American Airlines will eliminate its old elite status requirements. Instead, members will earn elite status through a simple metric known as Loyalty Points.
Regardless of your travel style, points and miles are an excellent way to save money on travel. The right points balance can help you upgrade flights, book your next cruise or set off for an all-inclusive vacation, all while bringing your cost as close to zero as possible. Even if you ...
At the same time, American announced that starting with tickets issued on May 1, customers will have to buy tickets directly from the airline or its partner carriers or from preferred online travel agencies if they want to earn points in its AAdvantage loyalty pro...
One final way that I expect to earn Loyalty Points isAmerican Airlines credit cards. The American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® was my only American Airlines card until recently. This card earns 2 miles per dollar spent at grocery stores and on eligible American Airlines purchases, and 1 m...
American Airlines is cancelingchanges that it planned to make to its booking experience, which would have seen some passengers become ineligible for earning miles or Loyalty Points. Under the originally planned changes, passengers on American would only earn frequent flyer miles and Loyalty Points, or...
Chase credit card, such as theChase Sapphire Preferred® CardorChase Sapphire Reserve®, you'll benefit from a 1:1 transfer ratio to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs. That means if you have 1,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards® points that's worth 1,000 partner airline miles/points....
An application requires proof of your existing status with another hotel loyalty program and proof of a stay within the last 12 months. So, if you have elite status through another program's credit card, you need to complete at least one stay before requesting a status match with Hilton. Th...
Earning Status: Yes, but you'll only earn 2x Loyalty Points per dollar compared to at least 5x points per dollar with a main cabin economy fare. Upgrades: Yes, American basic economy fares are eligible for paid upgrades as well as complimentary upgrades with AAdvantage elite status. Ticket ...
The status challenge is all based on Loyalty Points, so theoretically you never need to step foot on a plane to complete this challenge. For Gold, you could spend $10,000 on an eligible American Airlines co-brand credit card and still complete the challenge that way. Of course, you can ...
Marriott's loyalty program has gone through many changes over the years. We've seen Marriott integrate Starwood Preferred Guest into its existing loyalty program and eventually rebrand toMarriott Bonvoyin 2019. That same year, the hotel loyalty program launched Category 8 pricing as well as peak ...