AAdvantage eShopping: Earn miles and Loyalty Points with the American Airlines shopping portal

18.02.2024 - 22:49 / thepointsguy.com / Airlines

One of the best ways to earn American Airlines miles on purchases you're already making is through the AAdvantage eShopping website. You can earn American miles by clicking through this site before making online purchases.

Many of the miles you can earn through the American Airlines shopping portal are base miles. As such, the AAdvantage eShopping portal is a good way to earn American miles you can redeem for flights and a vehicle by which you can earn Loyalty Points for American Airlines elite status.

Here's what you need to know about the American AAdvantage eShopping portal.

Many airline and hotel loyalty programs offer online shopping portals, but the AAdvantage eShopping portal is tied to American Airlines. As such, you can earn American miles and, in some cases, Loyalty Points when you click through the AAdvantage eShopping portal before making an online purchase. Common reward rates range from 1 mile per dollar spent to around 10 miles per dollar spent, but you'll occasionally see higher rates. Sometimes, you'll get a set number of miles per qualifying purchase.

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To earn miles with the American Airlines shopping portal, you must first have an American Airlines AAdvantage account. Once you have that, head to the AAdvantage eShopping website to create an account. To do so, you must provide your name, AAdvantage number, email, ZIP code and desired password.

Once you have an AAdvantage eShopping account, head to the AAdvantage eShopping site. Make sure you are logged in before each online shopping trip. Then, enter your desired merchant in the "Find a store or product" box at the top of the website and click "Enter" to search.

Doing so will take you to the merchant's landing page or a list of possible merchants. You'll see at this point whether your merchant currently offers an elevated earning rate. For example, Viator was offering 8 miles per dollar spent instead of the standard 2 miles per dollar when I wrote this story.

Before clicking the "Shop now" button to head to the merchant's website and make your purchase, scroll down to read the "Mileage terms" box to ensure your purchase will be eligible. If satisfied, scroll back up and click "Shop now." A new window will open, and you'll be redirected to your merchant's website. Once there, shop as you normally would in that window. If you make a qualifying purchase in that window, you should earn American miles as detailed on the AAdvantage eShopping page for that merchant at the time of your purchase.

Related: How to earn miles in the American Airlines AAdvantage program

If you want to earn American Airlines elite status, you'll be excited to learn you can earn Loyalty