November 8, 2020
New Aeroplan launches with paid stopovers on one-ways and roundtrips (different instrument)
post-mortem; TPG guide dated Nov 11, 2020 says relaunch "earlier in the week"
Obituary
🪦 2010–2019 · program changeAeroplan Mini-RTW (two stopovers on a roundtrip)
Aeroplan Mini-RTW (two stopovers on a roundtrip) — born 2010, died September 1, 2019. In its prime: You're allowed to build in either two stopovers or one stopover and one open-jaw on a roundtrip redemption. Cause of death: program change. It lived 9.8 years and survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one. Three-stop itineraries reduced to one stopover OR one open-jaw; new program (Nov 2020) later charges 5,000 points per stopover
Lived 9.8 years · survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one · program: Air Canada
The documented life — newest first
September 1, 2019
Stopover policy reduced; three-stop Mini-RTW ends
fatal event
August 18, 2019
Two weeks to go: final Mini-RTW bookings under old rules
July 16, 2019
Air Canada announces Aeroplan will allow only one stopover or one open-jaw from Sept 1, 2019; Around-the-World awards discontinued
announcement day approximate (mid-July 2019)
Questions
Is the Aeroplan Mini-RTW (two stopovers on a roundtrip) sweet spot still alive?
No — on our documented record it died September 1, 2019 (program change). The full dated history is documented on this page.
What did the Aeroplan Mini-RTW (two stopovers on a roundtrip) sweet spot cost?
In its prime: You're allowed to build in either two stopovers or one stopover and one open-jaw on a roundtrip redemption (documented from 2010).
What killed the Aeroplan Mini-RTW (two stopovers on a roundtrip) sweet spot?
program change, September 1, 2019. It survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one.
What is the closest surviving alternative?
On our Watchlist, matching program and region: Aeroplan 5,000-point stopovers (one per direction) (There is an added cost of 5,000 miles for each stopover). Factual match only — not a recommendation.
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Bonus Eagle. “Aeroplan Mini-RTW (two stopovers on a roundtrip) — The Sweet Spot Graveyard.” bonuseagle.com. https://www.bonuseagle.com/sweet-spots/aeroplan-mini-rtw-two-stopovers-on-a-roundtrip
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