Frequent Miler on the Air · Friday, September 4, 2026
A Canadian listener, Josh, shared his positive view on the Air Canada-Hyatt partnership, noting that for Canadians, the transfer ratio of Aeroplan points to Hyatt is advantageous. He highlights that Canadian Amex Cobalt cardholders can earn a significant number of Aeroplan points through dining and groceries, effectively translating to a high earn rate of Hyatt points.
“And Josh writes, On your recent FM podcast, you discussed the Air Canada airplane Hyatt partnership. And overall, you weren't that excited about it. I totally agree with your sentiment when looking at it from a US perspective, which you should be because that is your audience. But as a Canadian, I thought you might find my perspective interesting.”
“In Canada, we have that Amex Cobalt card that earns five X membership rewards points on dining, grocery and gas. And when you consider that this is on Canadian dollar spend, that's the equivalent of earning seven points per dollar in the US. In US dollars.”
“Now, if you look at the airplane to Hyatt two to one transfer ratio, it's like earning three and a half Hyatt points per US dollar in those categories. That sounds pretty good.”