How to get amazing value from American Airlines miles | Ep227 | 11-4-23

<p>American Airlines miles can be used to fly some of the fanciest airlines in the world. They can also be really handy for buying domestic flights to/from non-American Airlines hubs. On this week's episode, we discuss some of our favorite ways to get awesome value out of American Airlines miles.</p> <p>00:00 Intro</p> <p>01:23 Giant Mailbag</p> <p>03:50 Card Talk</p> <p>03:55 New Citi Application Rule</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/possible-citi-5-day-rule-causing-denials-for-too-many-inquiries/"> https://frequentmiler.com/possible-citi-5-day-rule-causing-denials-for-too-many-inquiries/</a></p> <p>07:04 Plastiq news</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/plastiq-once-again-accepts-amex-cards/">https://frequentmiler.com/plastiq-once-again-accepts-amex-cards/</a></p> <p>11:28 Card Talk: Delta Reserve cards</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/dlrsv/">https://frequentmiler.com/dlrsv/</a></p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/dlrsvbiz/">https://frequentmiler.com/dlrsvbiz/</a></p> <p>22:46 What crazy thing . . . did Dollar Dig do this week?</p> <p>26:55 Mattress Running the Numbers: Capital One Premier Collection promotion</p> <p><a href= "https://frequentmiler.com/amazing-deal-get-200-off-capital-one-premier-collection-potentially-free-hotel-stay/"> https://frequentmiler.com/amazing-deal-get-200-off-capital-one-premier-collection-potentially-free-hotel-stay/</a><a href="https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-hidden-capital-one-premier-collection-hotels/">https://frequentmiler.com/how-to-find-hidden-capital-one-premier-collection-hotels/</a></p> <p>31:15 Award Talk: Hyatt / Mr & Mrs Smith promo</p> <p>42:17 Main Event</p> <p>42:30 How do you earn American Airlines miles?</p> <p>44:51 Using miles for American Airlines flights </p> <p>44:52 Close-in bookings </p> <p>48:28 Flying from non-AA hubs</p> <p>50:14 "Roll the dice" flights</p> <p>52:16 American Airlines partner awards</p> <p>53:07 North America to Africa (Great for Qatar Qsuites)</p> <p>55:55 Europe to the Middle East (Great for Etiha