American AAdvantage
AAdvantage members earn and redeem miles across American, oneworld, bilateral airline partners, cards, travel partners, and everyday platforms. Loyalty Points, not redeemable miles alone, determine earned status.
A spend- and activity-led airline loyalty program where eligible base miles also earn Loyalty Points toward four annual status tiers.
The owner, currency, and rules of entry. Administrative essentials, mercifully without the brochure.
- Parent organization
- American Airlines
- Program currency
- AAdvantage miles
- Program status
- Active
- Primary market
- United States
- Enrollment eligibility
- Individual membership subject to the program terms.
- Enrollment cost
- No enrollment fee is published.
- Official program links
- Award booking ↗Homepage ↗Program terms ↗
- Last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
The tier name is the easy part. Here is the bill for reaching it—and what the program owes you in return.
How to qualify
Member
Base tier
Enroll in the program
membership term
Counts: Enrollment
AAdvantage Gold
40,000 Loyalty Points
Current published qualification year
Counts: Eligible flight, card, and partner base-mile activity
Does not count: Bonus miles that American excludes from Loyalty Points
AAdvantage Platinum
75,000 Loyalty Points
Current published qualification year
Counts: Eligible flight, card, and partner base-mile activity
Does not count: Bonus miles that American excludes from Loyalty Points
AAdvantage Platinum Pro
125,000 Loyalty Points
Current published qualification year
Counts: Eligible flight, card, and partner base-mile activity
Does not count: Bonus miles that American excludes from Loyalty Points
AAdvantage Executive Platinum
200,000 Loyalty Points
Current published qualification year
Counts: Eligible flight, card, and partner base-mile activity
Does not count: Bonus miles that American excludes from Loyalty Points
What each tier gets
AAdvantage Gold
Flight earning
Earn 7 miles per eligible USD on American-marketed flights.
Checked baggage
First checked bag free on eligible itineraries.
Complimentary upgrades
ConditionalEligible for complimentary upgrades on eligible American flights within North America.
Inventory and fare rules apply
Priority boarding
Group 4 boarding on American.
AAdvantage Platinum
Flight earning
Earn 8 miles per eligible USD on American-marketed flights.
Checked baggage
First two checked bags free on eligible itineraries.
Priority boarding
Group 3 boarding on American.
oneworld Sapphire
ConditionalReceives oneworld Sapphire recognition, including eligible alliance lounge access.
Alliance itinerary and lounge rules apply
AAdvantage Platinum Pro
Flight earning
Earn 9 miles per eligible USD on American-marketed flights.
Checked baggage
First three checked bags free on eligible itineraries.
Priority boarding
Group 2 boarding on American.
oneworld Emerald
ConditionalReceives oneworld Emerald recognition, including eligible first- and business-class lounge access.
Alliance itinerary and lounge rules apply
AAdvantage Executive Platinum
Flight earning
Earn 11 miles per eligible USD on American-marketed flights.
Checked baggage
First three checked bags free on eligible itineraries.
Priority boarding
Group 1 boarding on American.
Highest published upgrade priority
ConditionalReceives American's highest published AAdvantage tier priority for eligible complimentary upgrades.
Inventory, fare, and route rules apply
The headline rate is only half the story. What counts—and what quietly does not—is where the arithmetic gets interesting.
How earning works
American-marketed eligible fare and carrier-imposed fees
5 AAdvantage miles per 1 USD
What counts: Eligible American-marketed fares above Basic Economy
Does not count: Government taxes and fees · Basic Economy tickets bought on or after December 17, 2025
Posts: Usually 1 to 3 days after completed travel
Elite earning bonuses
AAdvantage Gold
American-marketed eligible fare and carrier-imposed fees
7 AAdvantage miles per 1 USD
What counts: Eligible American-marketed fares above Basic Economy
Does not count: Government taxes and fees · Basic Economy tickets bought on or after December 17, 2025
AAdvantage Platinum
American-marketed eligible fare and carrier-imposed fees
8 AAdvantage miles per 1 USD
What counts: Eligible American-marketed fares above Basic Economy
Does not count: Government taxes and fees · Basic Economy tickets bought on or after December 17, 2025
AAdvantage Platinum Pro
American-marketed eligible fare and carrier-imposed fees
9 AAdvantage miles per 1 USD
What counts: Eligible American-marketed fares above Basic Economy
Does not count: Government taxes and fees · Basic Economy tickets bought on or after December 17, 2025
AAdvantage Executive Platinum
American-marketed eligible fare and carrier-imposed fees
11 AAdvantage miles per 1 USD
What counts: Eligible American-marketed fares above Basic Economy
Does not count: Government taxes and fees · Basic Economy tickets bought on or after December 17, 2025
Pricing rules matter more than the word “free,” which is doing heroic work in most loyalty brochures.
Ways to redeem
American-operated flight awards
Dynamic mileage pricing displayed for the itinerary and available inventory
American-operated awards use variable pricing rather than one fixed chart.
Search: aa.com · American Airlines app
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
oneworld and partner flight awards
Region- and cabin-based partner award guidance with itinerary-specific availability
American publishes partner-airline award guidance and online-bookable partner lists.
Search: aa.com · American reservations for selected partners
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Flight upgrades
Route-, fare-, and cabin-specific miles, sometimes with a cash copay
Search: American reservations · Eligible online upgrade offers
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Hotel stays
Property- and date-specific mileage price displayed by the booking channel
Search: AAdvantage hotel redemption channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Rental cars
Rental-specific mileage price displayed before booking
Search: AAdvantage car redemption channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
AAdvantage Exchange gifts and gift cards
Item- and denomination-specific mileage price
Search: AAdvantage Exchange
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Events and experiences
Event-specific fixed or auction mileage price
Search: AAdvantage events and experience channels
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Admirals Club membership
Membership mileage price varies by AAdvantage status
Search: Admirals Club membership channel
Online: Available
Phone: Limited · Assistance availability depends on the selected redemption channel.
Rules and reversals
American-operated flight awards
Taxes and fees: Taxes, fees, fare conditions, and available award inventory apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
oneworld and partner flight awards
Taxes and fees: Partner inventory, routing, taxes, fees, and carrier-specific booking access apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Flight upgrades
Taxes and fees: Eligible paid fare, upgrade inventory, route rules, and any copay apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Hotel stays
Taxes and fees: Property taxes, fees, cancellation, and occupancy rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Rental cars
Taxes and fees: Rental-company taxes, fees, driver, and cancellation rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
AAdvantage Exchange gifts and gift cards
Taxes and fees: Inventory, shipping territory, merchant, and gift-card terms apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Events and experiences
Taxes and fees: Inventory, event, ticket, member-location, and fulfillment rules apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
Admirals Club membership
Taxes and fees: Membership eligibility and current Admirals Club terms apply.
Validity: The issued ticket, booking, product, or experience terms control validity.
For someone else: Recipient eligibility depends on the selected redemption.
Changes: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control changes.
Cancellation: The fare, provider, and product rules shown before redemption control cancellation.
Refund timing: Point return, when permitted, follows the provider's processing rules.
The useful question is not whether a partnership exists. It is where you can earn, where you can transfer, and which footnote is waiting to spoil the headline.
Partner directory
Alliance
The global alliance this carrier belongs to.
- oneworld
Airline partnerships
Bilateral and other carrier partnerships outside the global alliance.
- Aer Lingus
- Air Tahiti Nui
- China Southern Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- GOL Airlines
- IndiGo
- JetSMART
- LEVEL
- Porter Airlines
Credit cards
Card products directly associated with this loyalty program.
- American Airlines AAdvantage MileUp Card
- Citi / AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard
- Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard
- Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard
- Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard
Hotels
Hotel loyalty programs with a governed relationship to this program.
- World of Hyatt
Earn with partners
Online and card-linked shopping
AAdvantage eShopping
Merchant-specific miles per dollar or fixed-mile offers displayed by the portal.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Eligible tracked purchases through the portal or card-linked offers
Does not count: Merchant-specific exclusions · Untracked or returned purchases
Use through: AAdvantage eShopping · AAdvantage eShopping browser extension
Dining at participating restaurants with a registered card
AAdvantage Dining
Membership-level and promotion-specific rate shown by AAdvantage Dining.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Eligible dining paid with a linked card
Does not count: Restaurant-specific caps and excluded days
Use through: AAdvantage Dining
Activated card-linked offers
SimplyMiles
Offer-specific miles after activation and eligible Mastercard spend.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Activated eligible offers paid with an enrolled Mastercard
Does not count: Unactivated, expired, returned, or offer-excluded purchases
Use through: SimplyMiles
Availability: United States eligibility rules apply
Hotels booked through AAdvantage Hotels
AAdvantage Hotels
Property-, rate-, status-, and cardmember-specific mileage offer shown before booking.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Eligible completed stays booked through AAdvantage Hotels
Does not count: Taxes, fees, cancellations, and property-specific exclusions
Use through: AAdvantage Hotels
Eligible flight-and-hotel vacation packages
American Airlines Vacations
Package-specific miles and Loyalty Points published for the booking.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Eligible completed vacation packages
Does not count: Taxes, fees, and package-specific exclusions
Use through: American Airlines Vacations
Cruises booked through AAdvantage Cruises
AAdvantage Cruises
Sailing-, cabin-, promotion-, and cardmember-specific mileage offer.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Eligible completed cruise bookings
Does not count: Taxes, port charges, and offer-specific exclusions
Use through: AAdvantage Cruises
Eligible car rentals with published partners
AAdvantage car partners
Rental-company, tier, and offer-specific miles.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Qualifying rentals with the required AAdvantage details
Does not count: Ineligible rates, taxes, fees, and partner exclusions
Use through: American car-partner booking channels
Eligible purchases on AAdvantage cards
AAdvantage credit cards
Card- and category-specific miles; eligible base miles generally earn Loyalty Points.
Currency: AAdvantage miles
Counts: Eligible purchases on the specific card
Does not count: Fees, cash-like transactions, returns, and card-agreement exclusions
Use through: AAdvantage card account