by Donald Wood
Last updated: 3:40 PM ET, Mon October 16, 2023
American Airlines announced the introduction of a new
business loyalty program, dubbed AAdvantage Business.
As part of the program, eligible companies and their
travelers will earn AAdvantage miles and additional Loyalty Points for booking
business travel on American’s official website or app.
AAdvantage Business offers a faster way to earn more points
for companies and travelers. In addition, companies who apply and are approved
for the CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Platinum Select Mastercard will earn rewards
even faster.
“American has built something no one else offers,” American
Senior Vice President Scott Laurence said. “We want to reward both the
companies doing business with us and the traveler who’s actually flying in the
airplane seat.”
“It’s a win-win,” Laurence continued. “We’ve designed a
simple program that goes above and beyond in delivering rewards and tools that
benefit everyone.”
As part of the new loyalty program, for every $1 spent on
eligible business travel, businesses earn one AAdvantage mile to redeem on
trips and more, including hotels, car rentals, Admirals Club lounges, and other
employee experiences.
For that same $1 spent, eligible individual travelers earn
one Loyalty Point that counts toward their accrual for achieving status as an
AAdvantage member. These Loyalty Points are in addition to any miles or Loyalty
Points the traveler earns as an AAdvantage member.
Another benefit of AAdvantage Business is that the program
allows travel managers and their travelers to conveniently track business trips
all in one portal and easily switch between business and personal travel when
booking.
Program members can also access online tools, including
reporting, traveler management, duty of care and more for convenient business
travel management.
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