Aeromexico Rewards: How to earn and redeem points, elite status and more

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Aeromexico Rewards (formerly Club Premier) may not be the first loyalty program on most travelers' radar, but it has a lot of potential. With the U.S. legacy carriers adopting revenue-based earning structures and elite status tiers, it's become increasingly important to look to foreign carriers to find value. This is especially true for frequent SkyTeam travelers who have seen an incredible amount of value wiped out of two of the alliance's most prominent loyalty programs, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles and Air France-KLM Flying Blue, which were two of the first programs to switch to dynamic award pricing.

If you're looking for a new program for SkyTeam redemptions, look no further than Aeromexico Rewards. 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.

What is Aeromexico Rewards?

Aeromexico is a founding member of SkyTeam and the first airline to offer a frequent flyer program in Latin America. Its old loyalty program, Club Premier, offered solid value despite some quirks — like using kilometers instead of miles as its rewards currency, which, as you'd expect, created some confusion in the points and miles world.

But the program has seen several improvements since its recent overhaul and rechristening as Aeromexico Rewards. It now uses a currency called Aeromexico Rewards points (which are thankfully not related to distance, either metric or imperial), points no longer expire, and there are more options than ever to redeem them for free travel. Plus, members can earn points, redeem points and access elite perks not only on Aeromexico flights, but on flights with its SkyTeam alliance partners.

Aeromexico elite status tiers

Aeromexico Rewards offers four tiers of elite status: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Titanium. You can reach the next level by earning a certain number of points or taking a certain number of flights, whichever happens first — we'll cover this in more detail in the next section.

All Aeromexico elite members receive priority check-in and one free checked bag (or an additional bag if your fare includes a free bag); they also earn bonus points on flights (basic members earn 8 points per U.S. dollar). 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. Being guaranteed an award ticket as long as there are available seats on the plane? We wish more airlines offered something similar.

How to qualify for Aeromexico elite status

Here's what it takes to achieve each level of status:

Status tierRequirements (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	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. Only base points are eligible; bonus points earned through elite status don't qualify. A flight segment is defined as a flight between two cities — so a round-trip flight with one layover in each direction would give you four segments.

As with many airlines, basic economy fares (Class V or equivalent) are not considered eligible flight segments and do not earn eligible points toward status. 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 also offers something called "Recover Your Level," which allows you to request your current status or lower for another year "in the event that an extraordinary situation has prevented you from flying."

Earning Aeromexico Rewards points

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. But you can still earn points the old-fashioned way — by flying — and Aeromexico's airline partners give you several options to do that.

Earn points by flying

In its Club Premier days, Aeromexico awarded kilometers based on a complicated distance-based earning chart. You could earn anywhere from 25% to 200% of the distance you flew, depending on the fare class you purchased and which country you visited. Thankfully, the new Aeromexico Rewards program has switched to a simpler revenue-based system.

Basic members of Aeromexico Rewards earn 8 points per dollar spent on flights. This applies to the base fare only, not including taxes and fees. If you hold elite status, you'll earn bonus points as well: 2 points per dollar for Silver, 3 points per dollar for Gold, 5 points per dollar for Platinum and 8 points per dollar for Titanium.

You can also earn points on flights operated by any SkyTeam airline. If you purchase your ticket through another SkyTeam carrier's site, just select Aeromexico Rewards as your frequent flyer program before you book. Aeromexico has a handful of non-SkyTeam codeshare partners as well, including LATAM and WestJet.

Keep in mind that when you fly with partner airlines, whether or not they're in SkyTeam, the points-earning structure works a little differently. Each carrier has its own earnings chart based on fare class and miles flown.

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 partners with a number of popular transferable rewards currencies. Here are the most lucrative ones:

Transfer partnerTransfer 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 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® from American Express and the American Express® Gold Card.

Meanwhile, Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou points offer a solid transfer ratio of 1:1. Popular cards that earn these currencies include the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card, Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card, and Citi Strata Premier℠ Card (see rates and fees).

World of Hyatt's transfer ratio isn't quite as good, but since Hyatt is a transfer partner of Bilt Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards (neither of which offers transfers directly to Aeromexico Rewards), travelers who collect those currencies can convert their rewards into Aeromexico points. You can transfer your Bilt Points or Ultimate Rewards points to Hyatt at a 1:1 rate and then transfer your Hyatt points to Aeromexico at a 5:4 rate.

You can transfer Aeromexico points from several other hotel rewards programs, but we don't recommend this because of their low transfer 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.

Earn points with credit cards

Aeromexico offers a line of cobranded credit cards, including three issued by American Express. However, these seem mostly geared toward Mexico residents; the welcome bonuses aren't available on "cards issued abroad."

As a result, most U.S.-based travelers will find it more practical to use a card that earns transferable rewards for their everyday spending and transfer their rewards to Aeromexico when needed. This strategy will allow you to earn more rewards and give you more flexibility when redeeming them.

Earn points on hotel stays

Many hotel rewards programs allow you to not only convert your hotel points into Aeromexico points but also earn Aeromexico points on your stay in lieu of hotel points. Here are a few common examples:

Hotel programAeromexico Rewards points earned

IHG One Rewards	1.1 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. For example, say you spent four nights at a Hyatt property costing $250 per night, for a total of $1,000 before taxes and 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.

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 companyAeromexico 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.

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

Unlike many frequent flyer programs these days, Aeromexico Rewards still uses an award chart — sort of.

There are two types of award fares: "Classic Aeromexico Rewards Ticket" and "Aeromexico Rewards Ticket with a dynamic fare." The Classic tickets follow a published award chart, which you can find on Aeromexico's website. This chart prices fares depending on destination, cabin class, and low season versus high season. The high season includes the "Easter Period" (in 2024, this was from March 14 to April 8), the "Summer Period" (July 1 to Aug. 31, 2024) and the "Christmas period" (Dec. 11, 2024, to Jan. 8, 2025). The low season encompasses all other dates.

According to Aeromexico's website, these fixed-price award tickets are limited in availability.

As for the dynamic fares, members can book flights with Aeromexico, Delta, KLM and Air France only. The cost of the flight will depend on the destination, cabin class, flight availability and demand; there is more widespread availability for dynamically priced award tickets.

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.

As a result, it can be tough to predict the price of the award ticket you're after. As with other airlines that use dynamic pricing models, you'll probably have to spend some time searching to find the best deals and flight routes that follow the Classic award chart.

It is possible to search for award flights on Aeromexico's site by going to this link (make sure you're logged into your Aeromexico Rewards account), but technical issues were common when we searched. 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.

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. You'll have to search for award availability on the partner's site first, then call Aeromexico to book over the phone. 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.

Other redemptions

You can also use your Aeromexico points toward seat upgrades, checked baggage fees and other travel extras. Once you've booked a flight, you can add these by logging into the website or app and clicking "Personalize" in the "My Trips" section. 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.

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. If you find yourself getting price-gouged by Delta or Flying Blue, Aeromexico can offer a great alternative.

Editorial disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.

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