How to Earn More American Airlines Miles - 12 Proven Ways For Beginners and Frequent Fliers

Earning American Airlines AAdvantage Miles can be extremely valuable once you learn the value of points and miles and being able to book partner airlines like Qatar and Japan Airlines to fly their business and first-class products. This video will show you how to earn more American Airlines points/miles faster to get you closer to free travel. We cover the Simply Miles program, touch on the Citi AAdvantage and Barclays Aviator American Airlines credit cards, and many other tricks. Check out the links to the programs we talk about below.
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Cards:
IHG Premier:
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Chase Freedom Flex:
www.referyourchasecard.com/18...
- Simply Miles:
www.Simplymiles.com
- American Airlines and Hyatt Partnership: world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en...
- Shell Fuel Rewards
www.shell.us/motorist/ways-to...
- American Airlines and NRG, Xoom, and Reliant Energy Partners (also google "American Airlines Energy Partners" for more):
earnmoremiles.aa.com/BonusOff...
- Bask Bank American Airlines Partnership:
www.baskbank.com/products/mil...
- American Airlines Dining Portal (referral link):
www.aadvantageeshopping.com/p...
- American Airlines Travel:
www.aavacations.com/
- Rocketmiles:
www.rocketmiles.com/
- Shopping Portal:
www.aadvantageeshopping.com/
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📖CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Simply Miles
1:18 # 2 Link Accounts
2:07 # 3 Flight Trick
2:36 # 4
3:07 # 5 Power
3:57 # 6 Save
4:33 # 7 Set and Forget
5:07 # 8 Travel
5:33 # 9
5:55 # 10
6:42 # 11 The Obvious
7:13 # 12 The Best One with a Walkthrough
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[@MikeMaye]

So many great ways to earn miles that most people don't take advantage of. Thanks for sharing, I feel AA is not talked about much. Great vid Michael💥

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

Thanks Mike! And I agree! I’m selfishly okay about it because the award availability and award prices are still nice and relatively open. But definitely plan on making some videos about the program!

[@Wealthforthe99Percent]

Great information! Thank you so much!

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

You’re welcome! I’m glad it was helpful!

[@veterinarychannel4u]

Great information!

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@user-he5vh2bc8k]

Love reason # 5 😂 Great ways to earn points especially with expenses like gas, electricity, etc. Might as well gain a little something from it!

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

🙌🏽 So true! Every dollar counts!

[@sarahlesmond6666]

Great info.

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

Thank you, hope it was helpful!

[@blademasterzero5295]

Just a heads up: American Airlines partnership with BILT is ending in June, new partner is also in the OneWorld Alliance: Alaska Airlines.

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

Thanks for adding! Im so bummed about it I just got a Bilt card the day before it was announced 😂

[@blademasterzero5295]

I got approved for mine a couple days before it was announced as well actually 😂 L but mainly got it for funneling points into IHG and Hyatt

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

@@blademasterzero5295 that’s fair, I’ll probably be mainly using it for Hyatt as well and whenever their rent day bonuses make sense for me! But I liked the idea of being able to transfer to American 😂

[@stacyhan-hirata4234]

how do I link Hyatt Visa to AAdvantage account?

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

This is the link to connect your accounts: world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/rewards/american-airlines.html Per this landing page: with Hyatt status, you'll earn 1 World of Hyatt Bonus Point for every eligible $1 USD spent on qualifying American Airlines flights. If you have American Airlines status AND Hyatt status you'll ALSO earn 1 AAdvantage Base Mile for every eligible $1 USD spent on qualifying Hyatt stays and experiences.

[@De_Guatemala]

I open a new AA card every 6 months...Citi Business, Barclay's Business, Citi personal, Barclay's personal...rinse and repeat...hundreds of thousands of points so far and I am Plat Pro.

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

🔥🔥🔥 I got to Gold and half way to platinum and I haven’t flown American in over a year so I stopped getting so aggressive. I think I plan on getting another AA card once companion pass season ends

[@seank.461]

Earning miles is different than earning loyalty points toward status. Do you guys earn status by just earning miles not loyalty points ?? I thought it was 1 loyalty per $ spent.

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

@@seank.461 10/10 question, I wanted to include this in the video but didn’t want to make it too long and confusing for those not interested in status. Of the methods I talked about here’s the breakdown of which earns points - How to earn loyalty points: Simply Miles Credit card spend Dining portal Shopping portal Base spending on travel purchased through AA: Cruises, hotels, rental cars Flying on OneWorld partners Energy partners Shell Gas’s Rewards Rocket Miles (base) Hotel Partnerships (base) I.e. Hyatt Things that don’t count: Shopping/dining portal special lump sum bonuses Sign up bonuses Transferring points/miles Bask Bank earnings Bonuses from vacation packages Basically anything with “Bonus” in the name likely will not count towards Loyalty points. But you should get loyalty points based on the base spending on things through travel portals. I personally got to gold with CC spend and lot of shopping portal purchases

[@HockeyJock]

I'm so curious about how you manage to do this because both Citi AND Barclays are known to be more sensitive to inquiries and velocity... aren't they?

[@tanvir6356]

Sorry for the newbie question, but how does this work? Do you cancel each card after a year or so? How long do you wait to apply for a previous card?

[@Xavier_ID.]

I wonder what the is move for AA now that they aren’t partners with BILT anymore

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

@@Xavier_ID. I think they’re worth it for a lot of the good deals they have, I’ve gotten a couple of their cards to accumulate points, but I do plan on starting moving into the Alaska territory next tbh

[@Xavier_ID.]

@@NurseMichaelTravels I got a target offer for an elevated SUB the other day so I’m going to apply next month for it. I have found they have really good and consistent 6k - 7.5K awards flight out of where I am to very favorable locations for around 2.5 and up CPP. Using the shopping portal will really allow for some good points. Hoping they partner up with an issue in the near future to take even more advantage of the program. Great video!

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

Nice! Was it for the card offered by Citi or Barclays? The shopping portal has been essential for my points earning strategy, definitely keep a look out for the seasonal offers where they give bonus points after a spending threshold

[@Xavier_ID.]

@@NurseMichaelTravels the citi AA Platinum. Spend an extra $500 so 3K total and get 60K points versus the 2.5K spend for 50K. From there I can grab the business and have P2 grab both the same and we will have a good little stash of AA miles.

[@NurseMichaelTravels]

Beautiful!