Check your offer: Fast track to American Airlines AAdvantage elite status with up to 75,000 bonus points

There's a fun new promotion from American Airlines for some members of the AAdvantage program, allowing you to fast-track your way to elite status — or, alternatively, gift elite status. It offers bonus Loyalty Points at certain earning levels that could get you all the way to AAdvantage Executive Platinum status, depending on your points-earning levels.

• You'll receive a bonus 35,000 Loyalty Points when you hit AAdvantage Gold (40,000 Loyalty Points), which can get you to AAdvantage Platinum status.
• You'll get a bonus of 50,000 Loyalty Points when you earn 75,000 Loyalty Points, which is good enough to reach AAdvantage Platinum Pro status.
• You'll earn a bonus of 75,000 Loyalty Points when you earn 125,000 Loyalty Points, which is good enough to reach AAdvantage Executive Platinum.

You can also choose instead to gift AAdvantage Gold, Platinum or Platinum Pro status when you reach those thresholds in that order. That gifted status will be valid through Feb. 28, 2027. There is also anecdotal reporting of an offer to gift AAdvantage Executive Platinum status when you earn 200,000 Loyalty Points, though no one at TPG has seen that offer.

We reached out to American Airlines for more details and will update the story when we learn more.

This promotion is extremely targeted, so count yourself among the lucky if you have the offer. I couldn't find anyone at TPG who'd been targeted. I also asked a friend who doesn't fly American often, and he didn't have the offer. So, your mileage may vary.

Related: How American Airlines sucked me back into AAdvantage with Loyalty Points

The offer should show up under your account under the "Promotions" tab.

Just click on that tab and scroll down to see if you are targeted.

Here's what the page looks like for a reader named Joey Giuntoli.

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You'll need to register for this promotion by May 23, 2025, and it will remain valid for the regular American Airlines status year starting March 1, 2025, and ending Feb. 28, 2026.

It's a good reminder to keep an eye on that American Airlines promotions page for other great offers.

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