Upgraded: AA.com – You can book more AAdvantage Partner Awards Online
(Shameless plug – don’t forget to vote in American’s AAdvantage Tips Facebook contest for a chance to win 5,000 AAdvantage Miles. You can also vote for your favorite Expert Tip…
Off topic: Watch the sky, the Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks tonight.
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. The best time to watch will be very early in the morning on Sunday, just an hour or two before dawn. From Earth…
Breaking News: American Airlines adds Gourmet Potato Chips to the Menu
The Pulitzer Prizes were awarded this week and it was a big win for online news outlets. I was pretty disappointed to be left off the list, so I’m vowing…
Points, Miles & Milk Bottles: Welcome Baby Weekly Flyer!
I’m taking a break from the usual talk about points and miles to share some good news that will be of interest to many Boarding Area readers. Please welcome Baby…
AAdvantage Award Chart for round-the-world oneworld Explorer ticket
I’m sure this has been posted elsewhere, but I just became aware of this AAdvantage Award chart that displays the number of miles needed for a oneworld Explorer ticket, the…
“Unpublished” offer: Quadruple AAdvantage Miles and Discount from Avis
I was at the Admirals Club the other day and noticed a countertop advertising stand with a 4X AAdvantage Miles offer from Avis. You won’t find mention of it on…
American announces the closing of four Admirals Club locations
Earlier today, American announced their plans to eliminate 1,200 non unionized jobs to “to achieve the necessary financial savings by implementing sustainable, structural changes that will position our airline to…
American Airlines Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube News
It’s been a busy week for me, and you may have noticed a decline in number of updates I’ve been able to post. If there’s been an increase in…
Double AAdvantage Miles on nine routes to and from LAX
You can earn double AAdvantage miles between LAX and nine destinations: Participating Airlines: American Airlines and American Eagle Award: Double Miles Offer: Earn double AAdvantage miles for travel on select…
Website test? AA.com briefly displayed South America AAdvantage Awards for 8,500 miles
Here’s a little interesting speculation: last night AA.com was displaying one-way “Economy MileSAAver Special” awards for 8,500 AAdvantage Miles. That’s more than 40% off the usual 15,000 mile Economy MileSAAver…