Elite choice rewards
Your rewards, your way
Starting in 2021, when you qualify for AAdvantage® Platinum Pro or Executive Platinum status with the adjusted 2021 requirements, you’ll have the flexibility to choose the rewards that matter most to you.
For our Platinum Pro members, that means you’ll receive 1 choice of a reward in addition to the current benefits.
For our Executive Platinum members, you’ll be able to choose 2 rewards. Systemwide upgrades are now 1 of many rewards available. You can choose to maintain up to 4 systemwide upgrades as part of your benefits, or you have the flexibility to select different rewards. All the other existing Executive Platinum benefits remain the same.
Earn Platinum Pro and choose 1:
- 1 systemwide upgrade
- 20,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles (AAdvantage® credit card members receive an additional 5,000 bonus miles for a total of 25,000 miles)
- 6 Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- $200 American Airlines flight discount
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- One-time 15% off award discount (rebate post travel)*
Earn Executive Platinum and choose 2:
- 2 systemwide upgrades (you can use 2 of your choices to receive 4 systemwide upgrades)
- 25,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles (AAdvantage® credit card members receive an additional 5,000 bonus miles for a total of 30,000 miles)
- Admirals Club® individual membership (requires 2 of your choices)
- $200 American Airlines flight discount
- Carbon emissions offset
- $200 donation to your choice of one of 10 partner charities
- 10,000 bonus EQMs (can only select once)
- Gift of AAdvantage® Gold status
- Choice of 1 Bang & Olufsen premium product**
*15% off award discount will be applied post travel, for up to 2 passengers traveling round-trip anywhere on American Airlines, American Eagle®, oneworld® airlines or partner airlines.
**Beoplay H9 3rd Gen. over-ear noise-canceling headphones, Beoplay E8 Sport wireless earbuds or Beosound A1 2nd Gen. portable speaker.
Once you qualify for Platinum Pro or Executive Platinum status in 2021, you can choose your reward any time between the date you qualify and December 30, 2022. This gives you the flexibility to decide when to choose your reward, based on when you want to use it.
For example, if you qualify in May 2021, your membership year is valid through January 2023. That means you’ll have until December 30, 2022, to choose your reward. If you have more than 1 reward choice, you can choose 1 after qualifying and the other later, or both rewards later. It’s up to you.
Beyond Executive Platinum rewards
Members who qualify for Executive Platinum status and keep flying to reach 120,000, 160,000 and 200,000 EQMs in 2021 are eligible for even more rewards.
Reach 120,000 EQMs and choose from:
- 2 systemwide upgrades
- 40,000 bonus miles
- Gift of AAdvantage® Gold status
Reach 160,000 EQMs and choose from:
- 2 systemwide upgrades
- 40,000 bonus miles
- Gift of AAdvantage® Platinum status
Reach 200,000 EQMs and choose from:
- 2 systemwide upgrades
- 40,000 bonus miles
- Gift of AAdvantage® Platinum status
Ready to select your rewards?
Once you’ve qualified for Platinum Pro, Executive Platinum or met the EQM thresholds for our beyond Executive Platinum rewards based on the adjusted 2021 requirements, you’ll receive an email and will see your choices in your wallet.
Choose the rewards that matter most to you
Admirals Club® access
Relax before the runway in Admirals Club® and partner lounges worldwide. Platinum Pro members can select 6 One-Day Passes; Executive Platinum members can choose an individual membership.
$200 flight discount
Set your sights on your next adventure. Your $200 flight discount can be used for travel anywhere on American, American Eagle®, oneworld® airlines or partner airlines.
Bang & Olufsen products
Let your music take flight. As an exclusive reward option for Executive Platinum members, choose from Bang & Olufsen premium products, including noise-canceling headphones, wireless earbuds or a portable speaker.
Systemwide upgrades
Here’s to flying upfront. Enjoy a confirmed upgrade to the next class of service anywhere American flies, if seats are available. Systemwide upgrades can be used for one-way travel for up to 3 segments on American and American Eagle® marketed and operated flights. Systemwide upgrades will be valid for 1 year from the date of selection, giving you the flexibility to choose your expiration date based on when you select your reward.
Once selected, you have even more flexibility, because systemwide upgrades can now be used for travel beyond the expiration date – the upgrade just needs to be confirmed before the upgrade expires.
AAdvantage® bonus miles
Use miles to redeem for flights, upgrades, car rentals, hotels and other retail products. Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum members who are also AAdvantage® credit card holders receive an additional 5,000 bonus miles. This bonus does not apply to beyond Executive Platinum rewards.
Carbon emissions offset
Offset your carbon emissions and join us in our commitment to a greener tomorrow. American, in partnership with nonprofit Cool Effect, will purchase carbon offsets equivalent to the elite member’s travel during the year the benefit is selected. The carbon offsets purchased via Cool Effects are high-quality, verified carbon reduction projects that help protect and conserve our planet’s resources.
$200 charitable donation
Make a charitable donation to one of our partner nonprofits and join us as we work to make the world a better place. Through your donation, you help people in need around the world discover a brighter future and better tomorrow. The available charities include:
- American Red Cross
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Feeding America
- Gary Sinise Foundation
- George W. Bush Institute
- Make-A-Wish
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Stand Up 2 Cancer
- UNICEF
15% off award discount (rebate post travel)
This is an exclusive reward option for Platinum Pro members. Your 15% off award discount is a rebate that will be applied post travel and can be used to discount the miles required for AAdvantage® awards for up to 2 passengers traveling round-trip anywhere on American, American Eagle®, oneworld® airlines or partner airlines. The award must be redeemed from the selecting member’s account but can be applied to travel by anyone of the member’s choosing. Valid for 1 year from the date of selection.
10,000 bonus Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs)
This is an exclusive reward option for Executive Platinum members. Bonus EQMs help you maintain your current status or qualify for rewards beyond Executive Platinum status. The bonus EQMs will be deposited into your account immediately upon selection and will apply in the year they are selected.
Gift of AAdvantage® status
Be the hero and gift elite status to the friend, family member or colleague of your choosing. Depending on your reward option, your recipient will receive all the benefits of either Gold or Platinum status.
- Only customers who qualify according to the published elite status qualification requirements are eligible for Platinum Pro, Executive Platinum or beyond Executive Platinum rewards.
- Customers who obtain elite status via other means such as through an exception or through a challenge are not eligible.
- Members qualifying for Platinum Pro or Executive Platinum and beyond in 2021 will be eligible to choose rewards between the date of qualification and December 30, 2022. Upon requalification in 2022, Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum members are again eligible to choose rewards between the date of qualification and December 30, 2023.
- Executive Platinum members may only select bonus Elite Qualifying Miles or Admirals Club® membership once per membership year; all other rewards can be selected more than once.
- Expiration date and associated terms and conditions vary by reward, so please review all terms and conditions carefully.
- Reward selections are final and cannot be changed, exchanged or modified after selection.
- Offers and rewards are subject to change without notice.
Systemwide upgrades
- Use systemwide upgrades to move up to the next class of service (First or Business) on American-marketed and operated flights
- Valid anywhere we fly
- Upgrades are confirmed if space is available at time of request, or waitlisted
- 1 systemwide upgrade can be used for a single one-way trip (maximum of 3 flights)
- Systemwide upgrades are valid for 1 year from the date of selection; upgrades can be used for travel beyond the expiration date as long as the upgrade is confirmed before the upgrade expires
- You can share your systemwide upgrades with anyone you choose, whether you are traveling with them or not
Complete systemwide upgrades terms and conditions
AAdvantage® bonus miles
- AAdvantage® bonus miles awarded through this offer don’t count toward elite status qualification or your Million MilerSM balance
- AAdvantage® bonus miles awarded through this offer are subject to expiration according to the general AAdvantage® program terms and conditions
- Once selected, bonus miles will be deposited into your American Airlines AAdvantage® account within 48 hours
Additional 5,000 mile bonus (does not apply to beyond Executive Platinum rewards):
- The additional AAdvantage® bonus miles for AAdvantage® credit card holders will be awarded automatically if your American Airlines AAdvantage® account at aa.com shows you have an open AAdvantage® credit card at the time the reward is chosen. The AAdvantage® bonus miles won’t be applied retroactively
- If you’ve recently opened a card account, please allow sufficient time for it to be reflected in your AAdvantage® account before choosing your reward
- No action is required from you to link the credit card to your AAdvantage® account
- This benefit only applies to the primary credit card holder’s AAdvantage® account
- This includes AAdvantage® credit cards outside the U.S.
Eligible AAdvantage® credit cards include:
- All Citi® / AAdvantage®
- All AAdvantage® Aviator®
- And all AAdvantage® credit cards outside the U.S.
Admirals Club® One-Day Passes
- Use of Admirals Club® lounge facilities is subject to all rules, terms and conditions set by American, including all policies set forth in the Admirals Club® terms and conditions
- By accessing any Admirals Club® lounge, pass holder shall be deemed to have accepted the Admirals Club® terms and conditions
- Passes are valid for 1 year from the date of selection
- Day pass is non-refundable, non-changeable, non-transferable, and valid only on date of visit. Day pass is only valid for use by the named pass-holder as printed on the day pass
Complete Admirals Club® terms and conditions
Admirals Club® membership
- You can only select membership if you don’t have an active membership of any type
- Membership is an individual membership
- This is a non-transferable membership, valid from the date of selection through the end of your elite status membership year
Complete Admirals Club® terms and conditions
$200 American Airlines flight discount
$200 American Airlines flight discount terms and conditions (for customers residing in the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands):
- Flight discount expires 1 year from date of issue
- The discount is redeemable toward the initial electronic ticket purchase of air travel wholly on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines or on flights marketed by American and operated as American Eagle®
- The discount is redeemable for itineraries sold and originating in the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
- The discount is also redeemable for air travel on any oneworld® carrier or American Airlines codeshare flight
- Discounts are redeemable online at aa.com or with American Airlines Reservations at 800-433-7300 toward the purchase of base air fare and directly associated taxes, fees and charges that are collected as part of the fare calculation for travel
- Discounts may not be used for flight products or services that are sold separately or non-flight products or services sold by American
- If the ticket price is greater than the value of the discount, the difference must be paid only with a credit, debit or charge card or with American Airlines gift cards
- The discount won’t be replaced for any reason
- The discount is non-refundable, may not be sold and has no cash redemption value
$200 paper voucher terms and conditions (for customers residing outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands):
- Transportation vouchers issued by American are valid for 1 year from the date of issue
- Although the value must be applied toward the ticket purchase before that date, the travel may extend past that date
- Transportation vouchers may be used toward the purchase of a ticket for future travel on American, American Eagle® or any American-marketed codeshare flight
- The voucher may also be used on any of the airlines in our oneworld® alliance, provided American is the international carrier (international flights are defined as transatlantic, transpacific and flights to and from South America)
- While a voucher may not be transferred, bartered or sold, you may use your voucher toward the purchase of a ticket for a friend or family member, if you choose
- There are no travel embargo dates imposed due to using a voucher
- Please allow 6-8 weeks to receive your voucher
- To redeem voucher, please call Reservations
Carbon emissions offset
- Carbon offsets are bought in the year following the reward selection and calculated based on the elite member’s prior year travel
- Carbon emissions from travel will be offset up to the maximum specified by tier: Platinum Pro rewards - $200; Executive Platinum rewards - $200
- Emissions are calculated based on system average carbon emissions from jet fuel per passenger mile flown (approximately 0.00018 tons/mile)
- Elite member’s annual travel is calculated based on great-circle distance miles flown on all American Airlines operated flights occurring in the calendar year the benefit is chosen
- Members choosing this reward more than once will have their offsets multiplied, up to the maximum specified by tier
- For example, if a member’s calculated carbon emissions require $150 in offsets and the member chooses the benefit twice at Executive Platinum, American will buy $300 in offsets
- This is not a donation and is not tax deductible
$200 charitable donation
Your donation is not tax deductible
15% off award discount (rebate post travel)
- The award discount is a one-time use reward that applies to award travel for up to a maximum of 2 people booked in the same reservation for round-trip travel anywhere on American Airlines, American Eagle®, oneworld® airlines or partner airlines
- Once selected, the award discount will be deposited into your account within 48 hours
- To redeem your award discount, book your award trip at the full award price, and then once travel is complete contact AAdvantage® customer service to receive your rebate
- The AAdvantage® miles associated with the discount will be deposited into your account within 48 hours
- The award must be redeemed from the selecting member’s account but can be applied to travel by anyone of the member’s choosing
- The award discount doesn’t apply to upgrade awards or any other product / service and can’t be used with any other discounts
- Discount applies to the miles only, not to any taxes or fees that may be required for award travel
- Travel must be completed and the discount requested before the expiration date
- Award discount isn’t eligible for award travel completed before the date the award discount is deposited in the member’s wallet
- Award discount may not be transferred
10,000 bonus Elite Qualifying Miles
- Bonus Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) may not be applied retroactively and may not be transferred
- You may only select bonus EQMs once per set of rewards; however, if you qualify for Executive Platinum status in 2 consecutive years you can choose bonus EQMs as a reward from both years, combining them to be applied in a single qualification year
- EQMs are considered bonus and aren’t eligible to be combined with any other promotions or offers
- The elite qualifying year runs from January 1 at 12 a.m. CST to December 31 at 11:59 p.m. CST. EQMs deposited after December 31 at 11:59 p.m. CST will count toward the following year’s qualification
- EQMs only count toward elite status qualification for the AAdvantage® program
- EQMs earned through this offer won’t count toward AAdvantage Million MilerSM status or status challenges
- EQMs can’t be redeemed for award travel, AAdvantage® miles or any other AAdvantage® program awards
Gift of AAdvantage® elite status
- Gifted AAdvantage® status will expire when the associated elite status membership expires
- Elite status can only be gifted to an AAdvantage® member with status below the gifted tier
- If the recipient currently holds the same status as the gifted tier, you may gift status to them on or after the date their status expires
Bang & Olufsen products
- No exchanges / returns will be accepted, except if damaged upon arrival
- For warranty related questions / concerns, please contact Bang & Olufsen directly
- Your name, AAdvantage® number, address, phone number and email address may be shared with our 3rd-party distributor (Overture, LLC) and shipping carrier for the purpose of fulfilling / shipping your product and providing tracking information
- Your information will not be used for any other purpose