Elevate Your Status (status buy-up offers from AC, 2022 onwards)
Jan 8, 2025 | 10:29 pm
#136
Join Date: Sep 2023
Programs: AC SE
Posts: 1,480
Loyalty only matters to AC as it translates to profitability. I don't know what metrics they use to determine buy-up offers, but they're likely more interested in how offering a buy-up will drive future profitability than rewarding past loyalty. What they think of your metrics, or mine, who knows. Several years ago, one of the Aeroplan execs said that they had a lot of people who were way over the next status level on AQD (as it was at the time) but short on AQM or AQS, and they were more interested in those people than the ones who were going to lose/downgrade status because they didn't have enough AQD - people flying 100 segments for $5K were very "loyal", but not very profitable.
They've given the SQD-heavy people the ability to help close that gap with the credit card (spend-based SQM/SQS, rollover SQM), but there's no way to bump your SQD without flying (or spending money on a UFP). I also get the sense that offers have mostly targeted people who had the SQD but were short on SQM/SQS, although I've not gone through the posts and tried to compile statistics.
So I don't think offers for people who meet the SQM/SQS but fall short on the SQD are going to be very likely. Or at least not very appealing (e.g. maybe buy-up costs $5K to make up your $3.5K shortfall).
They've given the SQD-heavy people the ability to help close that gap with the credit card (spend-based SQM/SQS, rollover SQM), but there's no way to bump your SQD without flying (or spending money on a UFP). I also get the sense that offers have mostly targeted people who had the SQD but were short on SQM/SQS, although I've not gone through the posts and tried to compile statistics.
So I don't think offers for people who meet the SQM/SQS but fall short on the SQD are going to be very likely. Or at least not very appealing (e.g. maybe buy-up costs $5K to make up your $3.5K shortfall).
Mrs. W will drop to 50K from 75K. She ended the year with 58k SQM and >12k SQD. I have been curious as to whether she would receive any sort of offer. So far nothing. The SQM gap is somewhat large though. In any case, I'm not certain it would be worthwhile to take an offer if it came. There are still a couple of weeks I guess, so we will wait and see if anything comes.
Jan 9, 2025 | 7:28 am
#137
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Toronto, ON
Programs: AC 75K
Posts: 6,631
The incremental benefits between 50K and 75K weren't worth it for us.
Jan 9, 2025 | 8:10 am
#139
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 130
That's a pretty good deal for him since he wasn't even going to get status next year. I just hate how they charge the same price for everyone. I was at 34K SQM and $7K SQD and still had the same $799 offer. I have a premium CC as well so it wasn't worth it for me.
Jan 9, 2025 | 8:17 am
#140
Join Date: May 2012
Location: BKK/YYZ/YUL
Programs: DL, AC SE, Bonvoy, Centara, Hyatt
Posts: 3,215
This is interesting insight.
Mrs. W will drop to 50K from 75K. She ended the year with 58k SQM and >12k SQD. I have been curious as to whether she would receive any sort of offer. So far nothing. The SQM gap is somewhat large though. In any case, I'm not certain it would be worthwhile to take an offer if it came. There are still a couple of weeks I guess, so we will wait and see if anything comes.
Mrs. W will drop to 50K from 75K. She ended the year with 58k SQM and >12k SQD. I have been curious as to whether she would receive any sort of offer. So far nothing. The SQM gap is somewhat large though. In any case, I'm not certain it would be worthwhile to take an offer if it came. There are still a couple of weeks I guess, so we will wait and see if anything comes.
Jan 9, 2025 | 8:32 am
#141
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: YYC
Posts: 25,003
Why oh why didn't you get the SQMs via credit card? Rollover makes a big difference. For many of us, the SQM requirement no longer really exist. Year after year, 200 k SQMs rollover. Only thing that matters is SQDs. And surely, AC does not mind it that way.
Jan 13, 2025 | 8:24 pm
#142
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: AC, BA, DL, AA, JL
Posts: 446
I suspect there will be a second wave of offers in January once everyone’s 2024 final numbers are confirmed and before benefits expire Jan 31.
Curious if “paying” for the offer with points could be done from a family share pool (for those of us in one) versus own account?
Curious if “paying” for the offer with points could be done from a family share pool (for those of us in one) versus own account?
Last edited by Maclock; Jan 14, 2025 at 11:41 am
Jan 14, 2025 | 9:38 am
#143
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: YYG
Programs: airlines and hotels and rental cars - oh my!
Posts: 3,479
Another datapoint of one ... ended the year at 74,230 miles (I know, I mis-calculated) and $11,000 EQD ... just received second offer to buy $75k for $1,799 or 90k in points. Still think someone at AC is smoking crack if they really believe that's a good deal.
Feb 24, 2025 | 12:27 pm
#145
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: YDF
Programs: AC SE 0.2MM
Posts: 251
I guess AC also noticed, but had the opposite reaction.
Feb 24, 2025 | 1:19 pm
#146
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: Priority Club Platinum & Ambassdor, Hilton Honors Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 524
Just received offer to get my 25K status back.
Last year was at 25,827 SQM and $2,535 SQD.
Was offered buy back to 25K for either $599 or 30,000 points.
Last year was at 25,827 SQM and $2,535 SQD.
Was offered buy back to 25K for either $599 or 30,000 points.
Feb 24, 2025 | 3:06 pm
#148
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE, Hilton Gold, Golf Canada Top 1%
Posts: 406
Seems like a raw deal. Your 25200 SQM earned 25200 AP points if you bought FLEX and now they want to take it away by offering you a deal lol
Dec 16, 2025 | 10:11 am
#150
Join Date: May 2012
Location: YYZ-YYC
Programs: AC50K, OZ*G
Posts: 294
Landed in my inbox this morning. E-mail title "Exclusive offer: Lock in Aeroplan 50K Status for 2026"
$1,299 or 70,000 pts.
Only need $600 of SQD left. But will meet it once my 016 codeshare SQD posts from last week... any day now.
$1,299 or 70,000 pts.
Only need $600 of SQD left. But will meet it once my 016 codeshare SQD posts from last week... any day now.