Aeroplan and Toyota Canada Inc. Announce New Partnership

MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2015 /CNW/ - Aeroplan today announced it has entered into a national multi-year partnership with Toyota Canada Inc., (TCI). In the coming months, this strategic alliance will enable Aeroplan Members to earn miles across the full automotive customer journey on all Toyota and Scion vehicles in Canada.

"We're excited to partner with Toyota Canada to bring members an innovative program in automotive with one of the most well-known brands in the world," said Kevin O'Brien, Chief Business Development Officer at Aimia in Canada.  "This new partnership will further strengthen our program offering and also enable members to earn miles during the entire ownership experience with Toyota and Scion including test drives, purchase, vehicle servicing and upgrades." 

"We are always looking for ways to add value and reward our customers," said Larry Hutchinson, Vice President, Toyota Canada Inc. "We're proud to be a part of this new partnership with Aeroplan which does exactly that. It demonstrates how making the entire ownership experience ever better for Canadians is a key commitment for us."

Further details will be made available when the partnership is launched.

About Aeroplan
Aeroplan, Canada's premier coalition loyalty program, is owned by Aimia Inc., a data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company.

Aeroplan's millions of members earn Aeroplan Miles with its growing network of over 75 world-class partners, representing more than 150 brands in the financial, retail, and travel sectors.

In 2014, approximately 2.7 million rewards were issued to members including 1.9 million flights on Air Canada and Star Alliance carriers which offer travel to more than 1,300 destinations worldwide. In addition to flights, members also have access to over 1,000 exciting specialty, merchandise, hotel, car rental and experiential rewards.

For more information about Aeroplan, please visit www.aeroplan.com or www.aimia.com.

About Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles.  Toyota has sold over 4.6 million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 285 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships.  Toyota is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, dependability and reliability in the vehicles Canadians drive and the service they receive.  TCI's head office is located in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver.  Toyota operates two manufacturing facilities in Canada. Having produced more than six million vehicles, popular Canadian models built at these facilities include Toyota RAV4, Toyota Corolla, Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid.

For more details on Toyota Canada and Scion Canada, please visit www.toyota.ca and www.scion.ca.

 

SOURCE Aeroplan

For further information: Christa Poole, Aeroplan, 416-352-3745, christa.poole@aimia.com; Alice Young Jeon, Toyota Canada Inc., 416-438-6320 x 2715, aliceyoung_jeon@toyota.ca