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Leveraging The American Airlines AAdvantage Program

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This is my presentation from the 2014 Frequent Traveler University, held in Seattle, WA. The presentation was a recap of the American Airlines AAdvantage program, recent changes and opportunities to leverage the program for aspirational awards. If you have questions, you can catch me at http://pizzainmotion.com or at ed -at- milepoint.com

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Page 1: Leveraging the American Airlines AAdvantage Program-2014 Frequent Traveler University

Leveraging The American Airlines

AAdvantage Program

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E-mail Me: [email protected]

Milepoint Handle: Pizzaman

Twitter: @pizzainmotion

Website: pizzainmotion.com

Facebook: facebook.com/pizzainmotion

Questions? Just Contact Me

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The Basics

Gold Status25,000 Miles or Points or 30 segments

Earn 4 500-miles upgrades for every 10,000 miles flown (can purchase additional upgrades)

25% mileage bonus

Priority Check-In and Boarding (also on Alaska Airlines)

Free Access To Main Cabin Extra Seating for up to 8 companions at check-in (NOT AT BOOKING)

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The Basics

Platinum Status 50,000 Miles or Points or 60 segments

Earn 4 500-miles upgrades for every 10,000 miles flown (can purchase additional upgrades)

100% mileage bonus

Priority Check-In and Boarding (also on Alaska Airlines)

Preferred Seating on Alaska Airlines

Free Access To Main Cabin Extra Seating (up to 8 companions)

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The Basics

Executive Platinum Status

100,000 Miles or Points or 100 segments

Unlimited Free Domestic Upgrades

100% mileage bonus

Priority Check-In and Boarding (also on Alaska Airlines)

Preferred Seating on Alaska Airlines

Free Access To Main Cabin Extra Seating (up to 8 companions)

8 Systemwide Upgrades

Flagship Check-In at LHR

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Upgrades

Domestic Upgrades

Upgrade requests are cleared based on the window applicable to your status level:

AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members 100 hours prior to departureAAdvantage Platinum® members 72 hours prior to departureAAdvantage Gold® members 24 hours prior to departureAAdvantage non-elite status members* 24 hours prior to departure Upgrade requests are prioritized first by status level, then by fare and finally by

the order in which they were upgraded. Request your upgrades early!

It’s cheaper to buy your 500-mile upgrades online/at a kiosk

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UpgradesSystemwide Upgrades

EXP members are awarded 8 per year they qualify/re-qualify.

SWUs/eVIPs are valid on virtually ALL fare classes.

SWUs/eVIPS are valid ONLY on American metal.

SWUs are valid for a one-way, one-class upgrade on a paid fare.

SWUs are also earned at certain MM thresholds.

Don’t forget to waitlist for the long segment.

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Elite Rewards

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Awards

Comparing AAnytime Changes (Coach One-Way Awards)

Destination Before After

Hawaii 45,000

40,000-50,000

Central America 35,000 27,500-

37,500

South America 60,000 35,000-

75,000

Korea/Japan 65,000 60,000-

80,000

China 70,000

65,000-85,000

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Awards

Comparing AAnytime Changes (Business One-Way Awards)

Destination Before After

South America 100,000 65,000-

150,000

Europe 100,000

110,000-135,000

Japan 100,000

120,000-155,000

China 110,000

140,000-175,000

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Awards

International Comparison

Coach Round-Trip “Saver”

Destination American DeltaUnited

Europe 60,000(50K) 60,000

60,000

Japan 65,000(50K) 70,000

70,000

China 70,000 70,000

70,000

Brazil 60,000 60,000

60,000

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Awards

International Comparison

Business Class Round-Trip “Saver”

Destination American DeltaUnited

Europe 100,000 125,000

115,000

Japan 100,000 140,000

130,000

China 110,000 140,000

140,000

Brazil 100,000 125,000

110,000

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Where Are We Going?

AIRBERLIN

ROYAL JORDANIAN

QANTASMALAYSIA AIRLINES

LAN

JAPAN AIRLINESIBERIAFINNAIR

CATHAY PACIFICBRITISH AIRWAYS

S7 AIRWAYSQATAR

US AIRWAYSTAM

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Other Airline Partners

Earn & Redeem

Air Pacific Gulf Air

Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines

El Al Jet Airways

Etihad Airways Qatar Airways***

Fiji Airways

Earn Only

WestJet

Redeem Only

Air Tahiti Nui

Cape Air

Seaborne

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Merger Facts & Figures

# of Destinations

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Merger Facts & Figures

328 Destinations

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Explorer Award

Distance-based awards

Maximum of 16 segments and 50,000 miles

Can use virtually all oneworld partner flights

Business Class is the true gem

110,000 miles to fly to China in Business Class. For 115,000 you could fold in stopovers in places like NRT or HKG.

130,000 miles buys you LAX-NRT-FRA-FCO-MIA-LAX in Business.

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Why You Should Love American

Best Treatment Of Top-Tier Elites (Executive Platinum)

Systemwide Upgrades

South American Network

Explorer Awards and Elite Rewards

Did I Mention Systemwide Upgrades?

Newest Fleet Over Next 5 Years

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Why You Should Covet Thy Neighbor’s Airline

Weak Network In Asia

Older Fleet Now, But Improving

Potential Integration Issues With US Airways

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Merger Update

Codeshare on most flights

Can redeem US Airways miles for American flights and vice versa

Elites receive baggage, priority seating and priority boarding benefits on both airlines.

Can redeem Avios online for US Airways flights

Admirals Club members can utilize US Airways club and vice versa

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Mine Is Bigger Than Yours

pizzainmotion.com

Guess my lifetime balance

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THANK YOU!

[email protected]