Partnership will bring Aeroplan Members
closer to their favourite holiday and sun destinations beginning
July 2020
TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Aimia Inc. (TSX:
AIM), today announced a new preferred partnership arrangement with
Air Transat, Canada's number one
holiday airline, effective July 2020.
Aeroplan Miles will be earned and redeemed on all Air Transat
flights and vacation packages.
"Adding Air Transat to Aeroplan come July
2020 further differentiates and significantly enhances our
Aeroplan experience by bringing our members closer to their
favourite sun and holiday destinations," said Jeremy Rabe, Chief Executive Officer, Aimia.
"This is an exciting step toward our goal of providing Aeroplan
Members with great value when both earning and redeeming miles on
travel bookings to popular holiday and transatlantic
destinations."
"We are thrilled about this agreement in principle and look
forward to Air Transat, recently recognized by Skytrax as the
World`s Best Leisure Airline, partnering with Aeroplan for its
members' leisure travel needs to some 60 destinations in the
Americas, Europe and the
Middle East," said Joseph Adamo, Chief Distribution Officer,
Transat.
Aeroplan continues to expand and enhance its member offering to
provide Canadians with the best travel loyalty program experience
come July 2020 including the
flexibility to fly any airline, anywhere at any time. Preferred
agreements, like the one announced today, coupled with bulk and
block purchasing and stand-alone charters, unlock meaningful
discounts supporting the delivery of great value to members on
flight redemptions.
About Aeroplan
Aeroplan, Canada's premier
travel loyalty program, is owned by Aimia Inc., a data-driven
marketing and loyalty analytics company.
Aeroplan's millions of members earn Aeroplan Miles with its
growing network of over 75 world-class partners, representing more
than 150 brands in the financial, retail, and travel sectors.
In 2017, approximately 2.7 million rewards were issued to
members including 2 million flights on Air Canada and Star Alliance carriers which offer travel to
more than 1,300 destinations worldwide. In addition to flights,
members also have access to over 1,000 exciting specialty,
merchandise, hotel, car rental and experiential rewards.
For more information about Aeroplan, please visit
www.aeroplan.com or www.aimia.com.
SOURCE Aeroplan