Points are also
redeemable as airline miles.
Not exact matches
Then, yes, it would be wise to look into a credit or charge card that offers points
redeemable for such goodies
as airline miles plus seating and hotel upgrades.
The frequent flier
miles earned
as a result of purchases made on American
Airlines credit cards are bonus /
redeemable miles and do not count toward attaining elite status.
With Qatar Airways being a member of the OneWorld alliance these fares could be a nice tier point earning exercise (
as well
as a vacation) for British Airways Executive Club members and they could be a great way for American
Airlines AAdvantage members to build up some
redeemable miles before the devaluations kick in.
As the battle for Seattle continues, Alaska
Airlines has announced their next promotion for Mileage Plan members which offers double
redeemable miles to 20 destinations from Seattle and all nonstop... [Read more...] about Earn Double
Miles on More Than 20 Alaska
Airline Routes
As American
Airlines will not be including taxes in its calculations I would have actually earned even fewer
redeemable miles than the table shows!
There's no doubt that the
airline's executives crunched the numbers and worked out that, even if they halved the number of SWUs they hand out and halved the number of
redeemable miles they give away, AAdvantage members like me don't really have another viable option while our travel patterns remain
as they are.