American
One World Alliance
One World Alliance
Welcome Bonus: 10K Points and $50 after $500 in purchases in 3 months
Key Benefits: 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines, Grocery Stores
Annual Fee: $0
Welcome Bonus: 50K Points after $2500 in purchases in 3 months
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, preferred boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines, Grocery Stores, and Gas Stations
Annual Fee: $99, waived in first year
Welcome Bonus: 50K Points after $5000 in purchases in 3 months
Key Benefits: Admirals Club membership for you and up to 10 authroized users, TSA Pre Check / Global Entry credit, First checked bag free, priority boarding, priority check in, priority screening, 25% off on inflight purchases, Loyalty Point Bonus
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines
Annual Fee: $450
Welcome Bonus: 65K Points after $4000 in purchases in 4 months
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, priority boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases, and wifi
Multipliers 2X on American Airlines, Gas Stations, Car Rentals, Telecommunication and Cable providers.
Annual Fee: $99, waived in the first year
Welcome Bonus: NA - can only product change
Key Benefits: 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 1X Points on American Airlines, 0.5X Points on everything else
Annual Fee: $0
Welcome Bonus: NA - can only product change
Key Benefits: 25% off on inflight purchases
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines
Annual Fee: $49
Welcome Bonus: 60K Points after one purchase in 90 days
Key Benefits: First checked bag free, priority boarding, 25% off on inflight purchases, and wifi, $25 in wifi credits
Multipliers: 2X Points on American Airlines
Annual Fee: $99
Welcome Bonus: NA - can only product change
Key Benefits: $25 credit a day for food and beverages on AA flights, $50 per year in wifi credits, TSA Pre Check / Global Entry credit, First checked bag free, priority boarding, Loyalty Point Bonus
Multipliers: 3X on American Airlines, 2X Points on Hotels and Car Rentals
Annual Fee: $199
Citi Cards best for earning miles
Alaska Miles > American Miles
Alaska Miles are in general better for redeeming on american flights than American miles. Both miles are great and have great value. No issue earning both types. Also Alaska miles can be bought for 1.85 CPP.
Alaska and American have reciperical status. Go for Alaska if you fly long distance. Go for American is spend a lot of Money. Alaska 20K-100K Miles to gain status, American $40K - $175K dollars spent to gain status
Admiral Club Membership
AAdvantage Executive
Frequent Flyer of AA
AAdvantage Aviator Silver - $25 per day in food and drinks, 3X miles
Casual Flyer
AAdvantage Aviator Red & AAdvantage Platinum Select
Premier Status Boosters
AAdvantage Aviator Silver - 15K Loyalty points after 50K spend
AAdvantage Executive - 10K Loyalty points after 40K spend
Requirments: AA Status Gold or Better & AA Credit Card (Executive Preferred)
Book AA Hotels at 20 Miles / Loyalty Point per dollar
AA Executive card gives 10 Miles per dollar & 1 Loyalty Point per dollar
Loyalty Points - Hotel Cost - Benefit
10.5 - $500
21 - $1000
31.5 - $1500
42 - $2000 - Gold
52.5 - $2500
62.5 - Executive Bump & 20% Boost
75 - $3000 - Platinum / One World Sapphire
87.5 - $3500
100 - $4000
110 - Executive Bump & 30% Boost
113.5 - $4500
127 - $5000 - Platinum Pro / One World Emerald
140.5 - $5500
154 - $6000
167.5 - $6500
181 - $7000 - 2 System Wide Upgrades
194.5 - $7500
208 - $8000 - Executive Platinum / Emerald
221.5 - $8500
235 - $9000
248.5 - $9500 - 4 System Wide Upgrades
AA Executive Card Anual Fee - $10000
In the End, 10K in hotel spend =
American Executive Platiniium
One World Emerald
Alaska Airlines 100K (for upgrades)
345K American Miles + AA Executive sign up bonus
10K dollars worth of hotel stays (value a lttle less maybe 7K)
6 System Wide Upgrades
You can use your AA miles on these partner airlines. Often you can find a better point deal with a partner on the same flight.
American Airlines
Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
Finnair
Iberia
Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Royal Air Morac
Royal Jordanian Airlines
SriLankan Airlines
Air Tahiti Nui
Cape Air
China Southern Airlines
Etihad Airways
Fiji Airways
GOL Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
JetBlue
Silver Airways