, there are many spots with 100k+ points, but most of those are not sweet spots or "saver"

[@jamesv5802]

I am waiting for my points to transfer from Chase to Aero. I thought it would be faster. My flight I wanted is now gone (

[@KevinYang]

Oh wow, mine have all transferred almost instantly... How long did it finally take?

[@jamesv5802]

@@KevinYang It wasnt bad, about 1 day. We got a nice business class flight from BOS to BKK for 89k. It was very tough to find it however.

[@MontyTheCardNerd]

Very informative. I've never really considered buying airline miles but you've shown that it can be a good move based on the cpp calculations. Also, premium economy costing less miles than economy is absolutely wild!

[@KevinYang]

I was definitely surprised when I saw that too, but not complaining! And definitely, if everything lines up, purchasing miles can be really lucrative. Thanks for watching!

[@nylehassan6005]

Aero plan adds a lot of charges/fee when you book through points.

[@KevinYang]

Not in many cases I've seen! For example, booking these flights was around $30 in fees, and when I booked int'l Business flights last year, they were around $50 each

[@amardily]

Aeroplan has crazy redemptions for the United Island Hopper flights from Honolulu. It’s like 70000 points for a 2500 dollar round trip flight 😭

[@KevinYang]

Not familiar with those flights! Have any specific examples in mind?

[@MattWelterOfficial]

Love Aeroplan! Used them for my first Biz Class redemption to Central America for my trip next week. Didn't get insane value but got over 4 cents/point, so super happy with that! Love the specific examples in this video Kevin, seems like there can be some steals in Premium Economy with Aeroplan in certain cases. Great video as always!

[@KevinYang]

4¢/point is still an awesome value, and that first Biz redemption is always one to remember! Enjoy your trip Matt, and hopefully no snow around the time you fly haha

[@MattWelterOfficial]

Haha true!@@KevinYang

[@pannawatphijarnwanit6306]

last year i booked a economy flight from Boston > Japan(9day stopover) > Thailand for 55k aeroplan pts and on the leg back, i booked Thailand > Korean(5day stopover) > Boston for 55k pts i had 2 50k aeroplan certificate so i ended up spending only 10k pts for round trip with stops :] id say thats the best redemption of my life

[@TheCreditFrog]

Very cool video Kevin! Great tips and pointers for booking award flights. It's always awesome to hear from those who do this often and can get us the insider knowledge of how to navigate this very complex topic!

[@KevinYang]

Definitely! Love watching others' experience and picking up on all those little details and tips. Any upcoming major trips you're looking into Stan?

[@TheCreditFrog]

@@KevinYang Not currently. Already booked the honeymoon trip so any further big travel plans will probably go into 2025!

[@KevinYang]

@@TheCreditFrog Which means the search probably starts soon! A year in advance haha

[@i0r-r-tjtkttl]

So can you fly other airlines with airoplane?

[@KevinYang]

Yes! You can book Aeroplan partners, which are mostly other airlines in the Star Alliance network

[@paulfairchild8942]

Thanks Kevin! Super helpful video

[@KevinYang]

Thanks for watching Paul!

[@NimbleLiving]

Please do a two player mode strategy video.

[@KevinYang]

Noted! Unfortunately, my P2 is not in the US, but I can consider it!

[@NimbleLiving]

@@KevinYang I don't blame you. I was attempting to build a Chase Trifecta (I currently have Chase Unlimited), but then I applied for a Venture X card and got approved. Additionally, my wife was approved for CSP. So, I thought, "Man, I might have messed up," and I was under the impression that each individual has to apply for their own credit card to achieve this. I was looking into whether two-player mode is possible for a married couple. I hope that makes sense. I wonder if Capital One Duo + Chase Trifecta is possible for a married couple using the Authorized Users method. Please let me know what would be your suggestion

[@NimbleLiving]

And thank you for all the informative and great videos!

[@KevinYang]

​@@NimbleLiving What's your goal with credit cards? The 2P strategy works nicely around referring one another, especially in the Amex and Chase ecosystems!

[@NimbleLiving]

​@@KevinYang We have both successfully passed the credit-building period. Both of us would love to travel overseas more effectively and efficiently in the future with credit cards benefits, visiting some of the countries you mentioned in your videos. We have an upcoming trip to China and Japan this year. This is one of the reasons why I promptly signed up for Venture X, and she opted for Chase Sapphire Preferred. We've also added each other as authorized users. Currently, I have Chase Freedom Unlimited, Venture X, and BOA Cash Rewards, while she has CSP in her name. However, I find myself a bit unsure about the next steps in our credit card journey. Any guidance would be appreciated!

[@TheAndyzilla]

Aeroplan is very bad. Idk why everyone hypes it up. ANA flights? Dont exist there, asiana flights? They givr you the joke of only the connecting flight be on business but the 10 hr+ one be on economy. Cant book singapore first (but i think thats an overall thing). Is it very generic? Sure. Is it good? Hell no

[@KevinYang]

Takes work to find availability yes! But when found, those redemptions can be really amazing

[@TheAndyzilla]

@@KevinYang ive been checking over a month religiously to find ANA or singapore airlines to fly to japan business or first. Either closed in or a year out and nothing :(

[@KevinYang]

@@TheAndyzilla That's interesting! Where are you flying from? Have you tried a tool like seats.aero? I did find a couple LAXSIN flights on SQ sometime in mid/end of May a couple days ago

[@TheAndyzilla]

@@KevinYang im from orlando but ive been looking to fly from JFK, IAH, ORD and LAX. The ones that fly directly but no luck so far

[@KevinYang]

​@@TheAndyzilla Have you tried SFO and SEA (or even YVR)? Those are also a few cities with availability