Originally Posted by
TravelPhotographer
Thanks. Will keep in mind.
Changed title of thread to emphasize
needing help wrt (2) MIA-EZE-MIA busn strategy.
In response to your specific award-booking concerns:
1. Unless there has been a recent change, AA permits you to put award reservations on a free, five-day hold before requiring purchase. So you should never find yourself in the position of having purchased one award seat, only to find that a second one is no longer available.
2. You can get one-way Business Class award travel from MIA to EZE for 55,000 miles by combining a North America-South America 1 Business Class award (30,000 miles) with a South America 1-South America 2 Business Class award (25,000 miles). Because this would be two separate awards, you could have a lengthy stopover in SA 1 (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela) if desired, or merely connect there, whichever you prefer.
3. Holders of qualifying Citi or Barclays AA credit cards earn a 10% rebate on miles redemptions – subject to a limit of 10,000 rebated miles per calendar year per AAdvantage member.