You Can Now Earn And Redeem Aeroplan Points At Journie Rewards Stations

Journie Rewards members have the ability to earn Aeroplan points at the pumps instead, if they like. Choosing this option and paying with one of the top Aeroplan credit cards when buying gas can ensure you're maximizing your earning opportunities.

Whether you fuel up at Ultramar, Pioneer, or one of Journie's other partners, this redemption option can be a game-changer for Aeroplan lovers. This article explains the process and potential rewards of making this switch.

What you'll earn for Aeroplan points

There are a few ways you can earn Aeroplan points. And how you earn them will depend on whether you've linked your Aeroplan points account with your Journie Rewards account.

If you won't or haven't linked your accounts together

If you haven't linked your accounts together, here's how you'll earn points. You'll simply earn 1 Aeroplan point for every 3 litres of fuel purchased, and 1 point per $1 spent in the convenience store.

You'll have to either scan your Aeroplan card, enter your number at the pump, or verbally give your Aeroplan number to an attendant.

If you have linked your accounts together

You also can link your Journie Rewards accounts together. While it's not necessary, you'll also earn more Aeroplan points.

When you link them (more on that below), you'll continue to earn Journie Rewards points. But when you do, the normal 3 reward levels are replaced by earning Aeroplan points.

Here's what the standard rewards look like.

After you link your accounts, here's what it looks like:

The 7 cents per litre savings has been turned into earning 300 Aeroplan points. As for the first and second rewards, you'll still get a choice of 3 items. According to the terms and conditions, from time to time, you may get some additional Aeroplan offers.

Overall, you'll earn more Aeroplan points this way. After purchasing 300 litres of fuel, you'll get your 300 Aeroplan points. If your accounts aren't linked, you'll only earn 100.

Of course you have a choice to make. Once you link your Aeroplan account you'll be set to Aeroplan points. The only way to get your fuel discount is to unlink your accounts.

If you'd rather just get your 7 cents per litre savings after earning 300 Journie points, by all means continue to do so. Journie Rewards is just giving you another option.

That 7 cent per litre savings is valuable. It's only good for 100 litres, but even if you only get 60 litres for that fillup, that's saving you $4.20.

300 Aeroplan points are worth more – up to $6. But that's not an instant savings either.

It's up to you to decide which reward you would prefer more.

Redeeming Aeroplan points at Journie Rewards stations

You now can also redeem your Aeroplan points at Journie Rewards gas stations.

Here are some of the rewards you can get.

If you're collecting Aeroplan you're probably saving them up for a free flight. But if you have some points lying around you want to put to use, this isn't the worst way to use them.

Let's take a look at the gas savings. If you get the full 50 litres, saving 7 cents per litre would chop off $3.50 on your bill. That puts a single Aeroplan point just over 1 cent each at 1.17 cents. That's actually the next best way to use Aeroplan points after flights.

Setting up your Journie Rewards account to collect Aeroplan

If you want the most Aeroplan points on your fuel purchases, you'll want to link your accounts together.

The only way to do so is with the Journie Rewards app. You'll see the link to link your accounts on the home screen of the Journie Rewards app.

Click on "Learn More" and on the next page are links for both CIBC and Aeroplan.

After clicking through for Aeroplan, you'll then be given the basic deal, after which you'll be asked to sign in to your Aeroplan account.

After you log in, you'll see the screen showing that linking your accounts was successful.

When you go back to the home screen, you'll see that Aeroplan has taken over as your preferred rewards.

If you ever want to stop earning Aeroplan points, you'll have to unlink your accounts in your account dashboard.

Will you start earning Aeroplan points on your fuel?

Ever since Esso said goodbye to Aeroplan in 2018, you haven't been able to earn Aeroplan points on fuel.

Thanks to Journie Rewards, you now have the option to.

What will you do? Start earning Aeroplan or stick to what you do now? Personally, while the Aeroplan points are worth more, I'm going to stick to the fuel savings. It's easy savings I can get right now.

Let us know your plans in the comments below.

FAQ

How do you earn Aeroplan points at Journie Rewards stations?

How many Aeroplan points you'll earn depends on if you link your accounts together. If you don't, you'll earn 1 point per 3 litres of fuel. If you link your accounts together, you'll earn 300 Aeroplan points after purchasing 300 litres of fuel, with 2 bonuses along the way.

Can you redeem Aeroplan points at Journie Rewards stations?

You can redeem Aeroplan points at Journie Rewards stations for things like fuel, convenience store purchases, and car washes.

How do you link your Aeroplan and Journie Rewards accounts?

To link your accounts together, you'll have to go through the Journie Rewards app where you'll sign into your Aeroplan account and they'll get linked together. You'll then automatically switch to earning Aeroplan points.