Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of British Airways partner American Airlines.
This article looks at how you can upgrade your British Airways flights with AAdvantage miles.
Our guide on how you can earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles from UK credit cards is here.
A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The impressive Virgin Flying Club offer has been extended from 30th June to 14th July. This .....
A quick heads up that MBNA has extended the current sign-up offers on three of its airline credit cards. The .....
4 Jun 20144 June 2014 • 7 comments
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the screen for May. A few new deals were launched during April – I will summarise the current special offers and their .....
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the screen for May. A few new deals .....
11 May 201411 May 2014 • 14 comments
This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....
This is my review of the American Airlines AAdvantage credit card issued in the UK by MBNA. It is part of my .....
11 Apr 201411 April 2014 • 31 comments
American Airlines did an excellent job of wiping out a hard-earned reputation for good standards with its AAdvantage programme by announcing (or, more accurately, not announcing) a massive raft of .....
American Airlines did an excellent job of wiping out a hard-earned reputation for good standards with its .....
9 Apr 20149 April 2014 • 28 comments
American Airlines has tripled the sign-up bonus of its UK credit cards from 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles. Whilst a far cry from the amazing 35,000 miles they offered last year, this is still a very .....
American Airlines has tripled the sign-up bonus of its UK credit cards from 5,000 miles to 15,000 miles. .....
4 Apr 20144 April 2014 • 26 comments
American Airlines is at it again, offering a generous bonus when you purchase their miles. This deal offers a bonus of up to 40% (better than recent offers) and is valid until April 30th. You can .....
American Airlines is at it again, offering a generous bonus when you purchase their miles. This deal offers .....
3 Apr 20143 April 2014 • 28 comments
After the British Airways Avios Suitcase game on Facebook (which keeps adding the odd extra badge, do revisit from time to time!), American Airlines has now launched its own. It is called .....
After the British Airways Avios Suitcase game on Facebook (which keeps adding the odd extra badge, do revisit .....
25 Mar 201425 March 2014 • 19 comments
Two new ‘buy miles’ promotions have launched in the last couple of days. The first, with a novel format, is from US Airways. It is offering a mystery bonus. You will receive a bonus of .....
Two new ‘buy miles’ promotions have launched in the last couple of days. The first, with a novel .....
8 Mar 20148 March 2014 • 19 comments
American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your hotel points into American Airlines miles. You can find full details of this promotion here. .....
American Airlines has copied BA’s popular promotion and is offering a 25% bonus when you convert your .....
26 Feb 201426 February 2014
Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, though, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. Put .....
Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be .....
18 Feb 201418 February 2014 • 93 comments
American Airlines is offering yet another promotion for buying miles. This one (a 30% bonus) is less generous than the one which ran in January (33%). However, the reason I am bothering to mention .....
American Airlines is offering yet another promotion for buying miles. This one (a 30% bonus) is less .....
5 Feb 20145 February 2014 • 35 comments
With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial value when you redeem them for American Airlines or Alaska Airlines flights inside the .....
With the US being a top tourist destination for Brits, it is worth remembering that Avios can have substantial .....
29 Jan 201429 January 2014 • 40 comments
American Airlines is again offering a bonus of up to 33% when you buy miles. The deal is valid until 31st January It is worth saying up front that this deal is nowhere near as good as the 50% bonus .....
American Airlines is again offering a bonus of up to 33% when you buy miles. The deal is valid until 31st .....
19 Jan 201419 January 2014 • 33 comments
I don’t usually cover bonus promotions on non-UK frequent flyer programmes on Head for Points. However, I have made an exception for this one because a lot of readers will have an American .....
I don’t usually cover bonus promotions on non-UK frequent flyer programmes on Head for Points. .....
17 Jan 201417 January 2014 • 8 comments
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