Originally Posted by
AJNEDC
Would you happen to know if you also receive the hotel points in addition to the airline points? Example: if you were to book a Marriott hotel via AA and are part of the Bonvoy program, do you receive both Bonvoy and Advantage points?
If you book via AAdvantage eShopping then yes. I do this all the time -- I get the AA miles/LPs based on spend and earn rate through the portal at the time I book, and then I earn my usual Bonvoy points and benefits from the stay.
If you book via AA Hotels, then you only get the AA miles/LPs and no Bonvoy benefits. But this way you will typically get a lot more AA miles/LPs than via the shopping portal.
For example, you may book a 2-night stay for $300/night. If you do it via the shopping portal, that would translate to at least 600 AA miles/LPs (sometimes 2x or 3x that, as the earn rate changes), plus whatever you would normally earn from Marriott for your Bonvoy points. But if you book the same room via AA Hotels, you may get anywhere between 3k-10k AA miles/LPs (the earn rate varies dramatically by date and place), and you will get no Bonvoy points or benefits.
So you have to decide whether you want to double-dip or if you want more AA miles/points.
I use both methods to supplement my AA miles and LPs, depending on what I need more at the time.