Summary

  • AAdvantage Business: Earn one mile for every $1 spent on corporate travel with American Airlines to redeem for various travel expenses.
  • Easy sign-up process: Register online, add five active travelers, book travel, and start earning loyalty points instantly.
  • Redeeming miles: Use miles for flights, upgrades, car rentals, and more, even on oneworld and partner airlines for added flexibility.

Dallas-based American Airlines has sought to lure more corporate travelers into flying with the carrier through its frequent flier program aimed at businesses. AAdvantage Business is a program designed to award eligible companies and their staff extra miles and loyalty points for booking their trips directly with the Oneworld carrier. The rejuvenated program has made American Airlines the only US carrier currently with a business loyalty program designed for its travelers to earn status faster.

The loyalty program is designed for every $1 spent on corporate travel, earning the business or organization one AAdvantage mile. It can be redeemed for booking employees’ itineraries once they have enough to cover the cost. This can include car rental, air travel, lounge access, and more. Similarly, for every $1 the company spends, the individual traveling will earn one loyalty point within their status as an AAdvantage member.

American Airlines Airbus A321 Departing From Phoenix

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AAdvantage Business is designed for businesses of all sizes. Signing up is free, and you will earn rewards for the company and travelers. You can start earning and redeeming right away, and you only require five active registered travelers to redeem the loyalty rewards.

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Easy travel management

One key selling point for American Airlines is to streamline the travel management of your business. The online portal has a robust suite of tools to simplify booking travel, and all bookings are made on aa.com. In addition, the more travel booked, the more miles your organization will accrue. You can earn even more miles should you sign up for the Citi / AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard and use these for business purposes. City has a promotion where you could earn up to 65,000 bonus miles for your business if you sign up today.

American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Photo: Channing Reid | Simple Flying

With the program free to sign up, businesses must only reach a minimum spend of $5,000 on American Airlines flights to be eligible for the program, and this threshold is waived if you hold a Citi / AAdvantage credit card as outlined above.

A step-by-step guide on how the program works

American Airlines has made it easy for businesses to sign up for the program by following these simple steps:

Step one

Register

Visit www.aadvantagebusiness.aa.com to get started; this is another opportunity to sign up for the Citi / AAdvantage Business Mastercard.

Step two

Assign employees

Minimum requirement of five active travelers to be added to your business travelers company account

Step three

Book travel

Log onto aa.com and start booking and managing your business travel online. You can also do this via the American Airlines app or your preferred travel agent.

Step four

Start earning

Traveling for your business will instantly earn you and your employer additional loyalty points. To earn additional loyalty status, you must reach a minimum annual spending threshold of $5,000.

Step five

Manage your AAdvantage Business account.

Reviewing your company’s travel management portal allows you to review your account activity. You can review traveler lists and track bookings and miles earned through the program.

Step six

Redeem miles

Businesses can redeem miles from the program to offset ongoing travel expenses or use them to reward employees. You can also transfer miles from the business account to individuals to cover flights, upgrades, car rentals, and more.

Step seven

Earn more

You can earn even more loyalty points towards the program using the Citi / AAdvantage Business Mastercard.

A genius way to entice more travelers with American Airlines

American Airlines’ move will entice more travel bookers to book directly with the carrier and encourage brand loyalty for the business. While initially, travel agents were to be excluded from the program, this has been backtracked, and your local agent will be able to book on your behalf and still accrue your loyalty points.

Positive edges for the AAdvantage Business program will ensure that added flexibility can be added to your travel booking process and will allow you to redeem miles without the next for transfer to personal accounts, manage trip credits, redeem these for any traveler, and customize your travel policy per individual.

To understand your potential earning rates for your business, you can review the table below:

Business earning rate

Travelers earning rate

AAdvantage program

Five miles per $1 spent on eligible flights and one loyalty point per eligible mile

AAdvantage Business program

One mile

One loyalty point (spent on AA flights)

Citi / AAdvantage Business Mastercard member

Two miles

One loyalty point (spent on AA flights)

Redeeming your miles

When it comes to redeeming miles, you are not limited to just AA-operated flights, with the ability to redeem for flights within the oneworld and partner airlines, alongside cabin upgrades and car rental at over 500 worldwide destinations, in line with over 400,000 hotels around the world through the AAdvantage Hotel’s platform. Other spending opportunities include vacation packages, one-of-a-kind experiences, a membership, or a day pass to the American Airlines Admirals Club.

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