AAdvantage® MileUp Card Review: A Mediocre Option for Earning AA Miles With No Annual Fee by Jenna Hansen April 27, 2024 0 The American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card is an okay option with no annual fee and a few benefits. It earns 2X on AA purchases and at grocery stores. If you're trying to earn AA miles in as many ways as possible, then you might consider adding this card to your collection. Otherwise, there are better options for benefits. However, for those wanting to earn miles with no annual fee, you might be interested.
AA Shopping Portal Can Supercharge Your Miles by Tyler Glatt April 13, 2024 43 American Airlines offers a lucrative online shopping portal called AAdvantage® eShopping. Use this portal to supercharge your AA earnings with minimal effort and no additional spending. In this post, we'll walk you through how using the AA portal could earn you a ton of miles on your regular purchases and accelerate your path to elite status.
AAdvantage® Dining Offers 150 Bonus Miles With OpenTable Bookings by Skye Class April 11, 2024 0 AAdvantage Dining has a new promotion to earn 150 bonus miles per advanced booking with OpenTable reservations. This bonus is an addition to the normal miles you earn through the dining portal. This is yet another benefit to one of the best ways to earn miles and keep them from expiring: eating. Here are the details.
Complete Guide to American Airlines AAdvantage® Loyalty Points by Ryan Smith and Tyler Glatt March 10, 2024 8 If you're after American Airlines AAdvantage® elite status, you'll need to focus on one thing: Loyalty Points. In this comprehensive guide, we look at the many ways to earn Loyalty Points — what counts and what doesn't — to help you on your way toward AAdvantage elite status. Let's dig into the many ways to earn American Airlines Loyalty Points — and the ways that don't yield any elite status earnings.
How the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ Card Improves the AAdvantage Business Program by Samantha Holland March 10, 2024 7 American Airlines launched their new Business AAdvantage program late last year. Now that the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® waives the Business AAdvantage requirements. even more people can participate in the program in order to earn points, miles and status faster. Learn more about how to enroll if you're a new or current cardholder and other perks of this valuable business card.
You Can Now Upgrade Qantas Flights with AAdvantage® Miles by Tyler Glatt March 5, 2024 0 One of the teased changes to the AAdvantage frequent flyer program for 2024 was mileage upgrades on partner airlines. Sure enough, American just introduced mileage upgrades on Qantas-operated flights. Here's what we know so far about this just-introduced redemption option.
American Airlines Announces AAdvantage Program Changes for 2024 by JT Genter January 9, 2024 2 Today, American Airlines announced tweaks to its AAdvantage loyalty program for the 2024 membership year. Changes include a new Loyalty Point Rewards choice at 15,000 Loyalty Points, less-restrictive basic economy fares, and using AAdvantage miles to upgrade on partner airlines. Here's what's been shared so far about these changes.
Citi AAdvantage® Executive Credit Card Review: Top-Flight Perks for AA Fans by Jenna Hansen December 19, 2023 4 If you fly American Airlines on a regular basis and you like to hit the Admirals Club® lounge pre-flight, there is only one credit card you need on your application list. The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard® provides a complimentary Admirals Club® Lounge membership for the primary cardholder, plus additional memberships for up to 10 authorized users, as well as numerous other perks. Learn more in our detailed review of this card.
American Airlines Adjusts How Card Spending Counts Toward AAdvantage Status by Tyler Glatt December 7, 2023 0 American Airlines has made an incremental adjustment to how credit card spending counts towards AAdvantage elite status. With the changes, statement closing dates will no longer factor into which status qualification year your Loyalty Points will be credited to. Now, you can spend towards this year's status qualification until February 29, 2024, regardless of when your statement closes.
AA Just Announced New Mileage Earnings Rates on Japan Airlines for 2024 by Tyler Glatt December 4, 2023 0 American Airlines is amending the mileage earning rates for Japan Airlines flights for 2024 and beyond. Thankfully, the impending changes are overwhelmingly positive, thanks to more base miles and higher cabin bonuses. Here's a look at all of the impending changes.
Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® Review: Benefits Justify the Fee by Ian Snyder July 18, 2025 26 Leverage your business expenses to fly for free on American Airlines with the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard®, thanks to its everyday earnings and solid welcome bonus. Plus, enjoy a suite of benefits when you fly American that can more than pay for the card each year.
What You Need to Know About Bask Bank’s Miles- and Cash-Interest Savings Accounts by JT Genter November 7, 2025 4 Bask Bank burst onto the points and miles scene in early 2020 with a revolutionary new mileage-earning savings account. Since then, Bask has launched a cash-interest savings account and raised the interest rates on both accounts several times. From earning rates and sign-up bonuses to whether it's better to earn miles or interest, here's what you need to know about Bask Bank savings accounts — including a bonus of 10,000 bonus miles if you sign up by November 30, 2025 and meet deposit requirements.
AAdvantage® Cardholders: Get Bonus Miles & Loyalty Points on AA Purchases (Targeted) by Skye Class October 27, 2023 0 AAdvantage® cardholders have a promotion to earn bonus miles and Loyalty Points on American Airlines purchases in November. Registration closes on November 6, so you'll need to act quickly. Here are the details.
Applications ‘Paused’ on Another American Airlines Credit Card. Here Are Your Remaining Options. by JT Genter October 7, 2023 2 The AAdvantage® Aviator® World Elite Business Mastercard® has been unavailable for the past few days. Barclays has now confirmed to AwardWallet that it's "pausing new applications" for this card as it explores "future enhancements" to the card. Here's what we know so far and your other American Airlines credit card options in the meantime.
American Airlines Rental Car Promotion: Up to 2,000 Miles and 5X Loyalty Points by Skye Class September 22, 2023 2 American Airlines allows members to earn bonus miles on Avis and Budget car rentals, and now there is a promotion for extra earnings. Through October 31, 2023, earn up to 5,000 bonus miles, plus double base miles and Loyalty Points.
Mileage Earnings, Status Benefits, Lounge Access Ending Date Revealed in American, JetBlue Breakup by JT Genter September 14, 2023 0 The next phase of the forced breakup of American Airlines and JetBlue's Northeast Alliance was just unveiled. Starting early next year, American Airlines AAdvantage members will no longer earn AAdvantage miles, qualify for lounge access, or enjoy elite status perks when flying on JetBlue flights. Here's the latest details of the Northeast Alliance breakup.
Why I’m No Longer Crediting Flights to the American Airlines AAdvantage Program by JT Genter August 31, 2023 9 I've earned AAdvantage elite status each year since 2015 — including Executive Platinum elite status in all but one year. However, I'm giving up on it. After recent changes to American Airlines' elite status qualification, I'm going to switch, earning Oneworld elite status through another program. Here's what's finally causing me to "break up" with American Airlines and my new strategy going forward.
Which Citi American Airlines AAdvantage® Credit Card is Right for You? by Ryan Smith August 24, 2023 6 Citi offers several types of American Airlines AAdvantage® credit cards. So how do you decide which card is right for you? Here is a comparison of the benefits, perks, and fees associated with the cards to help you understand what ongoing value they provide beyond just the welcome offer. There's likely a card that fits in everyone's wallet, so let us help you decide.
American Airlines To Add Revenue-Based Earnings on British Airways and Iberia by Carissa Rawson August 21, 2023 1 American Airlines will be changing how you earn miles with British Airways and Iberia starting October 18, 2023. Travel after this date will earn miles based on the fare you've paid rather than the distance you've flown, matching American's policy for its own flights.
Earn Up to 90,000 AAdvantage Miles on Flights to Doha [Targeted] by Skye Class August 18, 2023 0 A new promotion allows AAdvantage members to earn up to 90,000 bonus miles on Qatar Airways codeshare flights between the U.S. and Doha, Qatar. This is a targeted promotion, so you'll need to check your email to register. Earn up to 15,000 bonus miles per flight depending on fare class, with a maximum of 6 flights before November 17, 2023. Here are the details.
American Airlines (Re)Adds Free Award Changes for Certain AAdvantage Awards by JT Genter July 19, 2023 5 As part of its switch to dynamic award pricing, American Airlines sunsetted a flyer-friendly policy: Free AAdvantage award changes. Going forward, all AAdvantage awards would be treated like the now-retired Web Special awards. Today, American Airlines is reversing course. On certain eligible AAdvantage awards, you'll now be able to change your award flights without having to cancel, refund, and rebook your flights. Here are the details of this policy change.
Act Now: Book AAdvantage Awards, Codeshare Flights Before Northeast Alliance Breakup by JT Genter July 14, 2023 2 Today, American Airlines announced an initial breakup timeline of its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. Travelers have less than a week to book AAdvantage awards on JetBlue, book codeshare flights, or change their loyalty number in existing bookings. Here's a breakdown of what that means and what you might want to do in the next week.
Changes Coming to American Airlines Admirals Clubs® and Citi AA Executive Card by Ryan Smith March 26, 2025 1 American Airlines and Citi just announced a slew of changes to Admirals Club® membership costs and the benefits and fees of the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard®. Thankfully, some of the negative changes don't take effect for another two weeks, giving you time to plan. But these changes see the elimination of one of our favorite credit card perks. Are the changes worth the additional fees? Let's dig into the changes to see.
The Winners and Losers of American Airlines First Class Upgrade Changes by JT Genter June 6, 2023 1 Effective June 9, 2023, American Airlines is making some big changes to how complimentary upgrades work for AAdvantage elites. Starting then, all elite members will be eligible for complimentary upgrades on American Airlines award tickets. However, anytime there are changes to who gets a limited supply, there are going to be winners and losers. Let's dig into the details of what's changing and review who this benefits and who's losing out.
American Airlines Now Offering Mileage Discount When Booking Round-Trip Awards by JT Genter May 11, 2023 3 You can now save AAdvantage miles by booking a round-trip! American Airlines is pricing round-trip awards at significantly fewer miles than two one-way awards. On flights to Europe, a round-trip costs as much as 26,000 fewer miles than two one-way bookings. Here's everything we know so far about this new development and how you can take advantage of it.
American Airlines Award Deals: US to Europe From 21k in Economy, 56k Biz Class, 66k First by Ryan Smith May 11, 2023 4 Looking for a great award deal using AA miles? We are currently seeing economy awards between the U.S. and Europe for as few as 21,000 miles each way on American Airlines. Or, snag business class award availability in early 2024 for 56k miles each way. There's even Flagship First Class from 66k miles each way!
AA Introduces Dynamic Pricing, Eliminates Saver and Award Charts by Sam Helmy May 5, 2023 4 American Airlines recently announced a move to a dynamic award pricing model, eliminating its MileSAAver Off Peak, MileSAAver, AAnutime Level 1, and AAnytime Level 2 awards and rebranding its Web Specials as simply Flight Awards. Here's what these changes actually mean for travelers.
Wide-Open Availability: Book Etihad First Online From 62.5K AA Miles by Carissa Rawson May 4, 2023 2 Etihad's business and first class award flights are in high demand and often impossible to find. Now, book these sought-after awards online via American Airlines with routes from the U.S. and worldwide. Costs start at 62,500 miles and range up to 115,000 miles for the longest flights.