20% Loyalty Point bonus
May 23, 23, 9:41 am
#1
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20% Loyalty Point bonus
- Unlock 20% Loyalty Point bonus when you spend with select partners within 6 months of unlocking this reward
Anybody know what those "select partners" are? Can't find it on the site
May 23, 23, 9:47 am
#2
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May 23, 23, 10:27 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: GSP
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 175
I really wish this would just last through the year, the % bonus with partners. It seems silly that anyone would LP rush based on that 6 month timer unless there were some major purchase that was planned on through the eshopping mall or AA vacations. I would actually prefer a yearlong 10% bonus over a 6 month 20% bonus. Really wondering why they chose to structure it this way, but... *shrug* #FirstWorldProblems, I guess.
May 23, 23, 10:46 am
#4
Join Date: May 2023
Location: FL, USA
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I really wish this would just last through the year, the % bonus with partners. It seems silly that anyone would LP rush based on that 6 month timer unless there were some major purchase that was planned on through the eshopping mall or AA vacations. I would actually prefer a yearlong 10% bonus over a 6 month 20% bonus. Really wondering why they chose to structure it this way, but... *shrug* #FirstWorldProblems, I guess.
Agree, there’s a rush to achieve the 20% — then you have some time till 30%.
Looks like the terms say it’s active for the next 185 days — no mention of qualifying year! Good news for a bump into the next (year).
Last edited by Trouvaille; May 23, 23 at 10:49 am Reason: Read the terms and service
May 23, 23, 11:17 am
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Hmm, haven’t thought about that - but if it is valid for 185 - can the 30% then overlap? And thanks for finding that. I could not find it on AA.com - I am passing the 60K today so this is timely.
Guess I really should look at the hotels thing.
Guess I really should look at the hotels thing.
May 23, 23, 11:59 am
#6
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Most definitely you should 💡
might not (likely won't) get hotel program elite status perks/benefits/credit for your hotel stays, but domestically that's easy to forgo in exchange for AA lps, at least for me
might not (likely won't) get hotel program elite status perks/benefits/credit for your hotel stays, but domestically that's easy to forgo in exchange for AA lps, at least for me
Last edited by LovePrunes; May 23, 23 at 1:35 pm
May 23, 23, 12:02 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA - AA ExecPlat
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Crossed over from 20% to 30% bonus via a 12,000 LP on BAAH. So does AA apply the 30% to the LP portion of that reservation that exceeded 100,000. In other words, if I was at 98,000 LP before hotel stay, does the 20% apply to the full 12,000 or is it 2,000 at 20% then 10,000 at 30%? Spoke to AAdvantage desk and they did not know but were running issue up through support. Meanwhile I have other BAAH reservations which still show 20% after I clearly passed the 100,000. Maybe it's just an issue with all of these BAAH miles posting together after a trip?
May 23, 23, 2:02 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Isle of Man/East Palo Alto
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Crossed over from 20% to 30% bonus via a 12,000 LP on BAAH. So does AA apply the 30% to the LP portion of that reservation that exceeded 100,000. In other words, if I was at 98,000 LP before hotel stay, does the 20% apply to the full 12,000 or is it 2,000 at 20% then 10,000 at 30%? Spoke to AAdvantage desk and they did not know but were running issue up through support. Meanwhile I have other BAAH reservations which still show 20% after I clearly passed the 100,000. Maybe it's just an issue with all of these BAAH miles posting together after a trip?
May 23, 23, 5:38 pm
#10
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Sounds like I have some math to do. I don’t hugely care about more than 250K for the year. I’d rather get Star Alliance Gold somewhere than getting to 400K on AA. I am Titanium for life on Marriott, but I do like to get to 75 nights (including promo nights) for the 10 suite upgrades.
May 24, 23, 12:58 am
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May 24, 23, 3:45 am
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Jun 11, 23, 10:26 am
#13
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How does the 20% LP bonus actually post? Is it automatically added to each individual qualifying partner activity, or does it post separately (either at the same time or in some periodic process)?
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Jun 11, 23, 10:31 am
#14
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
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I earned 168 miles on this purchase but 218 LPs (I am at the 30% Bonus Level already).
Jun 11, 23, 10:35 am
#15
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: BOS/BDL
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It's automatically attached - single transaction. The transaction will show award miles as normal and then LP as 1.2x that value (or 1.3x after you pass 100k LP).
