Originally Posted by
alexa28
Am I missing something here?
Yes - quite a lot.
Originally Posted by
alexa28
What frustrates me is that it seems there there is no way to transfer from Chase to Aeroplan.
Because AP's partner in the U.S. is AMEX?
Originally Posted by
alexa28
Furthermore, even though United and Aeroplan are both members of Star alliance, the prices when you reserve via the page are much different.
Originally Posted by
alexa28
...but rather was curious why the same flight costs 55k points thru Aero, and 70k thru united. 15k points extra is a lot when you pay per person, per trip. So for a round trip to Europe, 4 people for instance, you would end up spending 120k points more. That's quite a lot!
It is basically similar to buy a ticket by USD or CAD. Like currencies, all miles are not created equal.
You are able to score big because of the credit card competition in the U.S. But in Canada, AP is almost practically the only FFP due to AC's dominance in Canada. And it is not as easy as you think to earn AP.
Originally Posted by
alexa28
I thought the whole point of this alliance was to work together?
Working together? Yes, but not the way you think.
Originally Posted by
alexa28
I am not sure what extra fees you mean, because when I click to checkout, Aero says 55k + I think it was like 7 CAD in fees.. so it seems to be a lot more expensive thru United.
Because not all AP award tickets have a huge fee:
https://millionmilesecrets.com/guide...nd-save-money/