FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - First try at aadvantage shopping
View Single Post
Old Jan 12, 2005, 11:39 am
  #4  
POH
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: former resident of YKS
Programs: *Wood Gold, MP, SM, M&M, DM, HH Gold [Revoked], PC Gold, WP
Posts: 222
Originally Posted by jhereg
If AAdvantage eShopping does not ask for your AAdvantage number before sending you on to the merchant, then that merchant has a direct relationship with AA and manages their own mileage program. In that case, you should see something on the merchant site that let's you know that you came from AA. At the very least, they will have some way to enter your AAdvantage info during checkout.

If you are asked for your AAdvantage number before leaving the AAdvantage eShopping website, then they have only an affiliate relationship with AA and you will not see any indication on the website that you came from AA. In this case, your visit is tracked by using cookies and the merchant will not ask for your AAdvantage info.

Hope this helps...
Jhereg
That helps a lot, Jhereg. Thanks. I was asked for my aa number before leaving the aa site. I guess I would like to have seen some kind of confirmation on checkout acknowledging that I came from AA.

Does it really take 4 - 6 weeks for miles to post to AA?

POH
POH is offline