Originally Posted by
anabolism
Yes, if you pay for RTW tickets using your Amex Platinum card you will earn 5 MR points per dollar. It doesn't matter if you book online via the OneWorld tool, or by calling an airline directly (such as the AA RTW desk), or you use a travel agent.
I believe that only tickets issued by certain travel agents earn the 5× MR points. Yes, the charge does come from the airline, but AMEX can tell the difference. On the 3 xONEx tickets I purchased recently from an agent, I received the 5× MR points on none of them. I did a little research and read (but I now forget where, it was several months ago) that agent tickets do not normally attract the 5× bonus, but that there a few agents whose charges do attract the bonus.
Originally Posted by
anabolism
If you credit the flight to your AAdvantage account, you will earn based on which airline's code is used for each flight. It doesn't matter which airline ticketed it. So, for example, if you book GRU-JFK as AA950, you will earn 2 EQM/mile but your RDM and EQD will be based on your fare not distance. If you book the same GRU-JFK flight as JL7201, you will earn 2 EQM/mile and your EQDs will be 25% of flight mileage, and RDMs will be 125% of flight miles plus your elite bonus (e.g., another 100% if you are EXP). If you book the same flight as JJ8404 your EQMs are 1.5/mile and your EQDs are 30% of flight mileage and your RDMs are 150% of flight mileage plus any elite bonus (e.g., another 100% if you are EXP). I recommend checking
EF to see which carrier's codes are available for each flight, then checking the
AAdvantage earnings table for that airline. For AA codes, you can approximate the fare that will be used to calculate your EQD and RDM by adding the base fare plus all carrier-imposed fees, then dividing by the total flight mileage of all flights, then multiplying that number by the flight mileage of the flight in question. You can get the flight mileage for each flight out of EF, or you can use
GCMap to get a rougher estimate of the mileage for each flight and for all flights together.
All true and good advice. However, remember that the fact that a codeshare exists doesn't mean that you're going to be able to purchase it, especially for an RTW itinerary. And it works the other way, too. On a recent AONE5, I couldn't get LAX-ORD-LAX on the AA number, but was able to when my agent used the QF number.