How many would choose AA voluntarily if the circumstances were different?
Dec 15, 2021, 2:26 pm
#76
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: BSL
Programs: AA (EXP); among others :)
Posts: 2,522
This whole exercise is a waste of time. UA,AA, and DL are essentially the same and have been for a long time.
My advice is to pick the carrier that offers you the best schedule so you can get on with your life beside waiting in airports and sitting on planes.
But if all things were equal, I’d pick AA. Why? That’s easy— Woodford tastes better than Buffalo Trace at altitude. Your palate my vary.
My advice is to pick the carrier that offers you the best schedule so you can get on with your life beside waiting in airports and sitting on planes.
But if all things were equal, I’d pick AA. Why? That’s easy— Woodford tastes better than Buffalo Trace at altitude. Your palate my vary.
Dec 15, 2021, 4:03 pm
#78
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,662
Dec 15, 2021, 4:56 pm
#80
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,040
Dec 15, 2021, 6:10 pm
#81
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,051
This whole exercise is a waste of time. UA,AA, and DL are essentially the same and have been for a long time. This is quite blasphemous to those who have some sort of emotional attachment to a brand or cling to the hope of getting something free.
My advice is to pick the carrier that offers you the best schedule so you can get on with your life beside waiting in airports and sitting on planes.
But if all things were equal, I’d pick AA. Why? That’s easy— Woodford tastes better than Buffalo Trace at altitude. Your palate my vary.
My advice is to pick the carrier that offers you the best schedule so you can get on with your life beside waiting in airports and sitting on planes.
But if all things were equal, I’d pick AA. Why? That’s easy— Woodford tastes better than Buffalo Trace at altitude. Your palate my vary.
Dec 15, 2021, 6:23 pm
#82
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DCA
Programs: UA LT 1K, AA EXP, Bonvoy LT Titan, Avis PC, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,658
You already get the 100 points for the $100 spent. You don't need to charge to AA card to still get the miles from these portals.
You don't get anything that is called bonus in your statement - like the 2x or 3x for AA ticket purchase. You get the 1X but not the extra 1x or 2x called bonus.
Looking at my AA statement some examples;
Citi Exec Card Purchases = Yes
Citi Exec Bonus for AA purchase - No
Eshopping online purchase miles - Yes
Shell base miles - Yes
Ie - I use the eshopping portal - get the eshopping miles but charge to my Macys' card.
Dec 15, 2021, 7:19 pm
#83
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Programs: American Executive Platinum
Posts: 368
I am pretty sure the points from Eshopping, fuelrewards, edining, etc count - otherwise no reason to mention them in the new LP program.
You already get the 100 points for the $100 spent. You don't need to charge to AA card to still get the miles from these portals.
You don't get anything that is called bonus in your statement - like the 2x or 3x for AA ticket purchase. You get the 1X but not the extra 1x or 2x called bonus.
Looking at my AA statement some examples;
Citi Exec Card Purchases = Yes
Citi Exec Bonus for AA purchase - No
Eshopping online purchase miles - Yes
Shell base miles - Yes
Ie - I use the eshopping portal - get the eshopping miles but charge to my Macys' card.
You already get the 100 points for the $100 spent. You don't need to charge to AA card to still get the miles from these portals.
You don't get anything that is called bonus in your statement - like the 2x or 3x for AA ticket purchase. You get the 1X but not the extra 1x or 2x called bonus.
Looking at my AA statement some examples;
Citi Exec Card Purchases = Yes
Citi Exec Bonus for AA purchase - No
Eshopping online purchase miles - Yes
Shell base miles - Yes
Ie - I use the eshopping portal - get the eshopping miles but charge to my Macys' card.
Dec 15, 2021, 8:55 pm
#84
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DCA
Programs: UA LT 1K, AA EXP, Bonvoy LT Titan, Avis PC, Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,658
I, for one, and hoping you're right, but the entirely too long thread on the new loyalty points system seems to be pretty consistent that dollars spent will equal loyalty points earned, but this begs the question, how do we know any of this? So, let's very much hope you're right here and that if there's a 5x bonus on Bed, Bath, & Beyond, then we get 5x loyalty points.
These merchants are paying AA for these miles, just like the CC pays AA for the miles you get from CC.
Say BB&B is 2x and you charge to your AA card.
Then as I see it, say you spend $100 at BB&B
AA Card pays AA for 100 points
BB&B pays eshopping for the 200 points, plus BB&B likely also pays a commission. (ie a higher amount than what eshopping pays AA for those miles).
AA is getting paid for all these - that is what counts to AA, hence the LP program.