AAdvantage Dynamic Air Awards for Elites [to be discontinued 1 April 2014]
Mar 16, 2013, 10:06 pm
#181
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: Aadvantage
Posts: 77
Dynamic award more miles than milesaver
You have to go here to do the Dynamic thing...
https://www.useaamiles.com/air/
https://www.useaamiles.com/air/
Mar 17, 2013, 7:03 am
#182
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: Aadvantage
Posts: 77
Dynamic awards
Weird I spelled weird incorrectly
Mar 10, 2014, 4:56 pm
#183
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 2,080
These are going away. Per aa.com: "Dynamic Air Awards will no longer be available for award bookings, beginning April 1, 2014, (12:00 am CT). We regret any inconvenience and will continue to honor all bookings made before April 1, 2014."
Mar 10, 2014, 5:15 pm
#184
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,624
I know that Southwest's flash sale tool Ding! has been badly neglected by thge company for years, to the point where FlyerTalkers pay it scant attention. Southwest could kill Ding! and nobody here on FT would care, except for the thought of what could have been.
Mar 10, 2014, 5:18 pm
#185
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 3,850
Hm. I'd forgotten these even existed.
Mar 10, 2014, 5:20 pm
#186
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,475
Sad to see this. One more elite benefit gone.
Mar 11, 2014, 5:17 pm
#187
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 1999
Posts: 12,097
Dynamic flight awards discontinued 01APR14 (yawn)
Proving that complex programs don't work (hear this, DL?), AA is shutting down dynamic flight award redemptions (whose price is based on the cost of buying a ticket) on 01APR14.
Source: One Mile at a Time blog
Yawn.
[Edited to add: bummer, I had missed the original thread at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...il-2014-a.html which now edited with the discontinuation notice. Mods, please accept my apologies for the oversight--my original search had different terms and did not bring up the thread]
Source: One Mile at a Time blog
Yawn.
[Edited to add: bummer, I had missed the original thread at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...il-2014-a.html which now edited with the discontinuation notice. Mods, please accept my apologies for the oversight--my original search had different terms and did not bring up the thread]
Mar 11, 2014, 6:00 pm
#188
Suspended
Join Date: May 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Diamond, AAdvantage EXP, Hyatt Explorist, HHonors Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 7,344
i never really used this or tried to look into very much.
Mar 11, 2014, 6:28 pm
#189
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,608
Sad to see then gone. I've used them on numerous occasions in the past, mostly when treating our friends, or family. Last time used was this past Jan, my wife and her friend booked 2 tickets ORD-SFO for a trip to Sonoma, 20k rt, 40k for the 2 of them, not bad. I'm surprised that no many took advantage of this. I suggest others should try and use them.
Last edited by arollins; Mar 11, 2014 at 7:39 pm
Mar 11, 2014, 6:52 pm
#190
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: WN CP, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Gold, Carlson Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 350
Used them before as an alternative to AAnytime awards. I typically could get my trip for 23k miles or so instead of 25k. Other than that, they were rarely useful. Won't really care to see them go.
Coming from an IT background, I always felt that they .......ized the design by making it the same, poor platform as hotels and car rentals... It always seemed like a pain in the arse to use, and it seemed like they cut corners to implement it. Probably a cheap way with a vendor.
Hopefully this means hotel/car rental awards will be revamped in the future. Or if a vendor agreement is being term'd, then I can see them getting the ax too.
Coming from an IT background, I always felt that they .......ized the design by making it the same, poor platform as hotels and car rentals... It always seemed like a pain in the arse to use, and it seemed like they cut corners to implement it. Probably a cheap way with a vendor.
Hopefully this means hotel/car rental awards will be revamped in the future. Or if a vendor agreement is being term'd, then I can see them getting the ax too.
Mar 11, 2014, 8:34 pm
#191
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX, PHL, SAF
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 301
Not once did i book an award this way. Not for lack of trying.
I tried to use the dynamic awards but each time I was able to use less miles on another type of award.
I tried to use the dynamic awards but each time I was able to use less miles on another type of award.
Mar 11, 2014, 9:30 pm
#192
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: JFK
Programs: AA EXP/CK 2M+
Posts: 540
Tickets that were 50,000 miles on AAnytime awards always came back at 49,000 miles on DAA. Not worth it.
Mar 11, 2014, 10:10 pm
#193
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,475
I hope this is an indication that AA will not set up a revenue based burn model.
Mar 11, 2014, 10:11 pm
#194
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EP 3MM, UA Silver, Bonvoy LT TIT, Hyatt Explorist, HH Silver, Caesars PLT
Posts: 7,259
Mar 11, 2014, 10:16 pm
#195
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: AA 1.5 MM Exec Plat, WN A-List, DL Silver, UA nonrev
Posts: 2,593
I, too, was able to redeem miles at a fairly attractive rate when MileSAAver awards were not available. In fact, I think I used the Dynamic Air Awards 3 times in the last 1-1.5 years. It was a nice option to have, even if not used often.