Dear American Airlines AAdvantage elite status: We're done. It's me, not you \u2014 or whatever I'm supposed to say. You might have won over some high-spending infrequent travelers with your switch to Loyalty Points. But, I'm out.<\/p>\n
After your recent changes to Loyalty Points<\/a> and switch to revenue-based earnings for partners<\/a>, I'm exploring other opportunities. Feel free to let me know if you have a change of heart and plan to reward travelers for flying like you did for decades.<\/p>\n Here's why I'm no longer pursuing American Airlines AAdvantage elite status<\/a> \u2014 even after earning high-level AAdvantage elite status each year since 2016.<\/p>\n In 2021, American Airlines introduced<\/a> a new way to earn AAdvantage elite status. Rather than earning status based on how much you flew, American Airlines introduced a new Loyalty Points game<\/a>.<\/p>\n Under this new frequent It's a brilliant strategy… if you're an airline whose primary goal is to sell miles to mileage partners. If you actually care about generating loyalty with flyers, I'd argue it's not such a good strategy. And indeed, reports indicate that the new crop of Executive Platinum fliers are downright clueless<\/a>.<\/p>\n Personally, I'm not going to dedicate $17,000 per month in credit card spending on an American Airlines credit card to get top-tier elite status. I'd much rather earn a slew of credit card sign-up bonuses<\/a> rather than spend on a mostly 1x-earning AAdvantage credit card. And there are only so many times you can sign up for a Motley Fool subscription.<\/p>\n In the past, I might "mileage run" a $240 roundtrip fare from NYC to Paris.<\/p>\n But here's how wild the @americanair<\/a> Loyalty Points scheme is. Even flying this deal 10x (even after an 80% elite status bonus!) would earn fewer elite status credits than just signing up for Motley Fool pic.twitter.com\/hrijAyCIBr<\/a><\/p>\n — JT Genter (@JTGenter) July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe American Airlines Loyalty Points Game<\/span><\/h2>\n
flyer<\/del>\u00a0spender elite earning system, you no longer need to fly to earn elite AAdvantage elite status! Instead, American Airlines now awards elite status to anyone who spends enough on an American Airlines credit card<\/a>, through a hotel booking platform, or via shopping portals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n