Aeroplan and World of Hyatt Are Now Partners

Aeroplan and World of Hyatt went live with a full partnership on July 15, 2026.

Two way point transfers, elite status fast tracks, bonus earning on Hyatt stays, and a small flight credit.

The points transfer part got all the attention. In my opinion it is the least useful thing in the announcement.

The status challenge is where the actual value is hiding.

THE BASICSWhat you get once you link

Link your Aeroplan and World of Hyatt accounts and four things unlock.

Two way point transfers at 2:1 in both directions.

A 90 day status challenge that can take you to Globalist without 60 nights of stays.

Bonus earning on Hyatt stays when you pay with an Aeroplan credit card, so you collect both currencies at once.

A $20 (CAD) Air Canada flight credit each year for World of Hyatt Discoverist, Explorist, and Globalist members, once your accounts are linked.

Linking is free. Do that part regardless of whether you ever transfer a point.

THE RATIOSThe numbers everyone is quoting

Going from World of Hyatt to Aeroplan: 2:1, minimum 5,000 points, then in 1,000 point increments.

So 10,000 Hyatt points becomes 5,000 Aeroplan points.

Going from Aeroplan to World of Hyatt: also 2:1, but only for Aeroplan Elite Status members. Minimum 500 points, capped at 100,000 per day and 250,000 per week.

There are cross program redemptions too. Aeroplan points can book World of Hyatt Free Night Awards starting at 25,000 points, and Hyatt points can buy a 30,000 point Aeroplan flight reward certificate.

THE HONEST BITWhy I would not transfer

Here is the thing about a 2:1 ratio. You are handing over two points to receive one.

That only makes sense if the point you receive is worth more than twice the point you gave up.

World of Hyatt points and Aeroplan points are both good currencies. Neither is worth double the other.

So in most cases you are cutting your own value in half to move points between two programs you can already use.

Run it yourself before you touch it. Take the cash price of the thing you want, subtract the taxes and fees, and divide by the points it costs. Do that on both sides of the transfer.

If the destination redemption does not clear twice the value of the points you are giving up, you have lost money by moving them.

The transfer is useful in exactly one situation: you are short a small number of points for a specific redemption you already know is worth it, and topping up is cheaper than the alternative.

That is a top up tool, not a strategy.

THE ACTUAL PRIZEThe status challenge

This is the part worth your attention.

It is a 90 day challenge, available annually, and the targets are low:

4 nights gets you Discoverist.

10 nights gets you Explorist.

20 nights gets you Globalist.

Globalist normally takes 60 qualifying nights in a calendar year, or 100,000 base points. Twenty nights is a completely different proposition.

Globalist is the one people actually chase, because it comes with suite upgrades, free breakfast, and waived resort fees at Hyatt properties.

Eligibility is Aeroplan Elite Status members and Aeroplan Premium credit cardholders.

I am going to try it.

I held Globalist in the past and it was worth it. Suite upgrades and breakfast change what a trip actually feels like, not just what it costs.

The honest catch: Hyatt properties tend to run a little pricier than comparable hotels from the other chains at the same tier. You feel that on the paid nights.

So why come back? Because of what has happened everywhere else.

Marriott and Hilton have both had serious status inflation lately. When everyone has status, the perks quietly stop being perks.

And Hyatt still prices award nights on a published chart instead of guessing at what you will tolerate. After watching Aeroplan push more of its own chart into dynamic pricing on June 1, a program that tells you the price in advance is worth more to me than it was a year ago.

If you were already going to spend twenty nights in Hyatt hotels over three months, this turns those nights into a year of Globalist. That is a different proposition entirely from shuffling points between programs.

THE SMALL STUFFEarning on stays

If you pay for Hyatt stays with an Aeroplan card, you now earn both currencies at once. The rates depend on which card you carry:

Premium: 2 World of Hyatt Bonus Points plus 2 Aeroplan points per $1.

Premium Business: 2 World of Hyatt Bonus Points plus 2.5 Aeroplan points per $1.

Core Business: 1 World of Hyatt Bonus Point plus 2 Aeroplan points per $1.

Core: 1 World of Hyatt Bonus Point plus 1.5 Aeroplan points per $1.

That is on top of the base World of Hyatt points you earn as a member. Not life changing, but free.

SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO

Link the accounts today. It costs nothing and the $20 flight credit alone pays for the two minutes.

Ignore the transfers unless you are topping up a specific redemption you have already done the math on.

If you have Hyatt stays coming up in the next three months, look hard at the status challenge. Twenty nights for Globalist is the best thing in this announcement by a distance.

And keep the timing in mind. This lands about six weeks after Aeroplan’s June 1 devaluation, which quietly made your points worth less than they were. A new partnership does not undo that.

If anything, the useful lesson here is not about transfers at all. It is that the programs still publishing an award chart are becoming the interesting ones.

Are you going to run the Globalist challenge? Let me know in the comments, I want to hear whether twenty nights in ninety days is realistic for people.