Chase is dangling a transfer bonus to Aeroplan that effectively delivers up to 30% more points if you hold their Aeroplan Credit Card. Combine that with open award space on ANA’s “The Room” business class from BOS, JFK, and LAX to NRT, and you have a narrow window to lock in one of the finest hard-product business seats in the sky at a steep discount.

The math is stupidly good right now. Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Aeroplan by September 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET and you’ll get a 20% bonus on top of the normal 1:1 ratio. Aeroplan cardholders stacking their ongoing 10% bonus on transfers of 50,000+ points push the effective uplift to 30%—turning 50,000 UR into 65,000 Aeroplan. Bonus points post within seven days.

Aeroplan prices ANA business class from most U.S. gateways to Tokyo at 75,000 points one-way (55,000 from shorter routes like Seattle). With the full 30% transfer bonus applied, that drops to roughly 57,700 Chase points per direction before rounding. Taxes stay mercifully low—around $80–$120 CAD equivalent, no punishing fuel surcharges.

Compare that to booking direct through ANA Mileage Club. One-way awards now run 110,000 miles on many North America–Japan routes following recent chart changes, and availability is stingier for one-ways. Round-trips can be had for 75,000–90,000 miles in low or regular season, but you’re locked into return dates and ANA’s more limited release calendar. The Chase/Aeroplan play wins for flexibility and one-way pricing.

The Product Is Worth the Hype

ANA’s “The Room” isn’t just another lie-flat seat. It’s a proper suite with sliding doors, absurdly wide dimensions, and a level of privacy that makes most other business products feel like economy with better cutlery. The food is excellent, the sake flows, and the service is quietly impeccable. If you’re crossing the Pacific in business, this is the one to chase.

Availability is scattered but real right now across the key gateways. I’m seeing workable dates into fall and early 2027 on Aeroplan’s search tool. Don’t wait for the perfect day—award space on ANA has a habit of evaporating once the hardcore award travelers smell blood in the water.

The Aeroplan 25% award sale making headlines this week unfortunately doesn’t apply to partner redemptions like ANA—it’s Air Canada metal only. So no double discount there. But the transfer bonus alone is enough to make this one of the stronger sweet spots available in late summer 2026.

Why This Window Matters

These transfer bonuses don’t last forever, and ANA space tends to be most generous when first loaded. Waiting until the last week of September risks both the bonus disappearing and the seats getting snapped up. Aeroplan’s stopover policy is a nice bonus if you want to add a night in Montreal or Vancouver on the way, but for pure BOS/JFK/LAX–NRT, the direct redemption is already a steal.

Seasonality still matters on ANA’s own chart—low season awards remain the cheapest—but with the transfer multiplier, even shoulder and peak dates pencil out better than most cash fares or other programs. Cash tickets in this cabin are routinely $4,000–$7,000 one-way. Your effective cost per point here is easily north of 6–7 cents.

One note for the cynics: bonus points can take up to a week to appear, so don’t transfer the day before your preferred flight. Search first, confirm the exact points price, then pull the trigger on the transfer.

This is the kind of opportunistic play that separates the points tourists from the people who actually fly up front without paying retail. The window is real, the product is excellent, and the numbers don’t lie.

Action item: Search Aeroplan for your preferred BOS, JFK, or LAX to NRT “The Room” dates today. If you see space, transfer the required Chase points (factoring the 20–30% bonus) immediately and book. The bonus runs through September 30—don’t overthink it.