The deal
In honor of France vs. Morocco playing today, here are some last-minute summer business class deals to France or Morocco. You can fly Air Canada business class from Montreal (YUL) to various cities in France (Lyon, Nantes, Toulouse) and also to Morocco (Casablanca). These flights are around ~65-66k points in business class each way and appear to only be bookable through Air Canada’s Aeroplan program.
There’s also some availability to other European destinations including Porto, Portugal and Venice, Italy. Sadly, Ronaldo is out of what was likely his last World Cup (although I could see Portugal calling him up in 2030 on the bench due to being a host nation) and Italy hasn’t participated since 2014 😆😆!!
Fly Air Canada business class to Europe & Africa for ~65k each way this summer
Routes: YUL/CMN; YUL/LYS; YUL/NTE; YUL/TLS; YUL/OPO; YUL/VCE
Airline: Air Canada
Programs to book with: Air Canada Aeroplan
Travel timeline: July-August 2026
Cost: Starting at ~65k points + around $34-175 in tax/fees one way
Transfer partners: American Express, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Rove
Summary: Fly Air Canada business class for as low as ~65k points each way
Why I like this deal: 1) Handful of dates with 2 seats; 2) great price for business class; 3) last-minute summer getaway!; and 4) unique routes.
Dates with 2+ business class seats
YUL-CMN (Casablanca)
July: 13, 14, 28, 31
August: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-14, 16, 18, 19, 21-23, 25, 26
CMN-YUL (Casablanca)
July: 15, 16, 20-24, 26-29
August: 5, 6, 9, 11, 13-15, 25-30
YUL-LYS (Lyon)
July: 18, 23, 30
August: 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 17
LYS-YUL (Lyon)
August: 18, 21, 27, 28
YUL-NTE (Nantes)
July: 29
August: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 21, 24
NTE-YUL (Nantes)
August: 18, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31
YUL-OPO (Porto)
July: 21, 25, 27, 28
August: 7, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22
OPO-YUL (Porto)
July: 23, 28, 29
August: 2, 19, 20, 26
YUL-TLS (Toulouse)
July: 10, 13
August: 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 19, 24
TLS-YUL (Toulouse)
August: 20-22, 25, 27, 29
YUL-VCE (Venice)
July: 25, 28, 30
August: 4, 11, 13, 15
VCE-YUL (Venice)
August: 20, 25, 27
Cost breakdown
Air Canada: Starting at ~65k points + $34-175 in tax/fees. Spend an extra 14k points to make the flight freely changeable/cancellable. Otherwise $75 CAD for changes and $150 CAD to cancel per ticket.
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Rove
Tip: Air Canada Aeroplan has a great stopover program, where you can have a stopover before going to your next destination. It costs 5k points per ticket to add a stopover
How to search and book?
1) Manually search for dates on Air Canada’s website. You need an account and need to be signed in to search.
2) Put in destinations, dates, and number of passengers. Also choose “Book with Aeroplan points”. Then hit search.
Source: Air Canada
3) After searching, the site will show what is available, and what the cost is. Confirm availability, then transfer points and book!
Source: Air Canada
4) Air Canada has 2 separate business class award fare types. The “Standard Award” is ~65k points and has a $150 CAD cancel fee and $100 CAD change fee. Pay an extra 14k points for free changes & cancellations with the “Latitude Reward”.
Source: Air Canada
Source: Air Canada
Quirks of the deal
This deal obviously works best if you are based out of Montreal or can position to Montreal. You can also book these awards for ~75k points each way out of select US cities. But Air Canada’s routing rules are annoying and don’t make it easy for a US-YUL-XXX routing. They want you to fly US1→US2→YUL→XXX for 75k points or charge a lot more for what logically is the easy routing. See below for example.
If you want to fly Chicago to Casablanca on August 6, Air Canada wants you to fly ORD→CMH→YUL→CMN, and it will cost 75k points. Logically, I would think that means you could book CMH→YUL→CMN for 75k points as well, a nice deal for the people in the great state of Ohio!
Source: Air Canada
But wait! If I search CMH-CMN on the same day (August 6), Air Canada wants 121.6k miles for the CMH→YUL→CMN flight… Ugh!!! And no, you can’t just book from ORD and not get on at ORD and get on at CMH instead Your ticket will be 99% likely to be cancelled.
Source: Air Canada
Air Canada business class
Currently, these routes are on Air Canada’s newer A321XLR in a 1-1 layout or a 787 with a 1-2-1 layout. Regardless of plane type, the seats are lay-flat and all have direct aisle access.
A321 business class
Source: Aerolopa (left), Air Canada (right)
787 business class
Source: Aerolopa (left), One Mile at a Time (right)
Reviews + details
A321XLR quick review (Reddit)
787 review YYZ-VIE (Milesopedia)
787 review LHR-YUL (Jettoajet)
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I started the idea of Find Flights for Me back in 2023 to help educate and inspire people to use their credit card points more effectively, with a focus on using points to fly business and first class flights.
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