While hardly the most exciting promotion ever, here’s an easy opportunity to pick up some free miles, which extends the expiration of any balance you may have, if nothing else.
American offering easy, free AAdvantage miles
American has a promotion that offers 100 bonus miles for registering, plus the ability to earn up to 3,000 additional bonus miles with hotel and rental car partners. Now, I should mention that it’s possible that this offer is targeted, though at a minimum, I suspect it’s widely targeted.
To find this offer, log into your AAdvantage account through aa.com or the American Airlines app, go to your main account page, and click on the “Promotions” tab. If eligible, you’ll see this listed there.
The intent with this promotion is that you earn 100 bonus miles for registering by December 31, 2025. Then you can earn up to 3,000 additional bonus miles by February 28, 2026, as follows:
- Book and stay at an AAdvantage Hotels property to earn 750 bonus miles
- Rent a car through AAdvantage Cars to earn 750 bonus miles
- If you both book a hotel and rent a car, you’ll earn an additional 1,500 bonus miles
Note that hotel and car rental check-in dates must be on or before February 28, 2026, for activity to count toward this promotion.
There’s no reason not to take advantage of this!
Personally I value AAdvantage miles at 1.5 cents each, meaning that I value 100 bonus miles at $1.50. Okay, that’s not exactly all that much to get excited about, but then again, we’re just talking about clicking a button to register.
For those who aren’t super engaged in AAdvantage, another benefit of registering is that it extends the expiration of your miles, as AAdvantage miles ordinarily expire after 24 months inactivity.
Even beyond that, I know that many people do like booking through AAdvantage Hotels and AAdvantage Cars, so you might as well pick up some bonus miles for those transactions, if eligible.
Bottom line
American AAdvantage has rolled out a promotion offering 100 bonus miles just for registering, plus the ability to earn up to 3,000 extra bonus miles with AAdvantage Hotels and AAdvantage Cars. If you’re eligible for this offer, there’s no reason not to take advantage of it.
Are you taking advantage of this AAdvantage promotion, if eligible?
