Apr 13, 2020, 9:46 pm
Last edit by: uxb
Introducing a promotion to reach Million MilerSM status link
$1 spent on eligible AAdvantageŽ credit cards equals 1 mile toward Million MilerSM status
Were introducing a limited-time promotion to help you reach Million Miler℠ status and receive benefits like elite status. For all eligible Citi / AAdvantageŽ and AAdvantageŽ Aviator products, as well as select AAdvantageŽ credit cards outside the U.S., every dollar spent on net purchases that post between May 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020, will count as 1 mile toward Million Miler℠ status.
NOTE (by uxb): Miles reported from a statement period that includes December 2020 WILL count towards Million Miler status AND the 2021 EQD waiver.
NOTE 2 (by Wiki editor): Bonus AAdvantage miles for new credit card acquisition do not count toward Million Miler status - only miles earned by actual spend on net purchases will count, only through 31 December 2020. Bonus miles - AA shopping portal miles at 20 miles per dollar - would seem to count only as $1.00 = 1 MM mile, but this was given indirectly by View From The Wing.
An AA email states:
Footnote 1 includes:
"Purchases, less credits, returns and adjustments, made with your CitiŽ / AAdvantageŽ, AAdvantageŽAviatorŽ Silver, AAdvantageŽ AviatorŽ Red, AAdvantageŽ AviatorŽ Blue, and AAdvantageŽ AviatorŽBusiness credit card that post to your AAdvantageŽ account, between May 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, are eligible for the one mile per dollar spent toward Million MilerSM status. AAdvantageŽ bonus miles and additional miles earned through other promotional offers will not count toward Million MilerSM status. Million MilerSM postings will occur between 8 to 10 weeks of the cardmembers purchases posting to their AAdvantage account."
"Purchases, less credits, returns and adjustments, made with your CitiŽ / AAdvantageŽ, AAdvantageŽAviatorŽ Silver, AAdvantageŽ AviatorŽ Red, AAdvantageŽ AviatorŽ Blue, and AAdvantageŽ AviatorŽBusiness credit card that post to your AAdvantageŽ account, between May 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, are eligible for the one mile per dollar spent toward Million MilerSM status. AAdvantageŽ bonus miles and additional miles earned through other promotional offers will not count toward Million MilerSM status. Million MilerSM postings will occur between 8 to 10 weeks of the cardmembers purchases posting to their AAdvantage account."
From View From The Wing - link
- Earn rate. The offer says you earn 1 million mile status mile per dollar spent, however where you earn more than 1 mile per dollar for your spending, you earn more than 1 million miler mile too. So when you spend on American Airlines tickets, you earn at a rate greater than $1 = 1 mile.
- New card initial bonus offers do not count. So while there are generous bonus offers available for new AAdvantage cards, those up front bonus offers wont help you gain million mile status quickly.
- Other promotional bonus offers do not count either, for instance Citi is currently offering bonus points for online purchases, only the base earning wound count nad not the bonus.
- Statement close dates, not spending dates, matter. Miles reported and posted to a members account between May and December will count towards this offer. So purchases made in April but reported in May will count, while purchases in December that are part of a statement closing and reporting in January will not count.
Eligible credit cards for this promo: (to be filled in as we learn) - ALL AAdvantage miles directly earning cards qualify.
AAdvantage Card Spend Qualifying for Million Miler 1 May - 31 Dec 2020
Jan 7, 2021, 11:49 am
#211
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: LAX
Posts: 3,433
I am sure AA did this to avoid people complaining about spend in December not counting. it was probably easier to allow credit in Jan than deal with complaints of "I never would have spend X on my Citi/Barclays card if i knew it would not count towards MM status".
smart proactive move on their part
smart proactive move on their part
Jan 8, 2021, 7:29 am
#212
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
I am sure AA did this to avoid people complaining about spend in December not counting. it was probably easier to allow credit in Jan than deal with complaints of "I never would have spend X on my Citi/Barclays card if i knew it would not count towards MM status".
smart proactive move on their part
smart proactive move on their part
Jan 8, 2021, 7:34 pm
#214
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
I have another card with a closing date of the 14th. My best guess is that this card will also count towards MM and EQD waiver. I also guess we'll find out for certain in a few more days. YMMV.
Jan 8, 2021, 10:15 pm
#215
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
I am sure AA did this to avoid people complaining about spend in December not counting. it was probably easier to allow credit in Jan than deal with complaints of "I never would have spend X on my Citi/Barclays card if i knew it would not count towards MM status".
smart proactive move on their part
smart proactive move on their part
Jan 10, 2021, 3:25 pm
#216
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Tucson, AZ
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott LT Titanium, AA LT Gold, Radisson Gold, Hertz PC, HP Masters emeritus (sigh)
Posts: 445
Can anyone confirm if all charges from statements that post in January are posting as MM too? Or just the part that reflects actual charges before Jan. 1?
If January charges can count for MM, I may have to move the Aviator back out of the sock drawer ...
If January charges can count for MM, I may have to move the Aviator back out of the sock drawer ...
Jan 10, 2021, 3:43 pm
#217
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
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I can confirm that all charges made in January posted as MM and EQD.
Jan 14, 2021, 4:58 pm
#219
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: AA
Posts: 43
Any update with people that have had recent statement dates? I'm on a 25th of the month cycle and have a few spends from December so I'm trying to figure if I should add to it. Willing to waste the spend on MM but not on ordinary miles. I'll kick myself if I end up with only miles when I could have applied the spend to a newly opened Spark.
Jan 14, 2021, 6:00 pm
#221
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,903
I feel like a total idiot for changing my statement closing date to the end of December now. Seems like you got almost 2 more weeks of spending into your card.
Jan 15, 2021, 2:17 am
#223
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: AA EXP and Marriott Titanium
Posts: 776
I applied for the Citibusiness AA card on 12/28 and it didn't even arrive until 1/8. Met the minimum spend for the bonus on it as soon as it arrived and the statement closed on 1/12. All the spend counted towards MM status. I think everyone with later January closing dates will be fine.
Jan 15, 2021, 4:21 am
#224
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: AA
Posts: 43
On the card I asked about, I'm in an unusual situation. In November, I had $5k in fraud charges where I got the 5k MM, which I guess I should say thank you to the fraudster. But on the next statement, I had negative miles, which were never posted to AA. I got 600 bonus miles for a new fraudulent $600 AT&T charge, but no legitimate spends posted to AA. So I'm thinking I still have a negative balance sitting on that Citi card and any spends may go to offset that instead of being reported to AA.
But I do have another card that posts in January which I can use. So I'm trying to figure out how to get that card into the hands of a criminal or if I should go out and buy something really expensive and return it after the statement.
But I do have another card that posts in January which I can use. So I'm trying to figure out how to get that card into the hands of a criminal or if I should go out and buy something really expensive and return it after the statement.
Jan 15, 2021, 8:51 am
#225
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039