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American Express Aeroplan Reserve Card
- Earn 60,000 Aeroplan points upon spending $7,500 in the first three months
- Plus, earn 25,000 Aeroplan points upon spending $2,500 in month 13 as a cardholder
- Always earn 3x Aeroplan points on Air Canada purchases and 2x Aeroplan points on dining and food delivery
- And, earn 1.25x Aeroplan points on all other eligible purchases
- Aeroplan preferred pricing, free first checked bag, priority check-in and boarding on Air Canada flights
- Unlimited Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge access in North America
- Bonus Aeroplan points for referring family and friends
- Get an Air Canada Annual Worldwide Pass upon spending $25,000 each year
- No minimum income requirement
- Annual fee: $599
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Hello all. I am a newbie to all of this and I think I may have screwed up from the get go. I applied for the American express Reserve Aeroplan Card and thought I had read somewhere the $599 annual fee was waived for the first year. Now I cannot find that information anywhere. Did they change their rules and now the fee is taken off immediatley?
Hopefully not, but if anyone has any information that would be great!
Thank you.
Aaron L.
No, the $599 annual fee was not waived for the first year.
Hey Ricky. Thanks! That’s what I thought. It’s ok though I think I should be able to maximize the rewards so it will still be worth it.
Aaron
I am currently holding the amex cobalt and the aeroplan amex card. My monthly spending is 1000$-1500$ per month. I am able to cover the bonus from cobalt and the 5x offer from the aeroplan core. Should I still go for the aeroplan reserve card ?
I would personally replace the TD AP VIP with the Scotiabank Passport VI. $599 is a hefty annual fee for a low-hanging fruit
It’s low-hanging fruit in the sense that you can earn 80,000 Aeroplan points for $1,000 spend. There are two types of low-hanging fruit, low fees and low spend – pick the one that you can reach! Scotia Passport is definitely a good offer right now too.
Great article Josh – I’m debating about whether or not to go for the AP reserve (already got the MBV and BP this year), P2 just got it and will likely get no status to 25k.
Would love to hear your thoughts! Should I get it too?
If you’ve got spending capacity to spare for the next six months, I’d apply now before these offers end.
This article captures the mind of a churner. My churn binder has a calendar with dates marked down and future action items. The personal bonvoy with offers stacked is 2 (base) + 2.5 (5k for $2k spend) + 5 (eats) with grocery just ended. 9.5 bonvoy/$ not too bad until Aug 31.
Does the TD Aeroplan VIP card allow you to spend your way to increased AP Elite Status, or is it only the Amex version that does this?
Yes, you can spend your way to higher status with TD or CIBC Aeroplan VIP.