Dec 17, 2021, 11:25 am
Last edit by: jbeckett
American Airlines announced that starting in 2022, the way to earn Elite status has changed. No more Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM), Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS), or Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD)!
Now, you can get AA Elite status by earning Loyalty Points (LPs): https://aadvantagestatus.com/?anchor...=newaadvantage
How many LPs do I need for elite status?
How do I earn LPs?
Flying
What you get for redeemable miles (RDM) is what you'll get for LPs.
AA and B6 flights:
No status: 5 LPs per $ spent in base fare plus fees (excludes taxes)
Gold: 7 LPs per $
Platinum: 8 LPs per $
Plat Pro: 9 LPs per $
EXP: 11 LPs per $
Partner flights (other than B6):
Distance flown x accrual rate* x (1 + cabin bonus + elite bonus**)
* Certain discount fares earn less than 100% of miles flown. In those cases, the discounted accrual rate (0% to 75% depending on the partner and the fare class) should be applied to the flown miles. Otherwise, the accrual rate is 100%. If there is a cabin bonus, it should not be added to the accrual rate; it is applied separately within the parentheses. The accrual rate can never be more than 100%.
** 40% for GLD, 60% for PLT, 80% for PRO, 120% for EXP.
So for example, an EXP on a 5000-mile flight on QR booked in J would earn 5000 x 100% x (1 + 25% + 120%) = 5000 x 1 x 2.45 = 12250 LPs.
A PLT on the same flight booked in P would earn 5000 x 75% x (1 + 0% + 60%) = 5000 x .75 x 1.6 = 6000 LPs.
Earning chart for QR
Here's a great online LP calculator:
https://lpcalculator.com/#/calculator/
AAdvantage non-flying partners:
Generally, 1 LP per base mile earned. But in many cases you can earn large bonuses that post as base miles; see link here: https://exploreamerican.com/newaadva...nloyaltypoints
There are differences among how these programs work, ranging from minor to significant, in terms of awarding LPs. You will need to skim through the thread as there are too many different promo offers to address here. But here are the popular ones:
BookAAHotels and RocketMiles: You can earn large mileage bonuses here, separated into "base" miles and "promo" miles by the portals. For now they are all posting as base miles on aa.com, but there is a suspicion that the "promo" miles may start posting as bonus miles (and so would not count as LP). You don't even have to actually check in or stay at the hotel as long as you pay for the stay.
SimplyMiles: You must link a MasterCard to the account. Then you can add their promos to your card by activating the offers. When you accept one of their offers and then pay for it using your linked card, you will get the associated miles which currently post as base miles on aa.com.
AAdvantage eShopping: Once you click through the AAdvantage eShopping portal to a vendor offer and make a purchase, you will eventually get the associated miles posted to your AAdvantage account as both redeemable miles and Loyalty Points. If the merchant advertises an increase in the miles per dollar spent, you'll earn the higher amount in both redeemable miles and an equal number of Loyalty Points. The same applies if a merchant advertises a higher fixed amount per purchase, rather than a per dollar amount. Examples of this would appear on the portal as, "Extra miles. Was 1 mile/$. Now earn 3 miles/$" or "Extra miles. Was up to 3700 miles. Now up to 6200 miles." However, if the website advertises a "Limited-time bonus offer" for "bonus miles" after meeting a spending threshold, that bonus will only post as redeemable miles and not Loyalty Points. If a bonus is offered for some site-wide activity such as 1000 miles for installing an extension, or 500 miles for enrolling in the portal, or 2000 miles for meeting a spending threshold across multiple merchants, the bonus will only post as redeemable miles and not Loyalty Points.
(If a vendor has offers with both SimplyMiles and eShopping, activate the offer on SimplyMiles first and then make the purchase through eShopping with the MasterCard linked to your SimplyMiles account. Apparently that you can get a double-dip. You can also get a double-dip by stacking the promos with discount offers from your credit card issuers, basically reducing the cost to you.
Booking directly with hotels, car rental companies, etc.: The picture here is a bit unclear but it appears that if you book with a hotel that offers 5x miles, only 1 mile will post as base and the rest as bonus.
Credit card spend:
1 LP per $ spent on an AA branded card (except for one card which earns 0.50 LP per $ and several non-US cards which earn 2 LP per $). See the list of cards, and a lot more small print here: https://creditcards.aa.com/aadvantag...hange_ExecCard
What about spending bonuses?
E.g., your card gives 2x miles for hotels, or 3x for AA purchases, etc etc. These do NOT count.
These bonuses count:
Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard (the $450 annual fee card that gives Admirals Club access): 10K LP bonus when hitting $40K spend for the year.
AAdvantage Aviator Silver Mastercard: 5K LP bonus when hitting $20K spend, another 5K LP bonus when hitting $40K spend, and another 5K LP bonus when hitting $50K spend for the year.
Do miles earned at Bask Bank count?
No.
Will Loyalty Points count toward Million Miler℠ status?
No, Million Miler℠ status will still be earned the same way as today, based on miles earned from flying with American and its partners.
Now, you can get AA Elite status by earning Loyalty Points (LPs): https://aadvantagestatus.com/?anchor...=newaadvantage
How many LPs do I need for elite status?
Code:
Gold: 40K Platinum: 75K Plat Pro: 125K EXP: 200K
Flying
What you get for redeemable miles (RDM) is what you'll get for LPs.
AA and B6 flights:
No status: 5 LPs per $ spent in base fare plus fees (excludes taxes)
Gold: 7 LPs per $
Platinum: 8 LPs per $
Plat Pro: 9 LPs per $
EXP: 11 LPs per $
Partner flights (other than B6):
Distance flown x accrual rate* x (1 + cabin bonus + elite bonus**)
* Certain discount fares earn less than 100% of miles flown. In those cases, the discounted accrual rate (0% to 75% depending on the partner and the fare class) should be applied to the flown miles. Otherwise, the accrual rate is 100%. If there is a cabin bonus, it should not be added to the accrual rate; it is applied separately within the parentheses. The accrual rate can never be more than 100%.
** 40% for GLD, 60% for PLT, 80% for PRO, 120% for EXP.
So for example, an EXP on a 5000-mile flight on QR booked in J would earn 5000 x 100% x (1 + 25% + 120%) = 5000 x 1 x 2.45 = 12250 LPs.
A PLT on the same flight booked in P would earn 5000 x 75% x (1 + 0% + 60%) = 5000 x .75 x 1.6 = 6000 LPs.
Earning chart for QR
Here's a great online LP calculator:
https://lpcalculator.com/#/calculator/
AAdvantage non-flying partners:
Generally, 1 LP per base mile earned. But in many cases you can earn large bonuses that post as base miles; see link here: https://exploreamerican.com/newaadva...nloyaltypoints
There are differences among how these programs work, ranging from minor to significant, in terms of awarding LPs. You will need to skim through the thread as there are too many different promo offers to address here. But here are the popular ones:
BookAAHotels and RocketMiles: You can earn large mileage bonuses here, separated into "base" miles and "promo" miles by the portals. For now they are all posting as base miles on aa.com, but there is a suspicion that the "promo" miles may start posting as bonus miles (and so would not count as LP). You don't even have to actually check in or stay at the hotel as long as you pay for the stay.
SimplyMiles: You must link a MasterCard to the account. Then you can add their promos to your card by activating the offers. When you accept one of their offers and then pay for it using your linked card, you will get the associated miles which currently post as base miles on aa.com.
AAdvantage eShopping: Once you click through the AAdvantage eShopping portal to a vendor offer and make a purchase, you will eventually get the associated miles posted to your AAdvantage account as both redeemable miles and Loyalty Points. If the merchant advertises an increase in the miles per dollar spent, you'll earn the higher amount in both redeemable miles and an equal number of Loyalty Points. The same applies if a merchant advertises a higher fixed amount per purchase, rather than a per dollar amount. Examples of this would appear on the portal as, "Extra miles. Was 1 mile/$. Now earn 3 miles/$" or "Extra miles. Was up to 3700 miles. Now up to 6200 miles." However, if the website advertises a "Limited-time bonus offer" for "bonus miles" after meeting a spending threshold, that bonus will only post as redeemable miles and not Loyalty Points. If a bonus is offered for some site-wide activity such as 1000 miles for installing an extension, or 500 miles for enrolling in the portal, or 2000 miles for meeting a spending threshold across multiple merchants, the bonus will only post as redeemable miles and not Loyalty Points.
- A separate thread exists to discuss the AAdvantage eShopping portal
- Another thread exists to discuss using the portal for a particular merchant, giftcards.com
- For additional questions about buying and using gift cards, refer to the separate Manufactured Spending forum.
(If a vendor has offers with both SimplyMiles and eShopping, activate the offer on SimplyMiles first and then make the purchase through eShopping with the MasterCard linked to your SimplyMiles account. Apparently that you can get a double-dip. You can also get a double-dip by stacking the promos with discount offers from your credit card issuers, basically reducing the cost to you.
Booking directly with hotels, car rental companies, etc.: The picture here is a bit unclear but it appears that if you book with a hotel that offers 5x miles, only 1 mile will post as base and the rest as bonus.
Credit card spend:
1 LP per $ spent on an AA branded card (except for one card which earns 0.50 LP per $ and several non-US cards which earn 2 LP per $). See the list of cards, and a lot more small print here: https://creditcards.aa.com/aadvantag...hange_ExecCard
What about spending bonuses?
E.g., your card gives 2x miles for hotels, or 3x for AA purchases, etc etc. These do NOT count.
These bonuses count:
Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard (the $450 annual fee card that gives Admirals Club access): 10K LP bonus when hitting $40K spend for the year.
AAdvantage Aviator Silver Mastercard: 5K LP bonus when hitting $20K spend, another 5K LP bonus when hitting $40K spend, and another 5K LP bonus when hitting $50K spend for the year.
Do miles earned at Bask Bank count?
No.
Will Loyalty Points count toward Million Miler℠ status?
No, Million Miler℠ status will still be earned the same way as today, based on miles earned from flying with American and its partners.
Loyalty Points discussion/questions - From 2022 now used for determining elite status
Mar 23, 2022, 8:05 pm
#2956
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,551
[QUOTE=Martellus;34101471]Thanks! What about "Earn X miles/$ spent" offers? If a merchant is usually a 2 miles/$ spent merchant but is now temporarily at 10 miles/$ spent, do I receive loyalty points at the original rate or the higher rate?[/QUOTE
The gift cards I bought were, I think, regularly 2x but currently 3x, and I got 3x LP's.
The gift cards I bought were, I think, regularly 2x but currently 3x, and I got 3x LP's.
Mar 23, 2022, 8:54 pm
#2957
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,904
If you earn miles for a portal-wide activity you will earn redeemable miles but no loyalty points. For example 1000 miles for first time enrollment, for installing a portal plugin, or special offers for meeting a portal-wide spending threshold.
If you earn miles for purchasing from a specific merchant you’ll earn miles and an equal amount of loyalty points. It doesn’t matter if the offer is temporarily increased or if it’s a fixed number per purchase.
If you earn miles for purchasing from a specific merchant you’ll earn miles and an equal amount of loyalty points. It doesn’t matter if the offer is temporarily increased or if it’s a fixed number per purchase.
Last edited by rrgg; Mar 23, 2022 at 9:13 pm
Mar 24, 2022, 2:59 pm
#2958
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,017
For all other web surfing I use an alternate browser leaving Chrome, wide open to track everything (which is what I want since I solely use it for shopping where I want to be tracked).
Mar 25, 2022, 6:58 am
#2960
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 483
blocked how? I use Google Chrome without any ad blockers and with all cookies disabled. I do not use Google Chrome for anything else, just online shopping via Cartera (or cash back, depending). Nothing is being blocked via my browser. Absolutely nothing.
For all other web surfing I use an alternate browser leaving Chrome, wide open to track everything (which is what I want since I solely use it for shopping where I want to be tracked).
For all other web surfing I use an alternate browser leaving Chrome, wide open to track everything (which is what I want since I solely use it for shopping where I want to be tracked).
Longer answer, you can't actually block all cookies in Chrome, cookies are the only way to maintain state. That means the only way a site can know you are you after you log in or track what you've put in a shopping cart or what affiliate link you used to get to the ultimate checkout page. There are different levels and types of cookies, best practice is to use session variables for that but it's not always possible if you're using a third party affiliate tracking system and coincidentally third party cookies are generally the main thing you're blocking when you "disable cookies". So if you want to maximize you chances of a transaction tracking all the way through, you would absolutely want to have all cookies enabled not disabled. Note that there are other reasons that tracking doesn't work, for example if you try to use a coupon the coupon site generally overwrites their own tracking and they end up being paid, not the shopping portal. Or it could be something you can't control, like your internet service provider switches your IP address and the tracking system is using a combination of a tracking cookie and your IP address. Bottom line is that there are dozens of ways for tracking to fail, none of which is in the control of the shopping portal. Again, I lived this dream running one of these until I had to shut it down because all the failed tracking made it untenable.
Mar 25, 2022, 9:50 am
#2961
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: SAT
Programs: AA EXP/MM
Posts: 84
LP for Carrier-Imposed Fees on Award Travel?
Forgive me if this has shown up elsewhere in the thread, but I couldn't seem to find if via search...
If I book award travel via AA, and I pay carrier-imposed fees, will I receive LPs for payment of those fees? I understand that LPs are tied to mileage earned, and that no mileage is earned for Award travel, but LPs are really tied to revenue, and carrier-imposed fees are certainly revenue (especially for BA!)
Example: R/T AUS-LHR booked via Award in Business on BA metal has $1400 in carrier-imposed fees. Are LPs earned for payment of those fees?
If I book award travel via AA, and I pay carrier-imposed fees, will I receive LPs for payment of those fees? I understand that LPs are tied to mileage earned, and that no mileage is earned for Award travel, but LPs are really tied to revenue, and carrier-imposed fees are certainly revenue (especially for BA!)
Example: R/T AUS-LHR booked via Award in Business on BA metal has $1400 in carrier-imposed fees. Are LPs earned for payment of those fees?
Mar 25, 2022, 10:13 am
#2962
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
GiftCards.com - FYI, I just received an email for 10% off virtual Visa gift cards. The code is SURPRISESALE and it's good for up to 3 cards. Not sure if this will cause the shopping portal to reject awarding LPs but thought I'd share since it's a pretty good deal.
Mar 25, 2022, 10:59 am
#2963
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Forgive me if this has shown up elsewhere in the thread, but I couldn't seem to find if via search...
If I book award travel via AA, and I pay carrier-imposed fees, will I receive LPs for payment of those fees? I understand that LPs are tied to mileage earned, and that no mileage is earned for Award travel, but LPs are really tied to revenue, and carrier-imposed fees are certainly revenue (especially for BA!)
Example: R/T AUS-LHR booked via Award in Business on BA metal has $1400 in carrier-imposed fees. Are LPs earned for payment of those fees?
If I book award travel via AA, and I pay carrier-imposed fees, will I receive LPs for payment of those fees? I understand that LPs are tied to mileage earned, and that no mileage is earned for Award travel, but LPs are really tied to revenue, and carrier-imposed fees are certainly revenue (especially for BA!)
Example: R/T AUS-LHR booked via Award in Business on BA metal has $1400 in carrier-imposed fees. Are LPs earned for payment of those fees?
Mar 25, 2022, 11:59 am
#2964
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,519
On one of them I ignored the popup and went ahead and made a purchase and noticed that it didn't track on the shopping portal.
I tried going back and making another purchase, but first accepted cookies when getting to the merchant website. The subsequent purchase was tracked on the portal.
Mar 25, 2022, 1:48 pm
#2965
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,428
Unrelated: as a data point, my Visa GC purchases have been processing and posting as LPs very timely - within a day or two.
Mar 25, 2022, 1:53 pm
#2966
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: SAT
Programs: AA EXP/MM
Posts: 84
I was first going to answer that I had no idea if they did last year or not, because I didn't book any award travel last year, but I'm guessing that this is just a clever way of saying "No."
Last edited by maxwellh; Mar 25, 2022 at 1:55 pm Reason: added quote
Mar 25, 2022, 2:04 pm
#2967
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
And by "last year", I really mean since they went to revenue-based RDM.
Mar 25, 2022, 2:36 pm
#2968
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
I got this email too... couldn't find an expiration date though, could you? I am maxed out at $2k already for March, so ideally I would wait until April 1st.
Unrelated: as a data point, my Visa GC purchases have been processing and posting as LPs very timely - within a day or two.
Unrelated: as a data point, my Visa GC purchases have been processing and posting as LPs very timely - within a day or two.
Mar 25, 2022, 3:08 pm
#2969
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
Already gone
Mar 26, 2022, 4:32 pm
#2970
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SF, CA, US
Programs: AA Plat Pro, UA MM Gold, HHonors Silver, Marriott Bonvoy Plat, IHG Ambassador
Posts: 1,236
Anyone have experience booking an AA ticket with partner-marketed segments? If so did you get LP based on the price paid or the partner earnings chart?