Promo: 5K Bonus Miles for 5 Activities Challenge (end 30 Sep 2018)
Jun 28, 2018, 9:25 am
#1
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Promo: 5K Bonus Miles for 5 Activities Challenge (end 30 Sep 2018)
Got the email today:
Seems like a pretty easy one to complete. Screencap of email: https://i.imgur.com/YBo0MC3.png
We want you to discover all the ways you can earn American Airlines AAdvantageŽ miles — even when you’re not flying.
For a limited time, register and earn bonus miles for each of these 5 activities you complete (in any order) through September 30:
# of activities completed Total # of miles
1 50
2 250
3 1,000
4 2,500
5 5,000
For a limited time, register and earn bonus miles for each of these 5 activities you complete (in any order) through September 30:
- Shop: Make a purchase with AAdvantage eShoppingSM
- Eat: Dine in or carry out with AAdvantage DiningSM
- Stay: Book and stay at a hotel through bookaahotels.com
- Drive: Rent and drive a car through aa.com/cars
- Fly: Fly on an American Airlines marketed and operated flight
# of activities completed Total # of miles
1 50
2 250
3 1,000
4 2,500
5 5,000
Jun 28, 2018, 9:29 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
I actually did not get the email but I saw a post on one of the blogs talking about the new change to the interface so I logged in and saw all the promotions. Signed up for both our accounts and already went thru and did the eshopping portal. Dining will be hard becuase none of our dines have EVER posted and i even submitted a ticket and never heard back so I may just forego that one and stay at 4.
Jun 28, 2018, 9:32 am
#3
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I actually did not get the email but I saw a post on one of the blogs talking about the new change to the interface so I logged in and saw all the promotions. Signed up for both our accounts and already went thru and did the eshopping portal. Dining will be hard becuase none of our dines have EVER posted and i even submitted a ticket and never heard back so I may just forego that one and stay at 4.
Jun 28, 2018, 9:41 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
Strange AA Dining has always worked smooth for me. They offer it at a restaurant I frequent and they always post, wonder if it's a per restaurant thing. This will be actually my first time using the shopping portal, but I need some toner for my printer and the site they had offered had a solid promo and a good price on it, so I'm happy enough.
Jun 28, 2018, 10:03 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: New York City + Vail, CO
Programs: American Airlines Executive Platinum, Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite
Posts: 3,226
I went into the portal and got this offer:
Earn $2,450 EQDs, choose your reward
Fly more, get upgrades or bonus miles
Your activity dates: Your activity dates:Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
Earn $2,450 EQDs, choose your reward
Fly more, get upgrades or bonus miles
Your activity dates: Your activity dates:Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
How to qualify:
- Earn $2,450 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs)
Rules:
For this promotion, EQDs are earned on eligible tickets marketed and operated by American Airlines, between the date you register and September 28, 2018.Qualify and choose 1:
- 500-mile upgrades (10)
- 15,000 bonus miles
Jun 28, 2018, 1:01 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
I went into the portal and got this offer:
Earn $2,450 EQDs, choose your reward
Fly more, get upgrades or bonus miles
Your activity dates: Your activity dates:Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
Earn $2,450 EQDs, choose your reward
Fly more, get upgrades or bonus miles
Your activity dates: Your activity dates:Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
Jun 28, 2018 - Sep 28, 2018
How to qualify:
- Earn $2,450 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs)
Rules:
For this promotion, EQDs are earned on eligible tickets marketed and operated by American Airlines, between the date you register and September 28, 2018.Qualify and choose 1:
- 500-mile upgrades (10)
- 15,000 bonus miles
Jun 28, 2018, 1:17 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,608
The UA promo seems to be better, fly one trip, get 3300 miles, eat with mileage plus dining get 300 miles, complete both promos and get an extra 8200 miles.
Jun 29, 2018, 8:11 am
#9
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
Jun 29, 2018, 8:36 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: United Premier Platinum
Posts: 638
Ditto. By the way if someone is looking for a cheap shopping option with good ROI (assuming you don't actually have to buy anything through the portal), trial subscriptions to The Economist are now being offered for 12 bucks at a 1200 miles flat earning rate. Pretty good deal if also done as part of the 5K challenge...just remember to cancel your subscription before 12 weeks if you don't actually want the magazine!
Jun 29, 2018, 10:35 am
#11
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: North Sentinel Island
Programs: UA Gold, BONVOY TIT
Posts: 777
I got the promo listed above as well as:
It looks like it probably varies between accounts.I'm pretty sure I have $950 of EQD booked in that date range already anyway so this is just free miles/upgrades.
How to qualify:
- Earn $950 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs)
Rules:
For this promotion, EQDs are earned on eligible tickets marketed and operated by American Airlines, between the date you register and September 28, 2018.Qualify and choose 1:
- 500-mile upgrades (5)
- 7,500 bonus miles
It looks like it probably varies between accounts.I'm pretty sure I have $950 of EQD booked in that date range already anyway so this is just free miles/upgrades.
Jun 29, 2018, 10:58 am
#12
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Location: Dallas
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Damn I would've much preferred that one. I'm at 11.5K EQD right now and just got the 5K one. Need to get my EQM up.
Jun 29, 2018, 11:00 am
#13
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Jun 29, 2018, 11:47 am
#14
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: SoCal; DO-RAGS: Old Gold tagged, PIP, LatPass 1/2, AA 4MM, HH LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, Omni
Posts: 9,180
I actually did not get the email but I saw a post on one of the blogs talking about the new change to the interface so I logged in and saw all the promotions. Signed up for both our accounts and already went thru and did the eshopping portal. Dining will be hard becuase none of our dines have EVER posted and i even submitted a ticket and never heard back so I may just forego that one and stay at 4.
Jun 29, 2018, 2:07 pm
#15
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
I will definitely try and so will b/f but it will be the last thing I do I think. Our issue is not even 2 months ago, and it was 3 times at same place so maybe it is just that one place I even submitted details from receipt but never heard back. But yeah I saw that and will see if I can grab even a soda at whatever place just to get the extra 2.5k points. It's just such a hassle it seems on our end.