Targeted: Earn bonus American miles for spending on Aviator cards this spring
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available.
If you’re a Barclays AAdvantage Aviator cardholder, check your email (or online account) for a new bonus opportunity. Multiple TPG staff members report receiving emails with limited-time spending offers on their AAdvantage Aviator Silver World Elite Mastercard or AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard credit cards.
The promotion is inside an email with the subject line, “Your purchases could earn extra miles,” and it offers the opportunity to earn an additional 3 miles per dollar on all purchases (up to a maximum of 3,600 miles) from April 1 through June 30.
If you receive this offer, you must enroll by May 15.
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About the offer
As noted above, eligible cardholders can earn 3 additional miles for every dollar they spend on the card from April 1 through June 30 (up to a total of 3,600 bonus miles). This limit means that the bonus is available on up to $1,200 in spending during the promotional period.
The bonus miles from this offer are in addition to the miles you already earn on your Aviator card. Aviator Red cardholders earn 2 miles per dollar on eligible American Airlines purchases and 1 mile on all other purchases. Meanwhile, Aviator Silver cardholders earns 3 miles per dollar on eligible American Airlines purchases, 2 miles per dollar on hotels and car rentals, and 1 mile on all other purchases. (Note that the Aviator Silver card is only available by upgrading from an Aviator Red.)
This offer provides a good opportunity to shift some of your spending to your Aviator card and receive some bonus AAdvantage miles, especially for those everyday purchases that typically only receive one mile per dollar. The 3,600 miles you can earn from this promotion are worth around $64, according to TPG’s latest valuation.
Credit card spending also counts toward American’s new Loyalty Points for elite status. However, this only applies to base miles earned on AA cards. As a result, you'll still earn just one Loyalty Point per dollar spent with this bonus offer.
The terms suggest this is a targeted promotion, as it says the offer is for “select cardmembers and is not transferable.” And some TPG staffers with Aviator cards do not appear to be eligible.
How to enroll
Click the “Enroll today” button from your email. This will take you to log in to your Barclays account.
Once you’re logged in, you’ll check the box to enroll and click “submit.”
The next screen is a thank-you message with confirmation that you’ve successfully enrolled.
If you did not receive the email, you can try logging into your Aviator account and navigating to the Offers tab at the top. However, if you're not targeted, your account will look like that of TPG director of content Nick Ewen:
It's also worth checking any other Barclays cards on your account to see if the bonus offer extends to those — though as of now, we haven't seen reports of eligibility beyond the Aviator lineup.
Bottom line
If you’ve been targeted to receive bonus AAdvantage miles on your Barclays card, you may want to go ahead and enroll — even if you don’t immediately plan to spend on your Aviator card. Although the promotion goes until June 30, enrollment ends May 15, so you don’t want to forget and fail to have your purchases earn the 3 bonus miles.
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| 2X | 2x points on all other eligible purchases. |
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| 6X | 6x points at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy® program. |
| 4X | 4x points for purchases made at restaurants worldwide, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping. |
| 2X | 2x points on all other eligible purchases. |
Intro Offer
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Why We Chose It
The Marriott Bonvoy Business Amex is a stacked card with a rewards rate that will help you earn bonus points on everyday and business-related purchases. You'll earn 15 elite night credits each calendar year, and receive automatic Gold elite status. Finally, the free night award certificate with a redemption level of 35,000 points or less can get you hundreds of dollars in potential value each year.Pros
- 6x points on eligible purchases at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy program
- 4x points at restaurants worldwide, U.S. gas stations, wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and U.S. shipping
- 2x points on all other eligible purchases
- Earn a free-night award each card renewal month (up to 35,000 points)
- Receive 15 elite night credits to jump-start status
- Transfer Marriott points to 40+ airlines
Cons
- Airline points transfer ratios are poor
- Must spend $60,000 in a year for second free-night award
- Limited Time Offer: Earn 100,000 Bonus Marriott Bonvoy Points after spending $4,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months of Card Membership. Offer expires 11/2/22.
- 6x points at hotels participating in the Marriott Bonvoy® program.
- 4x points for purchases made at restaurants worldwide, at U.S. gas stations, on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers and on U.S. purchases for shipping.
- 2x points on all other eligible purchases.
- Receive a 7% discount off standard rates for reservations of standard guest rooms at hotels that participate in the Marriott Bonvoy program when you book directly. Terms and Conditions Apply.
- Receive 1 Free Night Award every year after your Card renewal month. Plus, earn an additional Free Night Award after you spend $60K in purchases on your Card in a calendar year. Awards can be used for one night (redemption level at or under 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy® points) at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy®. Certain hotels have resort fees.
- Enjoy Complimentary Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status with your Card.
- Terms apply.
- See Rates & Fees