In This Issue: 

🏨 60% Bonus When You Buy Avios with Qatar Airways

✈️ Status Match for Air Canada Aeroplan Elite members

🛫 Chexy Deals: Business class to Amsterdam, Lisbon and Athens

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🛫 Up to 60% Bonus When You Buy Avios with Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways is currently running a promotion where you can buy Avios with up to a 60% bonus, a solid deal if you’re trying to top up your balance with Qatar, British Airways, Iberia, or any of the other Avios-linked programs.

What’s the Deal?

Depending on how many Avios you’re buying, you’ll unlock different bonus tiers. Here’s how it breaks down:

• Buy 3,000 to 15,000 Avios → Get a 30% bonus
  

• Buy 16,000 to 30,000 Avios → Get a 40% bonus
  

• Buy 32,000 or more Avios → Get the full 60% bonus

This promo is running until June 4, and the bonus amount is a bit of a mystery until you log into your Privilege Club account—so your offer might vary slightly.

Is It Worth It?

Let’s do the math. With the 60% bonus, you’re effectively buying Avios for about 1.44 US cents per point, which converts to roughly 2 cents CAD. For context, Avios are generally valued around 1.5 cents CAD each, so you’re slightly overpaying unless you have a specific, high-value redemption in mind.

And that’s the key here, if you’re just topping up for a short-haul business class flight, a sweet-spot redemption, or need a few thousand more to unlock a bigger trip, this can absolutely be worth it. But if you’re hoarding points without a plan, it’s probably best to hold off.

Bottom line: If you’ve got a redemption in mind or need to top up for a flight you’ve been eyeing, buying Avios with a 60% bonus could be a smart move. Just don’t let FOMO lead you into buying without a plan.

🤑 Got Air Canada Status? You Might Be Eligible for Elite Perks on Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is officially back in Canada, and they’re not wasting time trying to win over some loyal travellers. Since their return to Toronto with direct flights to London Heathrow, they’ve quietly expanded a pretty attractive offer: a status match for Air Canada Aeroplan Elite members.

Yep, if you’ve got status with Air Canada, you can now match it to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club and unlock elite perks on your next flight. 

✈️ How the Status Match Works

To qualify, you need to:

• Hold Air Canada Aeroplan status (25K and up)
  
  

• Book a Virgin Atlantic flight (or a codeshare with a VS flight number)
  

• Apply for the match before you fly
  
  

Once approved, your Flying Club status kicks in 72 hours before your flight and lasts for 12 months. That gives you a full year of elite perks with Virgin, just for booking a flight and having status with another airline.

🔁 How Air Canada Status Maps to Virgin Atlantic

Here’s how the match works:

• Aeroplan 25K or 35K → Flying Club Silver
  
  

• Aeroplan 50K, 75K, or Super Elite → Flying Club Silver if flying economy, Gold if you fly Premium Economy or Upper Class
  
  

So yes, top-tier status with Air Canada can get you top-tier with Virgin but only if you’re flying in a premium cabin.

🏅 Perks of Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Status

Flying Club Silver:

• 30% more points on flights
  

• Free seat selection in Economy Light
  

• Priority check-in

Flying Club Gold:

• 60% more points on flights
  

• Clubhouse lounge access (where available)
  

• Upper Class check-in and priority boarding
  

• Extra baggage allowance
  

• Access to reward seat upgrades

Basically, even if you only match to Silver, you’re still getting solid perks, but Gold is where the experience starts to feel properly elevated.

📝 What You’ll Need to Apply

To apply for the match, you’ll need:

• Proof of your current elite status (screenshot or PDF showing name, tier, and expiry date)
  

• A Virgin Atlantic Flying Club number
  

• A confirmed Virgin Atlantic or VS-coded flight

And a few things to note:

• You can’t have had a Virgin status match in the last 5 years
  

• You can’t hold elite status with any SkyTeam airline
  

• You’ll only get the new status for the specific booking you apply with—if your trip changes, you need to let them know or risk losing the match

Not Just for Air Canada Members

Virgin’s status match isn’t limited to Aeroplan members either. If you’ve got elite status with airlines like American Airlines, British Airways, United, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, or others, you can also apply. The same rules apply, book a flight and show proof of status.

Should You Go for It?

If you’ve got an Aeroplan elite tier and you’re planning a trip to the UK or anywhere on Virgin’s network, this is a no-brainer. Booking a single flight can unlock perks like priority check-in, lounge access, and bonus points, benefits that usually take months of flying to earn.

So before you book your next trip, check your wallet. If that Aeroplan card says 25K or higher, you might be just one Virgin flight away from elite treatment.

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