Originally Posted by
SLINKYTRAVEL
Quick newbie question - when does the AA 10% award booking rebate come back to your account (for the AA Citi or Barclays aviator cards) ? Immediately upon booking or after the actual redemption takes place (after the actual flight)? TYIA!!!
The credit is immediate and is part of the same transaction as when the miles are pulled from your account. Say you booked an award that was 20k miles, you would see a -20k award, +2k bonus, for total of -18k miles.