Earn Extra American Miles for Your Back to School Shopping
The other day I wrote about the United MileagePlus Shopping portal offering bonus miles when certain levels of spend are met.
Now the American Airlines AAdvantage Shopping portal is offering a similar Back to School bonus.
You can earn:
- 500 bonus AAdvantage miles when you spend $150
- 1,000 bonus AAdvantage miles when you spend $300
- 2,000 bonus AAdvantage miles when you spend $500
The shopping bonus runs today, 7/23/17 through 8/18/17.
Spend requirements are cumulative, meaning total spend is based on all purchases made during the bonus period. You don’t have to spend $500 in one shot to earn the 2,000 bonus miles.
Here’s the fine print in case you’re interested.
There are plenty of retailers from which to pick, with varying points/dollar earning rates that will add to your AAdvantage balance on top of whichever bonus level you hit. Below are just a few…
Personally, I don’t find this deal as enticing as the United shopping bonus. Not because the bonus miles offered are less, but because – at least right now – American miles are much more difficult to use at an economical rate.
Trying to find low-level award availability – whether it’s domestic or international – on American Airlines is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. And if you do find MileSAAver availability at the rate it should be – 12,500 one-way/25,000 roundtrip in economy – the flight times are usually not the most desirable.
But, if American is your airline of choice, and AAdvantage miles your preferred award currency, then this deal will help boost your balance for your next award redemption.
