American Airlines Miles: Best Ways to Earn & Redeem for Domestic Flights
Click MORE to see Ad disclosures All information was accurate at time of recording, however benefits and credit card details can and do change. Please always review the links in the show notes and check our blog for the most up-to-date info. Welcome to Points for Normal People! Click MORE to see Ad disclosures Welcome to Points for Normal People! In this episode, we're diving into American Airlines miles. I know a lot of you want to use points for domestic travel, and American is a good option. We'll talk about the best times to use your miles on American flights, and how to earn those miles. I'll cover the pros and cons, and give you some tips to maximize your points. We'll also look at some tools to find the best deals, and I'll share a few tricks I've learned about booking with American. There are a few action steps if you want to focus on American miles. We'll talk about the Barclay Aviator card, Simply Miles, and the American Airlines Dining Program. I've added links to resources like the American miles finder map and the award deals page in the notes below. Be sure to subscribe and join me every week! ACTION STEPS Consider opening a Barclay Aviator card Sign up for Simply Miles: https://www.simplymiles.com Enroll a card in the American Airlines Dining Program Get logged into American's eShopping portal Consider browsing Loyalty Point Hunters (or joining their Facebook group): https://loyaltypointhunters.com ADDITIONAL RESOURCES For a video guide of navigating the American Airlines Website, watch here: https://katiestraveltricks.com/naviga... FinnAir article: https://katiestraveltricks.com/using-... American Airlines sales: https://www.aa.com/en-us/spring-deals American Airlines miles finder map: https://www.aa.com/en-us/miles-finder... American Airlines Dining Program: https://www.aadvantagedining.com/ New Here? Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year. Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too. More from Katie’s Travel Tricks 🔗 Website (https://katiestraveltricks.com/) Instagram ( / katiestraveltricks ) 💻 Free Course (https://learn.katiestraveltricks.com/) 💳 Best Current Card Offers (https://katiestraveltricks.com/bestof...) 🎒 Favorite Travel Gear (https://amazon.com/shop/katiestravelt...) Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the card links and other products that appear on this podcast are from companies which Katie's Travel Tricks will earn an affiliate commission. Katie's Travel Tricks is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as CreditCards.com. The content in this podcast is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Editorial Disclosure: Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. The content of this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available. Advertiser and Editorial Disclosure: This video may contain links through which we are compensated when you click on or are approved for offers. The information in this video was not provided by any of the companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. The content of this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available.

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