by Andrew Kunesh, Senior Reporter, Cards & Loyalty
It’s been almost two years since American Airlines introduced Loyalty Points, which have given AAdvantage members lots of ways to qualify for status with non-flight activities like using the shopping portal and spending on AAdvantage credit cards.
However, the program has faced setbacks with reduced earning opportunities, unimpressive flight accruals and lackluster SimplyMiles offers. Loyalty Points have even pushed our longtime Executive Platinum member, Katie Genter, to no longer prioritize her top-tier status.
Since American offers an impressive 4 miles per dollar on eligible American Airlines purchases through the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard®, we’d also like to see the airline offer 4 Loyalty Points in this spending category (instead of just 1 Loyalty Point per dollar on these charges).
Although American’s elite status year doesn’t end until Feb. 29, 2024, let’s see if AAdvantage members can close the gap to their statuses with the current Loyalty Points paradigm.
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