Mar 6, 22, 12:49 pm
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New Loyalty Choice Rewards program as of March 1, 2022
The new Loyalty Choice Rewards program completely replaces the 2021 Elite choice rewards. The program has five tiers, from 125,000 (and 30 eligible flight segments) to 750,000 Loyalty Points earned in one qualifying year (ending March 30, 2023 for this year’s program).
For all terms and conditions, please follow the link below.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/aadvantage-status/loyalty-choice-rewards.jsp
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You’ll have choices at each reward level. NOTE: 30 eligible flight segments must be completed as well as the required Loyalty Points earned to qualify.
Level 1 (125,000 LP) – Choose 1
Level 2 (200,000 LP) – Choose 2
Level 3 (350,000 LP) – Choose 2
Level 4 (550,000 LP) – Choose 2
Level 5 (750,000 LP) – Choose 2
*15% off award discount will be applied post travel, for up to 2 passengers traveling round-trip anywhere on American Airlines, American Eagle®, oneworld® airlines or partner airlines.
**Admiral’s Club® membership option may only be selected once.
***Beoplay HX 3rd Gen. over-ear noise-canceling headphones, Beoplay E8 Sport wireless earbuds or Beosound Explore portable Bluetooth speaker. While supplies last.
Starting March 1, 2022, once you qualify for Loyalty Choice Rewards, you can choose your reward any time between the date you qualify and March 30, 2023. This gives you the flexibility to decide when to choose your reward, based on when you want to use it.
For example, if you qualify in May 2022, your membership year is valid through February 2024. That means you’ll have until March 30, 2023, to choose your reward. If you have more than one reward choice, you can choose one after qualifying and the other later, or both rewards later. It’s up to you.
Ready to select your rewards?
Once you’ve qualified for Loyalty Choice Rewards, you’ll receive an email and will see your choices in your wallet.
The new Loyalty Choice Rewards program completely replaces the 2021 Elite choice rewards. The program has five tiers, from 125,000 (and 30 eligible flight segments) to 750,000 Loyalty Points earned in one qualifying year (ending March 30, 2023 for this year’s program).
For all terms and conditions, please follow the link below.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/aadvantage-status/loyalty-choice-rewards.jsp
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You’ll have choices at each reward level. NOTE: 30 eligible flight segments must be completed as well as the required Loyalty Points earned to qualify.
Level 1 (125,000 LP) – Choose 1
- 1 systemwide upgrade
- 20,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles (AAdvantage® credit card members receive an additional 5,000 bonus miles for a total of 25,000 miles)
- 6 Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- $200 American Airlines Trip Credit
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- One-time 15% off award discount (rebate post travel)*
- Gift of AAdvantage Gold® status
Level 2 (200,000 LP) – Choose 2
- 2 systemwide upgrades (you can use 2 of your choices to receive 4 systemwide upgrades)
- 20,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles (AAdvantage® credit card members receive an additional 10,000 bonus miles for a total of 30,000 miles)
- 6 Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- Admirals Club® individual membership (requires 2 of your choices)**
- $200 American Airlines Trip Credit
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- Gift of AAdvantage Gold® status
- Choice of 1 Bang & Olufsen premium product (requires 2 of your choices)**
Level 3 (350,000 LP) – Choose 2
- 1 systemwide upgrade
- 25,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles
- 6 Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- Admirals Club® individual membership (requires 2 of your choices)**
- $200 American Airlines Trip Credit
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- Gift of AAdvantage Gold® status
Level 4 (550,000 LP) – Choose 2
- 1 systemwide upgrade
- 25,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles
- 6 Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- Admirals Club® individual membership (requires 2 of your choices)**
- $200 American Airlines Trip Credit
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- Gift of AAdvantage Platinum® status (requires 2 of your choices)
Level 5 (750,000 LP) – Choose 2
- 1 systemwide upgrade
- 25,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles
- 6 Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- Admirals Club® individual membership (requires 2 of your choices)**
- $200 American Airlines Trip Credit
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- Gift of AAdvantage Platinum® status (requires 2 of your choices)
*15% off award discount will be applied post travel, for up to 2 passengers traveling round-trip anywhere on American Airlines, American Eagle®, oneworld® airlines or partner airlines.
**Admiral’s Club® membership option may only be selected once.
***Beoplay HX 3rd Gen. over-ear noise-canceling headphones, Beoplay E8 Sport wireless earbuds or Beosound Explore portable Bluetooth speaker. While supplies last.
Starting March 1, 2022, once you qualify for Loyalty Choice Rewards, you can choose your reward any time between the date you qualify and March 30, 2023. This gives you the flexibility to decide when to choose your reward, based on when you want to use it.
For example, if you qualify in May 2022, your membership year is valid through February 2024. That means you’ll have until March 30, 2023, to choose your reward. If you have more than one reward choice, you can choose one after qualifying and the other later, or both rewards later. It’s up to you.
Ready to select your rewards?
Once you’ve qualified for Loyalty Choice Rewards, you’ll receive an email and will see your choices in your wallet.
New Loyalty Choice Rewards program as of March 2022
Aug 16, 22, 3:37 pm
#61
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,661
Originally Posted by jcarberry
What are people picking for their Choice rewards? The SWU is tempting but with how difficult they are to use these days, the 25-30K miles seems like a much surer bet.
Aug 20, 22, 2:11 pm
#62
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 994
Anyone know how partner flights with 0% LP earning count towards the “eligible flight segment“ requirement? Assessing whether it makes sense to push for the Rewards as an international EXP, and thinking segment runs within Malaysia may be more than its worth.
Cathay, Malaysia, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and SriLankan all have Economy tiers which earn 0 LPs. Pushing to the next level of (LP-eligible) fare basis codes seems like it would cost at least $2,000 (vs <$500 at the lowest FBCs); 60,000 points are worth less than that, and I rarely used SWUs previously given my travel is mostly outside the US.
Cathay, Malaysia, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian and SriLankan all have Economy tiers which earn 0 LPs. Pushing to the next level of (LP-eligible) fare basis codes seems like it would cost at least $2,000 (vs <$500 at the lowest FBCs); 60,000 points are worth less than that, and I rarely used SWUs previously given my travel is mostly outside the US.
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Aug 20, 22, 6:14 pm
#63
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Everywhere
Programs: AA EXP - 3.7MM, Bonv LIFETIME Titan, HH Dmd, Hyatt Glob., Priority Clb Dmd, Ntnl Exec El., Sixt PLT
Posts: 1,578
Originally Posted by TranceXplant
I'll likely still choose SWUs when I hit the segment threshold next month. Because they're still the most valuable offering in my eyes. Although I lost 1 due to AA's phone issues on July 31st, I was able to use 5 of the 6 I had by being somewhat flexible with dates and destinations. The mile option, on the other hand, seems rather pointless. ~25k miles will no longer cover many domestic roundtrips, and I'm already earning so many more miles than I used to with the LP setup that an extra 5-10% isn't going to make any substantive difference.
Sep 13, 22, 2:44 pm
#64
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Chicago
Programs: AAdvantage PLT PRO | United Silver | HH Diamond | Bonvoy Platinum | Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 707
Also, I did not see this question or thread anywhere, but provide someone the "Gift of AAdvantage Gold® status" how does the timing work? is it 365 days from activation or gift, or is it like the status challenges where they get it for the remainder of the year (after June) plus the next year (to requalify)?
Sep 13, 22, 3:14 pm
#65
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,130
Originally Posted by nineworldseries
I went for the 25k miles for PP and am debating between points x 2 or the AA club membership for my EXP. I think I'm still going to go miles. Just more valuable overall and I don't have use for long haul SWUs.
Sep 17, 22, 7:16 am
#66
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, SW A-List Preferred, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Diamond
Posts: 447
So for my clarification:
Once I hit 125K and 30 segments, I can choose 20k points (+5k for AA credit card)
When I hit 200k, I get 2 new choices, IN ADDITION TO my already-earned choice granted at 125K?
Once I hit 125K and 30 segments, I can choose 20k points (+5k for AA credit card)
When I hit 200k, I get 2 new choices, IN ADDITION TO my already-earned choice granted at 125K?
Sep 17, 22, 7:44 am
#67
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,661
Originally Posted by nineworldseries
I went for the 25k miles for PP and am debating between points x 2 or the AA club membership for my EXP. I think I'm still going to go miles. Just more valuable overall and I don't have use for long haul SWUs.
It would be really nice if we could use 2 x SWU to go from Y all the way to F on a 3 class 321T. Two AA reps I talked to though said this wasn't possible-- no upgrades or instruments from J to F -- just cash. If I could use 2 SWUs to go all the way to F, I'd definitely pick 4 of them over the miles.
Sep 17, 22, 7:45 am
#68
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,661
Originally Posted by WannaTheater
So for my clarification:
Once I hit 125K and 30 segments, I can choose 20k points (+5k for AA credit card)
When I hit 200k, I get 2 new choices, IN ADDITION TO my already-earned choice granted at 125K?
Once I hit 125K and 30 segments, I can choose 20k points (+5k for AA credit card)
When I hit 200k, I get 2 new choices, IN ADDITION TO my already-earned choice granted at 125K?
Sep 17, 22, 9:05 am
#69
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, SW A-List Preferred, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Diamond
Posts: 447
Originally Posted by nineworldseries
Yes, you would receive 3 choices total.
Also, for the the EXP award, can I select ANY of the selections TWICE? I.e. can I select the 20K (plus 10K for AA credit card) twice for a total of 60K?
Sep 18, 22, 7:32 am
#70
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,661
Originally Posted by WannaTheater
Thanks.
Also, for the the EXP award, can I select ANY of the selections TWICE? I.e. can I select the 20K (plus 10K for AA credit card) twice for a total of 60K?
Also, for the the EXP award, can I select ANY of the selections TWICE? I.e. can I select the 20K (plus 10K for AA credit card) twice for a total of 60K?
Nov 12, 22, 2:39 pm
#72
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Honolulu, HI / San Francisco, CA
Programs: AA EXP, Alaska MVP 75k, IHG Spire, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 233
Originally Posted by mxracer95
If you choose the (6) One-Day AC passes, is there an expiration date on when you can use them? I can't find any mention of an expiration.
However I couldn't find any verbiage on AA website stating such.
I am debating between 25k points or the 15% award discount. I don't see anything that states that 15% off award discount expires. Has anyone chosen this option that can confirm?
166K point redemption seems to be the break even for that 15% discount. But if you could snag a 300k+ trip like Qatar or JAL first class for 2 then that'd be totally worth it.
Nov 13, 22, 8:39 am
#73
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: JFK/LGA
Programs: AA EXP/5 MM, BA Blue Bayou, HH LT Diamond
Posts: 5,565
Originally Posted by davecraze
800k LPs already this year and only 7 segments. There is no way I hit 30 segments, so all the choice rewards will be wasted. In fact, have never had more than 20 segments in one year in all my flying with AA. Some years I only had 10, even while requalifying for CK. The 30 segments is a real thumb in the eye.
Nov 16, 22, 1:59 pm
#74
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,130
Originally Posted by WannaTheater
So for my clarification:
Once I hit 125K and 30 segments, I can choose 20k points (+5k for AA credit card)
When I hit 200k, I get 2 new choices, IN ADDITION TO my already-earned choice granted at 125K?
Once I hit 125K and 30 segments, I can choose 20k points (+5k for AA credit card)
When I hit 200k, I get 2 new choices, IN ADDITION TO my already-earned choice granted at 125K?
Nov 23, 22, 12:30 am
#75
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: NYC
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 70
I gather from the discussion so far there's some inconsistency in whether OW marketed and operated flights are correctly applied. Are there any recent DPs of B6 marketed and operated flights counting towards the 30 segment requirement (as long as they're credited to AA)? My intuition tells me they should, but I can't find it in the T&Cs anywhere.
