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Starting in 2022, you no longer need to keep track of earning American Airlines elite status progress with Elite Qualifying Miles, Elite Qualifying Dollars, and Elite Qualifying Segments. Instead, American Airlines introduced Loyalty Points that you can simply earn towards status.ย
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How does American Airlines Loyalty Points status work?
- One (1) eligible AAdvantage mile earns you one (1) Loyalty Point towards status with American Airlines.ย
- You can earn Loyalty Points whenever you fly, use an American Airlines co-brand credit card for purchases, or earn miles through AAdvantage partners such as eShopping, Dining, SimpyMiles, Retailers, Vacation Packages, Hotels, Rental Cars, and Cruises.ย
How many Loyalty Points do you need to earn status with American Airlines?ย
- AAdvantage Gold requires 30,000 Loyalty Points
- AAdvantage Platinumย requires 75,000 Loyalty Points
- AAdvantage Platinum Proย requires 125,000 Loyalty Points
- AAdvantage Executive Platinumย requires 200,000 Loyalty Points
What are the benefits of each American Airlines status?
- Complimentary upgrades on flights 500 miles or less
- 24-hour upgrade window
- 40% status mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra Seats at check-in
- Complimentary Preferred Seats
- 1 free checked bag
- oneworld Ruby status
- Complimentary upgrades on flights 500 miles or less
- 48-hour upgrade window
- 60% status mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seats
- 2 free checked bags
- oneworld Sapphire
- 1 elite choice reward
- Complimentary upgrades on American and Alaska Airlines
- 72-hour upgrade window
- 80% status mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seats
- 3 free checked bags
- oneworld Emerald
- 2 elite choice rewards
- Complimentary upgrades on American and Alaska Airlines
- 100-hour upgrade window
- 120% status mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seats
- 3 free checked bags
- oneworld Emerald
American Airlines Loyalty Choice Rewards
- Level 1 requires 125,000 Loyalty Points
- Level 2 requires 200,000 Loyalty Points
- Level 3 requires 350,000 Loyalty Points
- Level 4 requires 550,000 Loyalty Points
- Level 5 requires 750,000 Loyalty Points
- Admiral Club day-pass
- AAdvantage bonus miles
- Systemwide upgradesย
Earning American Airlines Status With Loyalty Points
Flying With American Airlines
- AAdvantage Member earns 5 Loyalty Points per dollar.
- AAdvantage Gold earns 7 Loyalty Points per dollar.
- AAdvantage Platinum earns 8 Loyalty Points per dollar.
- AAdvantage Platinum Pro earns 9 Loyalty Points per dollar.
- AAdvantage Executive Platinum earns 11 Loyalty Points per dollar.ย
Flying With oneworld & Other AAโs Airline Partners
- Alaska Airlinesย
- British Airwaysย
- Cathay Pacificย
- Finnairย
- Iberiaย
- Japan Airlinesย
- Malaysia Airlinesย
- Qantasย
- Qatar Airwaysย
- Royal Air Marocย
- Royal Jordanian Airlinesย
- Air Tahiti Nuiย
- Cape Airย
- China Southern Airlinesย
- Etihad Airwaysย
- Fiji Airwaysย
- GOL Airlinesย
- Hawaiian Airlinesย
- JetBlueย
- Silver Airwaysย
Using American Airlines Credit Cards
Citi
- Citi American Airlines AAdvantage MileUp Card
- Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite MasterCard
- Citi Business AAdvantage Platinum Select Mastercard
- Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard
- Citi AAdvantage Gold Card
Barclays
- Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Silver World Elite Mastercard
- Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
- Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Blue World Elite Mastercard
- Barclays AAdvantage Aviator World Elite Business Mastercard
Shopping Online Via AAdvantage eShopping
Using Mastercard to Shop With American Airlines SimplyMiles
- You must join the SimplyMiles with your American Airlines AAdvantage account first.ย
- After successful enrollment, add a Mastercard to your profile.
- Find all participating merchants or brands via the SimpleMiles portal and activate each offer before making your purchases.
- Shop online or in-store from the merchants or brands that you activated the offer, and make sure to use the Mastercard that was registered to make the purchase to earn AA miles for Loyalty Points.
Spending With AA Partner Retailers
Dining with AAdvantage Dining
- You join the AAdvantage Dining.
- Sometimes, AAdvantage Dining offers new members bonus too.ย
- After successful enrollment, add a credit card or a debit card to your dining profile.ย
- I recommend adding credit cards that earn you the most in rewards points for either the dining category or they currently have bonus points promotions.ย
- Search for a participating restaurant, bar, or club.ย
- Every time you dine there and use the registered payment card to pay for your dining bill, you will earn AA miles eligible for Loyalty Points towards American Airlines status.ย
Buying Vacation Packages
Booking Hotels
- HYATT
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American Airlines has a unique partnership with Hyatt. You can earn both Hyatt points, and 1 AA mile per dollar spent with Hyatt. The maximum AA miles you can earn is 10,000 miles per year.
- MARRIOTT
- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)
- WYNDHAM
- Rocketmiles
- PointsHound
- American Airlines Hotels
- More information on earning AA miles with hotels
Renting Cars
- AVIS
- BUDGET
- PAYLESS
- ALAMO
- NATIONAL
- DOLLAR
- HERTZ
- THRIFTY
Taking Cruises
Earning with Miles for Opinions
Transactions that Do NOT Earn Loyalty Points
- Bonus miles earned from special promotions
- Miles from Buy, Gift, Transfer transactions
- Government taxes, fees, and other charges associated with buying a ticket do not count toward earning AAdvantage miles and do not count toward earning Loyalty Points.
- Conversion of another program currency to AAdvantage miles
- For AAdvantage credit cards, โacceleratorsโ or โmultipliersโ such as extra miles for purchases in specific categories, with specific merchants (such as American Airlines purchases) or purchases made abroad
- AAdvantage credit cards new account or welcome bonuses, spend bonuses, etc.
- American Airlines credit cardโsย sign-up bonuses
- Miles earned with Bask Bank
When Do American Airlines Loyalty Points Reset?
- In 2022, you have 14 months from January 2022 through February 2023 to earn American Airlines Loyalty Points.ย
- After 2022, you have 12 months from March through February to earn American Airlines Loyalty Points.ย
- Earned American Airlines status is valid for the rest of the year in which youโve earned it, plus the following year and an additional three months after that.ย
- For example, if you earned American Airlinesย AAdvantage Executive Platinum in 2022, it will be valid until March 31, 2024. You will have to earn enough Loyalty Points in the 2024 year to re-qualify.ย
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