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-   -   Business Extra ("ExtrAA") Program (master thread) (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-airlines-aadvantage/898180-business-extra-extraa-program-master-thread.html)

mctrees02 Feb 23, 2017 12:24 pm
Originally Posted by platbrownguy (Post 27944439)
Ouch.

I got two freebies when the GA either didn't know what to do with my BXP1 or didn't want to deal with it (I presented it, GA looked at it, handed it back as though it was a drugstore receipt for chewing gum). Wasn't EXP at the time so thankfully didn't lose eVIPs. Recently, I haven't had the same glitch where I was formerly able to check in via the app without tendering the cert at check-in. I've been getting the "see an agent" message, and the agent has taken the cert.

I just called to upgrade JFK-SFO-JFK from I to A, and I was asked for the serial numbers. Definitely a deterrent to anyone who would willfully fail to tender the certificates along the way.
I guess I'll be a guinea pig on this later in the year. I'll first try to re-use the same serial number and see what they say. I have 3 or 4 more that are unused but figure it's worth seeing what happens.

236Dakota Feb 23, 2017 8:46 pm
Business Extra Anniversary Promotion-650 miles
 
In today's monthly account update:

Welcome 236Dakota,
Business Extra® account number: XXXXXXX

Dear 236 Dakota,

This year is the Business Extra® program’s 20th anniversary, and we want you to help celebrate with 650 bonus points. Just register using code BX20UPG and take one flight within 30 days of registering, that’s it. Register by March 30 and that next flight could earn you points for a one-segment upgrade within and between North America and Hawaii or the Caribbean. It's just our way of saying thank you to our members for 20 years of truly rewarding travel. Register now »

hiima Feb 23, 2017 10:09 pm
Originally Posted by 236Dakota (Post 27950741)
In today's monthly account update:

Welcome 236Dakota,
Business Extra® account number: XXXXXXX

Dear 236 Dakota,

This year is the Business Extra® program’s 20th anniversary, and we want you to help celebrate with 650 bonus points. Just register using code BX20UPG and take one flight within 30 days of registering, that’s it. Register by March 30 and that next flight could earn you points for a one-segment upgrade within and between North America and Hawaii or the Caribbean. It's just our way of saying thank you to our members for 20 years of truly rewarding travel. Register now »
Just added, thanks. And I have a flight in a couple days, perfect timing.

platbrownguy Feb 23, 2017 10:16 pm
Thanks ^

ralphs Feb 23, 2017 11:09 pm
Here is a direct link. Thanks for the heads up. https://businessextra.com/i18n/conte...ers/20YEAR.jsp

uxb Feb 24, 2017 8:15 am
Originally Posted by 236Dakota (Post 27950741)
In today's monthly account update:

Welcome 236Dakota,
Business Extra® account number: XXXXXXX

Dear 236 Dakota,

This year is the Business Extra® program’s 20th anniversary, and we want you to help celebrate with 650 bonus points. Just register using code BX20UPG and take one flight within 30 days of registering, that’s it. Register by March 30 and that next flight could earn you points for a one-segment upgrade within and between North America and Hawaii or the Caribbean. It's just our way of saying thank you to our members for 20 years of truly rewarding travel. Register now »
I saw this in my newsletter yesterday. One of their better promos. Thanks AA!

Shareholder Feb 24, 2017 12:59 pm
My question is: Does this "bonus" 650 miles/points have to be redeemed for the upgrade award? It reads as if our accounts will be credited with this bonus, but there are other awards that could be redeemed if this tops up a company's account. I've just flown a qualifying flight and will have three more over the next couple of days, but not sure I'd want to redeem for an upgrade voucher.

chicagoflyer1976 Feb 24, 2017 1:15 pm
Originally Posted by Shareholder (Post 27953553)
My question is: Does this "bonus" 650 miles/points have to be redeemed for the upgrade award? It reads as if our accounts will be credited with this bonus, but there are other awards that could be redeemed if this tops up a company's account. I've just flown a qualifying flight and will have three more over the next couple of days, but not sure I'd want to redeem for an upgrade voucher.
I highly doubt a program that still uses paper certificates has the technology in place to "earmark" the 650 for a BXP1. If they wanted to do that, they would just send you a BXP1 and not bother with crediting the points.

chicagoflyer1976 Feb 24, 2017 1:18 pm
Originally Posted by uxb (Post 27939321)
It's not a loophole per se. When you book with BXP1, you are instructed to surrender the certificate at check-in or you will lose your seat assignment. Some people thought check-in was at the gate, and completely by-passed the ticketing agent.
sometimes things just slip through the cracks. Do I feel guilty double dipping, not one bit. AA has done nothing but bring on one negative change after another in the last year. I'll take whatever I can get. If that means double dipping on these, I'll gladly do it.

uxb Feb 25, 2017 3:41 am
Originally Posted by Shareholder (Post 27953553)
My question is: Does this "bonus" 650 miles/points have to be redeemed for the upgrade award? It reads as if our accounts will be credited with this bonus, but there are other awards that could be redeemed if this tops up a company's account. I've just flown a qualifying flight and will have three more over the next couple of days, but not sure I'd want to redeem for an upgrade voucher.
The promo said they're giving you 650 points; "enough for a free upgrade," but you don't have to use it for such. In the past, they've given 300 points (enough for an AC day pass), but again, you could bank it.

uxb Feb 25, 2017 3:42 am
Originally Posted by chicagoflyer1976 (Post 27953640)
sometimes things just slip through the cracks. Do I feel guilty double dipping, not one bit. AA has done nothing but bring on one negative change after another in the last year. I'll take whatever I can get. If that means double dipping on these, I'll gladly do it.
I'm not saying you should feel guilty, but I don't want to hearing hemming and hawing from you if they eventually catch up to you. :D

lkar Feb 25, 2017 8:27 am
Just joined. Can anyone us my number to give me points? Familty? Colleagues?

For existing reservations is it enough to have my family members add my BE number to their profiles or do I need to have the number manually added by having them call in?

Markie Feb 25, 2017 8:30 am
Originally Posted by lkar (Post 27956554)
Just joined. Can anyone us my number to give me points? Familty? Colleagues?

For existing reservations is it enough to have my family members add my BE number to their profiles or do I need to have the number manually added by having them call in?
I usually email reservation references to BusinessExtra and they can add your number. You need to do this if there are schedule changes and your ticket is re-issued.

Shareholder Feb 25, 2017 9:03 am
Originally Posted by uxb (Post 27955885)
The promo said they're giving you 650 points; "enough for a free upgrade," but you don't have to use it for such. In the past, they've given 300 points (enough for an AC day pass), but again, you could bank it.
That's was my assumption.

beachfan Feb 25, 2017 10:48 am
My wife has a business extra account. I assume that my flights that are booked by my companies corporate travel agent aren't eligible as they probably have their own business extra number, but I thought I'd double check.

Also wondering if anyone is successful in applying a business extra number to a ticket booked by a corporate agent but upgraded personally to first class.

platbrownguy Feb 25, 2017 8:50 pm
Originally Posted by beachfan (Post 27957137)
My wife has a business extra account. I assume that my flights that are booked by my companies corporate travel agent aren't eligible as they probably have their own business extra number, but I thought I'd double check.

Also wondering if anyone is successful in applying a business extra number to a ticket booked by a corporate agent but upgraded personally to first class.
If no business extra number is in there already, I don't think there's ever a problem adding yours -- just from my experience.

txrus Mar 11, 2017 6:37 pm
Ok, for those of you who are also the travel mgrs. for your company w/the BusinessExtra program, where did the list of all enrolled travelers, including their AA#'s, go on the website?

Am pulling my hair out trying to find where the list of all my travelers went :confused:

_kurt Mar 13, 2017 9:35 pm
Originally Posted by txrus (Post 28024400)
Ok, for those of you who are also the travel mgrs. for your company w/the BusinessExtra program, where did the list of all enrolled travelers, including their AA#'s, go on the website?

Am pulling my hair out trying to find where the list of all my travelers went :confused:
I think it's gone. It used to be at the same level in the menu as "Travel Managers" is now. With only a few colleagues traveling on my account, that page never added any value for me, but I do remember it and can't find it now.

frudd38 Mar 14, 2017 2:32 pm
Are there any issues crediting EQM to a different program (e.g. Alaska) while credit to business extra? Or are we only allowed to credit to AA?

hiima Mar 14, 2017 2:51 pm
Originally Posted by frudd38 (Post 28036975)
Are there any issues crediting EQM to a different program (e.g. Alaska) while credit to business extra? Or are we only allowed to credit to AA?
You can do that, on a flight I credited to BA and AABE.

frudd38 Mar 15, 2017 1:25 am
Originally Posted by hiima (Post 28037069)
You can do that, on a flight I credited to BA and AABE.
Great, thanks for the DP.

SkiUtah Mar 22, 2017 9:55 pm
Can business extra one segment upgrade certificates be redeemed on economy anytime awards? The economy awards that use more miles.
Booking code is Y which doesn't seem to be an excluded fare class? Any ideas if thats possible to upgrade using the certificate?

JJeffrey Mar 23, 2017 6:01 am
Originally Posted by SkiUtah (Post 28074557)
Can business extra one segment upgrade certificates be redeemed on economy anytime awards? The economy awards that use more miles.
Booking code is Y which doesn't seem to be an excluded fare class? Any ideas if thats possible to upgrade using the certificate?
As it sits now, you can't use any type of upgrade instrument (Business Extra, SWU, miles, etc.) to upgrade an award ticket.

AAnytime awards pull from the full-fare buckets (F,J,Y) but are still coded as award tickets.

shihyin Mar 24, 2017 5:20 am
Originally Posted by 236Dakota (Post 27950741)
In today's monthly account update:

Welcome 236Dakota,
Business Extra® account number: XXXXXXX

Dear 236 Dakota,

This year is the Business Extra® program’s 20th anniversary, and we want you to help celebrate with 650 bonus points. Just register using code BX20UPG and take one flight within 30 days of registering, that’s it. Register by March 30 and that next flight could earn you points for a one-segment upgrade within and between North America and Hawaii or the Caribbean. It's just our way of saying thank you to our members for 20 years of truly rewarding travel. Register now »
To let folks know I did receive this 650 bonus points!

econometrics Mar 24, 2017 6:51 am
Originally Posted by shihyin (Post 28079944)
To let folks know I did receive this 650 bonus points!
Got mine yesterday, too! ^

With them, now just 500 points away from two BXP3s! :D

stheller Mar 24, 2017 8:06 am
Originally Posted by 236Dakota (Post 27950741)
In today's monthly account update:

Welcome 236Dakota,
Business Extra® account number: XXXXXXX

Dear 236 Dakota,

This year is the Business Extra® program’s 20th anniversary, and we want you to help celebrate with 650 bonus points. Just register using code BX20UPG and take one flight within 30 days of registering, that’s it. Register by March 30 and that next flight could earn you points for a one-segment upgrade within and between North America and Hawaii or the Caribbean. It's just our way of saying thank you to our members for 20 years of truly rewarding travel. Register now »
Does the flight have to be paid, or can it be an award flight?

shihyin Mar 24, 2017 8:52 am
Originally Posted by stheller (Post 28080488)
Does the flight have to be paid, or can it be an award flight?
I believe it has to be a paid flight (at least mine was) to trigger activity.

txpenny Mar 24, 2017 10:11 am
Huh, nice bonus for basically doing nothing. Posted on 3.22.17.

236Dakota Mar 24, 2017 1:06 pm
Mine posted on the 22nd as well:)

chrisremo Mar 24, 2017 3:58 pm
Still haven't gotten mine, and I flew a month ago.

ralphs Mar 24, 2017 4:03 pm
Hmm, I didn't get the credit either. Maybe it's because I flew on an AA-marketed BA-operated flight?

chrisremo Mar 25, 2017 12:47 am
Originally Posted by ralphs (Post 28082659)
Hmm, I didn't get the credit either. Maybe it's because I flew on an AA-marketed BA-operated flight?
Mine was AA marketed and operated. I registered only a day before the flight, hopefully that wasn't somehow cutting too close.

skippythelizard Mar 25, 2017 8:57 am
Earn double Business Extra points when you fly nonstop between North America and London, Madrid, Paris, or Zurich. Plus, earn an additional 250 bonus points on select new routes.Earn double pointsFor each eligible flight during the offer period, your company will earn double Business Extra points:
  • Register for the promotion March 24 - June 30, 2017 with the promotion code AJB2Q17
  • Complete qualifying travel March 24 - June 30, 2017 between North America and London (LHR, LCY, LGW), Madrid (MAD), Paris (CDG, ORY), or Zurich (ZHR)
Earn an additional 250 bonus points on select routesYour company will earn an additional 250 bonus points with each eligible flight on the following routes:
  • Complete qualifying travel March 24 - June 30, 2017 between San Jose, California (SJC) and London Heathrow (LHR)
  • Complete qualifying travel March 27 - June 30, 2017 between New Orleans, Louisiana (MSY) and London Heathrow (LHR)
  • Complete qualifying travel March 28 - June 30, 2017 between Oakland, California (OAK) and London Gatwick (LGW)

britz Mar 25, 2017 9:16 am
Originally Posted by chrisremo (Post 28083862)
Mine was AA marketed and operated. I registered only a day before the flight, hopefully that wasn't somehow cutting too close.
I registered about an hour before my flight and received the credit. It was the only flight I've had since registering.

LRD Mar 26, 2017 10:41 am
I have a question about seat selection. . . The FAQ says:

Q: Can I purchase Preferred Seats when traveling on a Business Extra flight award?
A: Preferred Seats are not available for purchase to passengers traveling on Business Extra PlanAhead tickets.

So, not even EXP or CK members can select a preferred (or MCE) seat on a PlanAhead award?

Seems hard to believe - and I didn't find any reference to "preferred seats" in this thread, so perhaps I'm just reading it incorrectly.

JJeffrey Mar 26, 2017 12:33 pm
Originally Posted by LRD (Post 28088670)
I have a question about seat selection. . . The FAQ says:

Q: Can I purchase Preferred Seats when traveling on a Business Extra flight award?
A: Preferred Seats are not available for purchase to passengers traveling on Business Extra PlanAhead tickets.

So, not even EXP or CK members can select a preferred (or MCE) seat on a PlanAhead award?

Seems hard to believe - and I didn't find any reference to "preferred seats" in this thread, so perhaps I'm just reading it incorrectly.
You're reading it incorrectly. :)

CK/EXP/PLT can of course select preferred or MCE seats on a Business Extra award just like any other ticket. These seats are offered complimentary, they don't have to "purchase" them.

But for any no-status passenger that has to pay for preferred seats, the option to do so is not available on Business Extra awards, just like it is not available on normal AAdvantage awards.

LRD Mar 26, 2017 12:37 pm
Originally Posted by JJeffrey (Post 28089053)
CK/EXP/PLT can of course select preferred or MCE seats on a Business Extra award just like any other ticket.
Many thanks.

frudd38 Mar 28, 2017 8:02 am
For those that have already received the bonus, were you an existing member? Any new members receive the bonus yet?

japi811 Mar 28, 2017 10:32 am
Originally Posted by frudd38 (Post 28096839)
For those that have already received the bonus, were you an existing member? Any new members receive the bonus yet?
I signed up as a new member and waited until 3/15 to request credits for flights for end of Feb. Received credits for those flights on 3/18. Received the bonus on 3/22.

frudd38 Mar 28, 2017 7:45 pm
Originally Posted by japi811 (Post 28097539)
I signed up as a new member and waited until 3/15 to request credits for flights for end of Feb. Received credits for those flights on 3/18. Received the bonus on 3/22.
I guess the only difference in mine was I had to add my new BE number via phone agent since the flight was already booked. Still nada..


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