Originally Posted by
Chattersking
Thank you. So basically 30thousand Aeroplan miles is not exactly $300 in credit? I guess I can also not redeem it with any travel agent and must go through this internal Aeroplan booking system? So if its 100K to fly to India is it for return or one way? Also if I have 30K points and it cost 100K I can pay the difference with my own money right?
Sorry for all these questions Im still trying to figure this out.
You cannot use a travel agent to book Aeroplan tickets, no.
No, unfortunately Aeroplan booking is all-or-nothing. If you are just a bit short (ie, you have 30,000 Aeroplan miles and you need 40,000) they will let you buy the few that you are short.
This would cost you about $650 altogether, for the one-way trip, and then you would have to pay for a one-way ticket home but since you can buy a round-trip ticket from Toronto to Hyderabad for about $900, and a one-way ticket costs almost the same amount, using points this way is not a very good deal.
Best advice would be to buy the ticket with cash, and use your Aeroplan points another time, for a shorter trip.
Originally Posted by
thai1
Go to Aerroplan.com and read the web site on how the program works common sense tells me why would you sign up for a program you do not understand.
Please don't be rude, this person is asking for help. Many people, like OP, earn Aeroplan points automatically on a credit card, and the award system takes some time to learn.