Marriott Bonvoy points are transferring to Air Canada Aeroplan with a 15% bonus through October 31, 2026. Transfer 60,000 Bonvoy points and you’ll walk away with 28,750 Aeroplan points after the 5,000-point Marriott kicker and the promotional boost. The bonus posts 8-10 weeks after the promo ends, so don’t count on it for a last-minute holiday sprint.

That’s a modest uplift compared to the 40-50% transfer bonuses we’ve seen from Hilton and Finnair lately. But context matters. Marriott just took another haircut in 2026—award pricing crept up 5-10% on average, with bigger jumps at aspirational resorts. Your Bonvoy pile is quietly losing ground while you sleep. Aeroplan’s fixed partner chart, no fuel surcharges on Star Alliance awards, and those legendary sweet spots still deliver outsized value if you aim right.

The Math on This Transfer

Standard ratio is 3:1. Add Marriott’s 5,000-point bonus every 60k transferred, then layer on Aeroplan’s 15%. Result: roughly 2.09 Bonvoy points per Aeroplan point. Valuations put Bonvoy at about 0.7-0.75 cents and Aeroplan at 1.4-1.5 cents. On paper you’re breaking even or slightly ahead before redemption. In practice, the gap widens when you land a strong award.

Minimum transfer is 3,000 Bonvoy points. You can push up to 240,000 per day. Names must match exactly on both accounts or the transfer dies in committee. Do the transfer from the Marriott side; the bonus is applied by Aeroplan later.

Aeroplan Sweet Spots That Still Work

From major U.S. hubs, partner business class to Europe often lands in the 60,000-75,000 Aeroplan points range one-way depending on distance band. NYC to London on Lufthansa or United? Feasible around 70k. Chicago or Denver to Frankfurt on Lufthansa Group metal sits in similar territory. Taxes stay reasonable—usually $200-400 round-trip, no punishing carrier surcharges.

Asia gets more interesting. West Coast to Tokyo on ANA or Air Canada metal can hit as low as 55,000-75,000 points in the shorter bands, though post-2026 chart changes pushed some longer routings to 85k-102k. East Coast to Hong Kong or Bangkok via partner connections runs 90k-110k. Add a free stopover (or cheap 5,000-point one) in Europe or North America on the way and the effective cost per flight drops further.

Compare that to cash fares this fall: $3,500-$6,000+ for decent business class to Asia or Europe. Even at a blended 1.3-1.5 cents per point after the transfer math, you’re looking at strong value—often 2+ cents when taxes are low and the seat is hard to buy.

Versus Keeping Points in Bonvoy

Marriott “travel packages” (points + cash bundles) and cash-plus-points redemptions rarely exceed 0.8-1.0 cent per point unless you hit a genuine dynamic pricing steal at a high-end resort. A 50,000-point night at a Category 8 property that costs $800 cash gives you 1.6 cents per point, but those are lottery tickets now. Most everyday redemptions sit closer to 0.7 cents after the 2026 increases.

Points piling up from co-branded cards and elite stays have nowhere great to go inside Bonvoy anymore. Devaluations are already here and more are coming. Offloading some balance into Aeroplan while the 15% window is open beats watching them erode in a hotel program that keeps moving the goalposts.

This isn’t a 50% transfer bonanza that forgives sloppy math. It’s a narrow, targeted opportunity. Run the specific award you actually want to book. If it clears 1.8-2.0 cents per Bonvoy point transferred, pull the trigger. If you’re just converting to “have more airline miles,” sit this one out—Aeroplan sells points at decent rates anyway.

Transfer by October 31. Book the award once the base points hit (they post faster). Wait patiently for the bonus. Then enjoy a lie-flat seat to Europe or Asia that cash buyers paid thousands more for. Your Bonvoy balance will thank you for not letting it die of old age in a hotel account.