Frequency of 50% bonus AA miles sales
Feb 2, 2013, 7:15 am
#16
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, AA, SQ, UA, AC, WS, MR TIT
Posts: 8,658
Feb 2, 2013, 1:08 pm
#17
In memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, DL PLT, UA 1P, SPG Gold
Posts: 415
FYI, AA Just announced a 50% bonus miles offer until Feb, 28, 2013. It may be targeted but I received an e-mail this morning.
Feb 2, 2013, 1:12 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 307
I wonder why AA offers the same promo one after another...
Feb 2, 2013, 2:10 pm
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AU
Programs: former Olympic Airways Gold (yeah - still proud of that!)
Posts: 14,402
I got the 50% bonus offer this morning. But it says I can purchase 60K and get 30 bonus. There is no fine print on the email saying they have upped the annual limit from 40 to 60. They usually do.
Feb 3, 2013, 1:53 am
#22
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: California
Programs: AA Advantage Gold, Rapid Rewards A list, Sky Miles Gold Medallion, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 403
The real question is will there be a major change to the AAdvantage program in the next little while which devalues these miles. If you need the miles now obviously go for it, but if this is for a trip a year from now we could be looking at a much less generous program.
Feb 3, 2013, 10:23 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 26
I missed out on this promo last year. Pretty happy it showed up this month. Bought into it and the miles posted in less than 24 hours.
Is the best offer AA has done in recent times? Has there been a 100% bonus like US Airways?
Is the best offer AA has done in recent times? Has there been a 100% bonus like US Airways?
Feb 4, 2013, 9:45 pm
#25
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 189
Glad AA Brought This Promo Back!
Just purchased 60K miles with 50% bonus. Coupled with buying this promo in Dec 2012, I'm good to go this year with several good trips in biz using miles...
Feb 10, 2013, 8:20 pm
#26
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: Delta Gold Medallion
Posts: 449
I purchased miles today to be able to top off the account for an award, but the miles didn't post instantly. Then I read the T&C and it seems it might take some time
I'm afraid that by the time all the miles post, the award will be gone. Is there any way to book the award now given that I bought the miles and should get them in the near future?
I'm afraid that by the time all the miles post, the award will be gone. Is there any way to book the award now given that I bought the miles and should get them in the near future?
Feb 10, 2013, 8:31 pm
#27
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AU
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I purchased miles today to be able to top off the account for an award, but the miles didn't post instantly. Then I read the T&C and it seems it might take some time
I'm afraid that by the time all the miles post, the award will be gone. Is there any way to book the award now given that I bought the miles and should get them in the near future?
I'm afraid that by the time all the miles post, the award will be gone. Is there any way to book the award now given that I bought the miles and should get them in the near future?
Feb 10, 2013, 8:46 pm
#28
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: Delta Gold Medallion
Posts: 449
The award I want can't be booked online. I think the t&c say that the 50% bonus can take a few weeks or so to post?
Feb 10, 2013, 9:05 pm
#29
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Location: AU
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Feb 10, 2013, 9:38 pm
#30
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,381
You have a different definition of "typical" than I do. I often purchase US miles at under 2 CPM during various promos. I've never seen AA miles under 2 CPM through purchase through AA (there have been times where I've effectively bought at less than 1 CPM, though, but those were things like getting Wyndham points for cheap and laundering them as airline miles). US often has 100% bonus promos during the years I've been involved in that program, and their miles are almost always cheaper to outright buy than AA's.