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American Airlines loyalty program updates

Overview

American Airlines has introduced several updates to its loyalty and rewards offerings. Initially, the airline partnered with Avis through a SimplyMiles promotion, allowing members to earn bonus miles and Loyalty Points on Avis rentals of $250 or more when using a linked Mastercard.

Following this, American Airlines announced a new feature for its AAdvantage program that enables members to book flights using a combination of cash and miles. This feature, which includes a slider tool during the checkout process on the airline’s website and app, is being rolled out over several weeks.

Entities

American Airlines · AVIS · Bilt · AAdvantage · SimplyMiles

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    American Airlines introduces cash and miles flight booking

    American Airlines is launching a feature allowing AAdvantage members to pay for flights using a mix of cash and miles. Bilt will also reduce its Hyatt transfer ratio starting in 2027.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    American Airlines and Avis launch new SimplyMiles rewards offer

    SimplyMiles has launched a new offer providing 1,395 American Airlines miles and Loyalty Points on Avis rentals of $250 or more when using a linked Mastercard.

Sources

boardingarea.com · frequentmiler.com · pymnts.com