MONTREAL — Air Canada is rewarding the support of its travel advisor partners with a brand new incentive program, Air Canada & Me.
The free program rewards individual travel agents for choosing to book their customers on AC Connex, its next generation direct booking platform, using Aeroplan points as a key driver of the program.
“Travel agents play a remarkable role in supporting the travel experience, uniting people day-in and day-out through their knowledge, expertise, and unwavering dedication. With their trust and dedication, together, we unlock countless possibilities for our shared customers from coast-to-coast across North America and around the world,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer and President, Cargo, Air Canada.
Galardo added: “Offering this program to travel agents reflects our commitment to travel professionals and our deep appreciation for the incredible work that they do every day.”
HOW IT WORKS
Tokens are rewarded at a rate of $1 booked and flown = 1 Token. Once agents have accumulated enough tokens, they can convert to Aeroplan points at a rate of 10 Tokens per point.
Once points are transferred into agents’ Aeroplan account, they can redeem for a wide variety of benefits, such as …
- Redemptions on flights on Air Canada to 180+ global destinations starting at as little as 6,000 points, as well as on 45+ partner airlines, allowing them to reach over 1,300 destinations worldwide
- The Aeroplan eStore, offering 2,000+ gift cards and merchandise options from brands like Apple, Dyson, Amazon and more starting at 3,200 points
- Redemptions for car rentals, upgrades, hotels and other travel perks
Promotional multipliers and special promotions add to additional token earnings that they can take advantage of, getting agents even closer to redemption.
Air Canada is awarding all agents who sign up before Oct. 31 a head start on earning with 500 bonus tokens plus a 5X tokens bonus on all flights to Europe.
“Through our new Air Canada & Me program, we want to sincerely thank travel agents for their commitment—recognizing and rewarding their loyalty so they can enjoy all the exceptional benefits of the Aeroplan program,” said Lisa Pierce, Vice President of Global Sales and Air Canada Vacations.
Air Canada & Me is designed for all travel agents, regardless of affiliations (IATA, TIDS), and open to Canadian travel agents who are Aeroplan members. Agents interested in joining for free in minutes can check out aircanada.com/Aeroplan. To join Air Canada & Me click here.
This latest news from Air Canada comes on the heels of the airline’s A321XLR announcement. To read Travelweek’s Sept. 10 interview with Air Canada’s Mark Galardo about the XLR, transborder bookings and more, click here.
