AAdvantage

Airline loyalty programs started in their present form in the 1980s. Airlines asked their advertising firms to come up with names for the new programs. It’s impressive that the first …

For a long time, the Barclays AAdvantage® Aviator® Red Mastercard® was a no-brainer card to keep if you flew American Airlines even occasionally. At $99 a year, the airline perks …

American Airlines is the one major U.S. airline that doesn’t have a transferable points partnership with any of the major banks. That means it can be significantly harder to rack …

When I saw the headline saying that American AAdvantage had partnered with OpenTable, I thought, “Nice! Free miles just for eating out? Count me in.” But then I actually read …

If you’re diving into the world of points and miles, one of the first things you’ll hear about is airline alliances—oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam. Each includes a collection of …

Most people who redeem frequent flyer miles for an airline ticket initially do so to travel on the airline that sponsors the program. For example, SkyMiles members book a flight …

When a company makes a change, it will usually somehow find a way to say it’s positive for customers. But to be honest, that’s not why these changes are made. …

It’s understandable if you get confused by the co-brand credit cards offered by American Airlines for their AAdvantage program. For years, both Barclays and Citi issued AAdvantage co-branded cards. This …

American Airlines’ AAdvantage program was typical for an airline, where you’d earn miles through flying with American or its partners and by other means including spending on a co-brand credit …

As I was updating my post about the Citi Premier card to include the current 75K sign-up bonus, I noticed that the language about who is eligible had changed. I …