American Airlines is giving away bonus miles for specific spending thresholds on their shopping portal for the Christmas season. Through December 2, you can earn bonus miles in 3 tiers: This essentially breaks down to an extra 10 points/dollar as long as you…
American Airlines has traditionally allowed people to purchase status at the end of each year if you missed the qualifications by some narrow or wide margin. But, they’ve never allowed the straight purchase of EQMs. Despite this recent announcement about additional options to earn…
I’ve been an Executive Platinum member with American Airlines for quite some time now. I think 2007 is probably the last year that I didn’t log 100,000 miles to retain/obtain EXP status. I truly value it as the best airline status amongst the legacy…
Thanks to my Dad (Poppa Pizza!) I’m giving away a one-day pass to the Admirals Club today. The pass expires December 31, 2013 so if you can’t use it by then please don’t enter. Pretty simple giveaway. Leave a comment on this thread of…
As a middle-class Italian family growing up in New York our family lead a simple, enjoyable life. We didn’t go on extravagant vacations or buy luxurious things, but we enjoyed what we had. My grandmother used to prepare for Christmas every year in…
It’s been well over a decade since I started collecting miles and points. It’s been over two decades that I’ve been obsessed with interested in travel. Back in the day when I first started learning about miles and points, bulletin boards were the only…
Elite Rewards is one of those programs that AAdvantage offers each year that I’ve never actually been in a position to take advantage of. You see, American has a system that not only tracks how many miles and segments you’ve flown, but a system…
Pretty straightforward. The American Airlines AAdvantage shopping portal is offering a 1,000 mile bonus for spending $35 in the month of September. It seems to be a targeted offer from the way it’s worded but the handful of people I’ve spoken to all…
Are you an American Airlines AAdvantage member? How about a Business Extra member? Business Extra is a program American has had around for quite some time. 16 years, to be exact (more on that in a minute). Essentially, you apply for a Business Extra…
Okay, so it’s not quite mid-year anymore. Let’s call this the mid-August review. I started out the year with two plans: 1. I would fly less. 2. I would fly predominantly on American Airlines. I haven’t done a good job with either of those…