Edit:
Nevermind! I misread it, and the "bonus" miles don't count.
Wow, every mile you earn counts. So if using the Aviator Silver to buy a $500 flight as an EXP, you get:
5,000 loyalty points for the flight (assuming fare is $454 and the rest is taxes)
1,500 loyalty points from Barclay's (3x miles/$ spent on AA purchases)
And a $250 stay at a hotel earns you 500 loyalty points (2x from Barclay's). I can see hitting 200k loyalty points won't be too hard (if you put most of your travel spend on an AA card).
Last edited by upinsmoke; Oct 26, 2021 at 8:55 am