Aeromexico rewards: how to earn points and redeem them, plus elite status, and more
Aeromexico Reward (formerly Club Premier), although not the first loyalty programme on travelers’ radars, has great potential. It’s becoming increasingly important to search for value on foreign carriers, as the U.S. carriers have adopted revenue-based earning systems and elite status levels. Aeromexico Rewards is a great new program that can be used for SkyTeam redemptions. Here, we’ll walk through everything you need to know to earn and burn Aeromexico Rewards points efficiently, the various elite status tiers, and more.
Related: SkyTeam alliance guide: Member airlines, lounges and elite status
What is Aeromexico Rewards?
Aeromexico is a founding member of SkyTeam and the first airline to offer a frequent flyer program in Latin America. Aeromexico Rewards is a new loyalty program that has improved upon its old program. The previous program was called Club Premier and used kilometers as the rewards currency. This caused some confusion amongst the point and mile world. Aeromexico Rewards now has a new currency, Aeromexico points, which are not related to the distance (metric or imperial). There are also more ways to redeem points for free flights. Plus, members can earn points, redeem points and access elite perks not only on Aeromexico flights, but on flights with its SkyTeam alliance partners.
Related: Best frequent flyer programs for US travelers
Aeromexico elite status tiers
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Aeromexico Rewards offers four tiers of elite status: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Titanium. The next level is reached by earning certain points or flying a specific number of times. We’ll go into more detail about this in the following section. Here’s a summary of the other benefits specific to each level:
Silver status
Aeromexico’s Silver tier — which is the easiest to reach — requires 25,000 eligible points earned or 25 eligible flight segments flown. Here are the perks you’ll get with Silver status:
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Earn an additional 2 points per U.S. dollar spent on flights.
Select your seat 24 hours before your flight. This is limited to preferential seats (preferred seating is located behind AM Plus rows, near the front of the main cabin), emergency exit seats and tourist class seats (also known as economy seats); AM Plus isn’t included.
Complimentary upgrades (when available) to Premier Class on domestic routes when you request it at the gate.
- Zone 3 priority boarding.
- SkyTeam Elite status.
- Gold status
- Gold, which requires 50,000 eligible points or 50 flight segments, gives you the following:
- Earn an additional 3 points per U.S. dollar spent on flights.
Select your seat 24 hours before your flight for AM Plus fares, or 48 hours in advance for preferential seats, emergency exit seats and any seat in tourist class.
Automatic upgrades (when available) to Premier Class for you and one companion 24 hours prior to your flight; this applies to domestic, U.S., Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and North-South America routes.
- Zone 2 priority boarding.
- SkyTeam Elite status.
- Platinum status
- If you earn 80,000 points or fly 80 segments, you’ll reach Platinum and enjoy these benefits:
- Earn an additional 5 points per U.S. dollar spent on flights.
Select your seat during booking or check-in at no additional cost: AM Plus, preferential seats, emergency exit seats and any seat in tourist class.
Automatic upgrades (when available) to Premier Class for you and one companion 72 hours prior to your flight; this applies to domestic, U.S., Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and South America routes.
- Access to Premier and SkyTeam lounges for you and one companion.
- Zone 2 priority boarding.
- Priority baggage delivery and reception.
- SkyTeam Elite Plus status.
- Titanium status
- Finally, the top-tier Titanium level requires 100,000 eligible points or 100 flight segments and provides the following perks:
- Earn an additional 8 points per U.S. dollar spent on flights
Select your seat at booking, check-in or a kiosk at no additional cost: AM Plus, preferential seats, emergency exit seats and any seat in tourist class.
You still only get one additional free checked bag, but you can upgrade it to sporting equipment at no cost.
- Automatic upgrades (when available) to Premier Class for you and one companion five days prior to your flight. This applies to Aeromexico routes within Europe and Asia as well as North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
- Zone 1 priority boarding.
- Priority baggage delivery and reception.
- Access to Premier lounges for you and two companions or SkyTeam lounges for you and one companion.
- Waived service charge on one award ticket each year, and one award ticket with guaranteed availability on Aeromexico once a year if there is physical space on the plane.
- This last perk is pretty unusual in the points and miles world. This is a pretty unique perk in the world of points and miles. You are guaranteed a ticket for as long as seats are available on the plane. We wish more airlines offered something similar.
- Related: What exactly is elite status in travel — and how can I get it?
- How to qualify for Aeromexico elite status
Here’s what it takes to achieve each level of status:
Status tier
Requirements (per calendar year)
Silver
| Earn at least 25,000 eligible points or fly at least 25 segments on Aeromexico, Delta and/or SkyTeam airlines. | Gold |
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| Earn at least 50,000 eligible points or fly at least 50 segments on Aeromexico, Delta and/or SkyTeam airlines. | Platinum |
| Earn at least 80,000 eligible points or fly at least 80 segments on Aeromexico, Delta and/or SkyTeam airlines. | Titanium |
| Earn at least 100,000 eligible points or fly at least 100 segments on Aeromexico, Delta and/or SkyTeam airlines. | When it comes to earning elite status, “eligible points” are those you accrue by flying with Aeromexico and/or its SkyTeam partners. The only points that are eligible are base points; elite status bonus points do not qualify. Basic economy fares are not eligible for elite status benefits and cannot be used to earn points. Basic economy fares also aren’t eligible for many elite status benefits. |
| You’ll get access to your new status perks as soon as you hit the minimum number of points or flight segments required, and you’ll keep your status through Dec. 31 of the following year. Aeromexico offers a program called “Recover your Level,” where you can request to keep your current status for an additional year, “in the case that an exceptional situation prevented you from traveling.” “ | Related: How to earn last-minute airline elite status — and whether or not it’s worth it |
Earning Aeromexico Rewards points
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Aeromexico Rewards doesn’t offer as many ways to earn points as most U.S. carriers — for instance, it doesn’t have a shopping portal, and its cobranded cards aren’t ideal for travelers based outside of Mexico. Earn points by flying
During the Club Premier days of Aeromexico, Aeromexico awarded miles based on an intricate distance-based earning chart. Earnings ranged from 25 to 200% based on distance flown, depending on which fare class and country you visited. Aeromexico Rewards Basic members earn 8 points for every dollar spent on flights. The base fare is not included in the calculation. You can earn points by flying with any SkyTeam airline. Select Aeromexico Rewards before booking if you are purchasing your ticket on another SkyTeam carrier’s website. Each airline has its own earnings chart based on the fare class and miles flown. Each carrier has its own earnings chart based on fare class and miles flown.
Related: The best airline award chart sweet spots
Transfer points from partners
Even if you don’t fly Aeromexico or its partners often (or ever), there’s an easy way to earn lots of Aeromexico Rewards points: You can simply transfer them. Aeromexico Rewards has partnered with many popular reward currencies. Here are the most lucrative ones:
Transfer partner
Transfer ratio
American Express Membership Rewards
1 Membership Rewards point: 1.6 Aeromexico Rewards points
Capital One
1 Capital One mile: 1 Aeromexico Rewards point
Citi ThankYou Rewards
1 ThankYou point: 1 Aeromexico Rewards point
| World of Hyatt | 5 World of Hyatt points: 4 Aeromexico Rewards points |
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| Plus 5,000 bonus Aeromexico points when you convert 50,000 or more Hyatt points | As you can see, you have several options to boost your Aeromexico Rewards balance without even setting foot on a plane. |
| American Express Membership Rewards is the most appealing transfer partner, with a transfer ratio of 1:1.6 — one of the few airline transfer ratios better than 1:1. You can earn Amex Membership Rewards points with cards like | The Platinum Card(r) from American Express |
| and the | American Express(r) Gold Card |
| . | Meanwhile, Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou points offer a solid transfer ratio of 1:1. Capital One Venture Rewards, Capital One Venture X Rewards, and the
Citi Strata Premier (sm) Card |
are popular cards that offer these currencies. Transferring Aeromexico Points from other hotel reward programs is possible, but not recommended due to their low ratios. These range from 2:1 for ALL — Accor Live Limitless and 3:1 for Marriott Bonvoy to a dismal 50:13 for Hilton Honors.
Related: When does it make sense to transfer Marriott points to airlines?Earn points with credit cardsAeromexico offers a line of cobranded credit cards, including three issued by American Express. These cards are geared more towards Mexico residents, as the welcome bonuses don’t apply to “cards issued overseas”. This is because most U.S. travelers find it easier to use a credit card that offers transferable rewards and then transfer those rewards to Aeromexico as needed. Earn points for hotel staysMany rewards programs offer the option to convert hotel points to Aeromexico Points, or to earn Aeromexico Points on your stay instead of hotel points. Here are a few common examples:Hotel program
Aeromexico Rewards points earnedIHG One Rewards1.1 or 2.1 points per dollar, depending on the hotel brand
Marriott Bonvoy
1 or 2 points per dollar, depending on the hotel brand
World of Hyatt
1,000 points per stay
In general, you’re better off electing to earn hotel points on your stays instead of Aeromexico Rewards points because it’s typically more lucrative. Say you spend four nights in a Hyatt hotel that costs $250 per night. That’s $1,000 before taxes and other fees. Since basic World of Hyatt members earn 5 Hyatt points per dollar spent on stays, you’d earn at least 5,000 Hyatt points for this stay — compared to just 1,000 Aeromexico points.
However, if you’re planning a short stay at a hotel chain whose currency isn’t very useful to you, you may prefer to earn Aeromexico points. To do so, you’ll need to log into your hotel account and set your earning preference to Aeromexico Rewards.
Related: Using Rocketmiles to earn points, miles or gift cards on hotel stays
Earn points on car rentals
| Similarly, Aeromexico Rewards partners with some car rental agencies to award you points on rentals. You can enter your Aeromexico Rewards number into your rental car account before booking with these companies to earn the following Aeromexico points: | Rental company |
|---|---|
| Aeromexico Rewards points earned | Firefly |
| One-day rental: 350 points | Two-day rental: 500 points |
| Three days or more: 600 points | Hertz |
1,000 points for renting a car from Hertz in Mexico or 80 points per day when renting a car in the United States
As with the hotel options, these earning rates aren’t great, and choosing to earn Aeromexico points may cause you to forfeit your ability to earn rental car rewards.
You can also book your next hotel, rental car or vacation package through Aeromexico Vacations — but only the flight portions of vacation packages will earn Aeromexico points.
Related: How you can redeem points and miles for car rentals
Redeeming Aeromexico Rewards points
| As you might expect, the best way to redeem and maximize your Aeromexico points is on award flights. You can do this on flights operated by Aeromexico or its SkyTeam partners, but it works a little differently for each. | Aeromexico flights |
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| Unlike many frequent flyer programs these days, Aeromexico Rewards still uses an award chart — sort of. |
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| When searching for Aeromexico flight redemptions in March 2025, we found economy tickets at the Classic award chart price — 30,000 points — as well as an itinerary that was more expensive. | For example, according to the award chart, economy tickets on this route from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mexico City International Airport (MEX) should cost 30,000 miles in the low season and 38,000 in the high season — but we found fares for both 30,000 and 36,700 points on the same day in March. |
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As a result, it can be tough to predict the price of the award ticket you’re after. You’ll have to do some searching to find the best deal and the flight routes that adhere to the Classic award chart. This is true for other airlines who use dynamic pricing models. If you have trouble, consider searching for award availability elsewhere, like on Seats.aero or one of Aeromexico’s partner airline sites, and calling Aeromexico to book the ticket you want.
Related: Dynamic airline award pricing is out of control — here are some ways to beat it
SkyTeam partner flights
You can also book flights on Aeromexico’s partner airlines with your Aeromexico points, but there’s a major downside to this: You can’t book partner award flights online. It’s best to first search the partner’s website for availability, and then call Aeromexico over the phone to book. Still, this could be worth the extra effort if you find a good deal.
For instance, this Delta flight from Atlanta to Mexico City costs 24,000 SkyMiles — but according to Aeromexico’s award chart, you could book it for only 18,000 Aeromexico points instead.
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Related: The best websites for searching SkyTeam award availability
Other redemptions
You can also use your Aeromexico points toward seat upgrades, checked baggage fees and other travel extras. You can do this by clicking on “Personalize”, under “My Trips”, after you have booked your flight. This is a nice option, especially when you have a few leftover Aeromexico points.
Aeromexico used to offer a “Round the World Pass,” which allowed you to visit up to 15 countries on a single itinerary, and you could book it with points. Sadly, this unique offering seems to have been discontinued.
Related: Your guide to round-the-world award tickets
Bottom line
Aeromexico Rewards may not be the most common or user-friendly loyalty program, but there are plenty of ways to earn points and some solid value to be had in award flight redemptions. Aeromexico is a good alternative to Delta and Flying Blue if you are being overcharged.
