Details of 2022’s First eShopping Bonus from American Airlines

American Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft (Source: American Airlines)

American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping is offering its first bonus of 2022. Members can earn 1,000 bonus miles on online purchases made before January 20, 2022.

The more you spend, the more bonus miles you can pick up:

  • Earn 500 bonus miles for spending $150
  • Earn 1,000 bonus miles for spending $300

Loyalty Points

This is the first AAdvantage eShopping bonus under the new Loyalty Points system of earning elite status.

In principle, the miles you earn from the shopping transaction WILL COUNT as Loyalty Points.  However, the 500-1,000 bonus miles MIGHT NOT…

Click here to read more about American’s new Loyalty Point system

How to Reach Spending Targets Easily

You might not be an avid online shopper.  But if you regularly read InsideFlyer, I have no doubt that you love to travel. And one of the benefits of the AAdvantage eShopping portal is that you can earn miles from booking hotel stays at hotel chains such as:

  • Marriott
  • IHG
  • Radisson
  • Choice
  • Best Western

You can also earn miles / Loyalty Points / reach spending targets by booking hotels through Booking.com or Points Hound…

Of course, you might be able to get a higher rebate by using a cashback website – such as Topcashback – instead of earning miles from AAdvantage. But with the Loyalty Point element now live, the decision is tougher than ever for anybody hoping to pick up elite status with American Airlines…