American Airlines has a hub where I live, so it’s the airline that usually has a non-stop route to most of the places we choose to travel.
And, without status, you’re paying for bags, boarding at the back of the line, and not getting any free upgrades.
American Airlines grants status based on Loyalty Points earned over the course of a year. You can earn these loyalty points in a variety of ways:
- Flying
- Shopping through their online portal
- Rental cars
- Hotels
Among others.
I don’t fly enough to earn status with AA, so I knew I’d have to go about it a different way.
My goal was to achieve their second tier of status because I thought it had the best benefits for the effort I’d have to spend to get there.
Gold is their first tier & you have to earn 40,000 Loyalty Points to achieve it.
Platinum is th
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