Originally Posted by Efrem

Anyone that important has a corporate travel department, a travel agent, or both. Those people have AA sales reps. Go through that channel. The best you can hope for is elite status which will, in turn, lead to upgrades. Discounts aren't in the picture unless you can negotiate a volume discount with AA - which, in turn, doesn't require you (or anyone else) to be an influencer.

If this is a case of "I haven't been an influencer until now, but I'll start being one next week," the double line starts right behind me.