American Airlines Unveils New Business Loyalty Program

Image: Business traveler at the airport. (photo via encrier/iStock/Getty Images Plus)
Image: Business traveler at the airport. (photo via encrier/iStock/Getty Images Plus)
Donald Wood
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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