American has launched several new routes and (just as they often do) they’re offering bonus AAdvantage miles to promote them. But this time they’ve made the offer a little sweeter.

Typically when they start new service between two cities they’ll offer double redeemable miles, but with these latest promotions they’re doing something new and offering double miles for main cabin fares, and triple miles for paid first class travel.

Earn Up To Triple Miles Between Miami And San Diego

Offer: Beginning June 12, American Airlines will offer daily nonstop service between Miami and San Diego, giving you more choices. To celebrate, you can earn triple miles for travel in First Class, or double miles for travel in the Main Cabin

Flight # 1065
Departs Miami 6:50 p.m
Arrives San Diego 8:55 p.m.

Flight # 1042
Departs San Diego 9:45 p.m
Arrives Miami 5:40 a.m. (next day)

Offer Dates: June 12, 2013, through September 15, 2013

Promotion Code: SAN3X

Register prior to travel. Here’s a link.

Round-trip travel between SAN and MIA earns 4,534 base miles, so this is probably the offer that will most tempt mileage runners.

There are some sub $400 main cabin fares available for late Summer travel, and the lowest first class fare range between $1,000 and $1,100 much of the Summer.

First Class Fares

Coach Fares

If you’re a mileage runner that’s focused purely on Elite Qualifying Miles, then this offer probably won’t appeal to you: at best you’re paying nearly 7.72 cents per EQM. But if you’re looking to earn some elite miles and also earn a lot of redeemable miles, then depending upon your status level and fare, you can earn earn almost enough miles for a round-trip domestic ticket, or bring down your cost per mile to about 2.57 cents per mile.

First Class Here’s a breakdown of the base miles, 50% class of service bonus, triple miles bonus, and elite miles (if applicable)

Coach Here’s a breakdown of the base miles, double miles bonus, and elite miles (if applicable)

Here are the other Double and Triple Bonus AAdvantage Miles Offers:

Earn Up To Triple Miles Between Chicago And Portland, Oregon

Offer: Beginning June 12, we will offer daily nonstop service between Chicago and Portland, Oregon, giving you more choices.

To celebrate, you can earn triple miles for travel in First Class, or double miles for travel in the Main Cabin.

Flight # 2027
Departs Chicago 10:10 a.m.
Arrives Portland 12:30 p.m.
Flight # 2057
Departs Chicago 3:50 p.m.
Arrives Portland 6:10 p.m.

Flight # 358
Departs Portland 7:10 a.m.
Arrives Chicago 1:05 p.m.
Flight # 2040
Departs Portland 1:15 p.m.
Arrives Chicago 7:10 p.m.

Offer Dates: June 12, 2013, through September 15, 2013

Promotion Code: PDX3X

Register prior to travel. Here’s a link.

New Route Between Los Angeles and Eugene, Oregon

Offer: Starting on June 12, you can fly nonstop between Los Angeles and Eugene, Oregon. This service will be offered twice daily on a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ aircraft (operated by SkyWest Airlines).

To celebrate, we’re offering double miles every time you fly this new route through September 15.

Offer Dates: June 12, 2013, through September 15, 2013

Promotion Code: EUG2X.

Register prior to traveling. Here’s a link.

New Nonstop Flight Between Los Angeles and Redmond, Oregon

Offer: Starting on June 12, you can also fly nonstop between Los Angeles and Redmond, Oregon. This flight will be operated once each day on a 50-seat Bombardier CRJ aircraft (operated by SkyWest Airlines).

You can earn double miles every time you fly this new route through September 15.

Offer Dates: June 12, 2013, through September 15, 2013

Promotion Code: RDM2X

Register before you travel. Here’s a link.

Mario Batali’s sons have just published “The Batali Brothers Cookbook”.  It’s a book of family recipies that they put together as a present for their father, Mario Batali’s 50th birthday.  E3GKJQJVTZDF

To promote the book their publisher, Harper Collins, is sponsoring a sweepstakes that’s offering the winner 100,000 AAdvantage Miles and a chance to meet Mario Batali in New York City on the set of ABC’s “The Chew”:

• Signed copy of THE BATALI BROTHERS COOKBOOK
by Benno, Leo Batali and Mario Batali

• Food & Wine Magazine Subscription

• Two pairs of Bistro Mario Batali Edition Crocs

• The full line of Mario Batali pasta sauces and imported Italian pastas

• Three cookbooks from Mario Batali

• Hotel accommodations for two

• 100,000 AAdvantage Miles (enough for 2 Economy AAnytime domestic roundtrip tickets on American Airlines)

• Four Admirals Club One-Day passes courtesy of American Airlines (Enjoy Admirals Club access with personalized service, comfort and exceptional amenities)

• Four in-flight Wi-Fi Passes courtesy of American Airlines (On your roundtrip flight to NYC stay connected during your journey with
access to complimentary Wi-Fi)

The last entry will be accepted May 29, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (ET).

Go here to enter and for complete terms and conditions.  Good luck!!

Photo: The Batali Brothers Cookbook
Credit: Harper Collins Publishers

During the month of May, American is offering AAdvantage member an opportunity to support breast cancer research and earn some extra miles:

This month, American Airlines invites you to celebrate all of the important women in your life by supporting breast cancer research through its Miles for the Cure campaign with Susan G. Komen. Through May 31, AAdvantage members will receive 15 miles, instead of 10, for every dollar they contribute with a minimum $25 donation.

Earn AAdvantage miles and support breast cancer research:  Through May 31, customers who donate to American’s Miles for the Cure fundraising campaign will receive 15 AAdvantage miles – instead of 10 – for every dollar contributed to Susan G. Komen with a minimum $25 donation.

Support the fight against breast cancer and give the gift of travel: Help American Airlines and Komen fund a breast cancer research grant at M.D. Anderson in Houston in by purchasing an American/Komen co-branded gift card. For every $50 of travel purchased, American will donate $5 to Komen for the Cure. Simply select Komen when making the purchase.

To learn more, to make a donation or purchase gift cards, visit AA.com/JoinUs.

Photo: Pink Ribbon
Credit: BriYYZ on Flickr

I’ve never flown in or out of Houston, but I’ve always imagined that the boarding process at IAH must go pretty quickly. I figure that folks in Texas’ largest city board a plane a lot like they drive, and that they just get in a line and start pushing the person in front of them onto the plane.

American starts service this week between Houston and New York JFK and that means they’ll be competing against United.

Nobody from American has asked for my advice, but if they did I’d tell them to forget Wi-fi and inflight entertainment systems.  If they want to attract market share in Houston they should just install fake gas pedals at every seat.  There’s nothing Houstonians enjoy  more than pressing the pedal to the floor….they’d dominate IAH/JFK!

Well, rather than installing gas pedals on their airplanes, American has decided to offer Double AAdvantage Miles:

Earn Double Miles Flying Between New York And Houston

Participating Airlines: American Airlines

Award: Bonus Miles

Offer: We’re kicking off 2013 by adding new routes to our ever-expanding network, making it easier than ever to travel throughout the United States and beyond. Starting April 2, 2013, we’ll offer nonstop service between New York (JFK) and Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH). Fly our new route and you’ll take home double AAdvantage miles for travel through June 30, 2013.

Offer Dates: April 2, 2013 through June 30, 2013

Promotion Code: NYIAH

Registration is required before you travel.  Go here for complete details.

American is set to start service on four new international routes soon, and for the next few months they’re offering 3x BusinessExtrAA points:

American Airlines is strengthening our network to bring you more opportunities to take your business around the world. This spring enjoy our new and expanded service as we launch new nonstop flights between:

Dallas/Fort Worth and Lima, Peru (beginning April 2, 2013)
Chicago and Dusseldorf, Germany (beginning April 11, 2013)
Dallas/Fort Worth and Seoul, South Korea (beginning May 9, 2013)
New York (JFK) and Dublin, Ireland (beginning June 12, 2013)
In celebration of our global expansion, Business ExtrAA members can earn up to triple points each time you fly on one of these new nonstop routes:

Triple points for travel booked in First Class or Business Class
Double points for travel booked in Main Cabin

Earning bonus points is easy – simply register using promo code NEWSERVICE2013 and fly between April 2, 2013 and August 9, 2013.

BusinessExtrAA is American’s loyalty program for small business.  It’s a great way for companies to earn points that can be used for Admirals Club memberships, incentive programs, travel, and upgrades.  It’s free and employees will still earn AAdvantage Miles, and if you own your own business, it’s a great way to double-dip.

Registration is required before you travel.  Go here for complete details.

American will start new service between Chicago and Dusseldorf in April and to promote the new route they’re offering up to 20,000 AAdvantage Miles:

New Nonstop to Dusseldorf. Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Miles

Offer: Ready to explore a new city and earn bonus miles along the way? Starting April 11, American Airlines begins nonstop service between Chicago O’Hare and Dusseldorf, Germany. To celebrate, we’re offering up to 20,000 AAdvantage bonus miles every time you fly a round-trip to our newest destination.

Round-Trip Travel to/from Dusseldorf, Germany

Earn 20,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles

Business Class and Economy Class fares booked in Y, B or H

Earn 10,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles

All Other Economy Class fares Earn 10,000 Bonus Miles

Offer Dates: April 11, 2013 through July 15, 2013

Promotion Code: AADUS

Dusseldorf is oneworld member Airberlin’s North American hub, so American’s passengers traveling from Chicago will be able to connect to more than 80 destinations in Germany and beyond.

From the Terms and Condtions:

AAdvantage bonus miles offer is valid on American Airlines marketed and operated nonstop flights between Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Dusseldorf, Germany (DUS) from April 11, 2013, through July 15, 2013. Includes travel on flights marketed by British Airways or Iberia, operated by American Airlines. Each eligible one-way trip flown will receive half the bonus miles shown in the table above. Offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on purchased, published Business Class and Economy Class fare tickets booked in the fares shown in the table above. Bonus miles will be awarded based on booking class purchased and will be posted immediately, for each eligible segment flown. Bonus miles will not count toward elite status qualification or Million Miler status. Registration prior to travel is required.

Go here for complete details.

Win 2,500 AAdvantage Miles

Don’t forgot that The Frugal Travel Guy’s Monday Deal of the Day is sponsored by AAdvantage.

Go here to share your favorite AAdvantage or American Airlines related tip for a chance to win 2,500 AAdvantage Miles!

If you didn’t see Bernie when it was in theaters, it’s definitely worth adding to your Netflix queue. Jack Black normally plays Jack Black, but in this movie he plays a cheerful, well liked, Gospel singing, undertaker in the small town East Texas town of Carthage that murders the mean and unpopular old millionaire widow of the town’s banker (played by Shirley MacLaine).

He was so popular and she was so disliked, that the District Attorney (played by Matthew McConaughey), afraid that the State wouldn’t be able to get a fair trial, did the unthinkable and had the trial moved.

It’s movie is based on a true story and was inspired by a 1998 Texas Monthly article that was written by one of the film’s writers, Skip Hollandsworth. It was co-written and directed by Austin’s own Richard Linklater, who also wrote and directed School of Rock.

It’s a great film and a Jack Black is amazing. The writing really captures life in Texas, they get all the details right. The film uses actual townspeople from Carthage and one of the funniest parts of the movie is when one of the town’s citizens explains how “Texas is really 5 states”.

It’s kind of stretch to say that this clip is pertinent to this new Double AAdvantage Miles promo from American, but the description of Texas is so funny (and true in way) that the offer gave me a slim excuse to share!

Anyway, American will soon start service between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Beaumont, Texas (if you’re wondering, Beaumont is located down on the “Carcinogen Coast”), so to promote the new route they’re offering Double AAdvantage Miles:

Offer: Beginning February 14, when you fly nonstop between Dallas/Fort Worth and Beaumont, Texas, you can earn double AAdvantage miles. Learn more about the special introductory fare available for travel booked by February 21.

Offer Dates: February 14, 2013 – May 15, 2013

Promotion Code: BPT2X

American is offering four flights each way.

From DFW to Beaumont

From Beaumont to DFW

Registration is required before you travel using promo code BPT2X. Go here for complete details.

I’m recovering from a cold, so last night I took some NyQuil and went to bed early. This morning I was still feeling a little sluggish and if it hadn’t been for an alert reader bringing this bit of news to my attention, I’m not sure I would have noticed until at least my the third cup of coffee.  So thanks Bob for your note!

Take an American Airlines Facebook survey for 500 free AAdvantage Miles and a chance to win up to 50,000 more!

We want your feedback! Take our Miles for Your Thoughts survey and earn 500 AAdvantage bonus miles, plus be entered for a chance to win 50,000 AAdvantage miles.

It’s easy to earn the miles, all you have to do is:

Visit American’s “Miles for your Thoughts” Facebook survey page;

“Like” both American Airlines and AAdvantage;

Then click “Get Started”

If you’ve already “Liked” both American Airlines and AAdvantage, then just click “Get Started”.

Take the survey. Your 500 miles will be deposited in 6-8 weeks and you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing to win 25,000 to 50,000 AAdvantage Miles.

From the official rules (opens as PDF):

Upon submitting information into the Promotion, each entrant will receive 500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles;

3 Second Place prizes of 25,000 AAdvantage Mile Sweepstakes (total ARV of $1500)

1 Grand Prize of 50,000 AAdvantage Mile Sweepstakes (total ARV of $1,000)

Don’t wait! This Promotion/Sweepstakes is open to the first 200,000 eligible entrants

All entries must be received by 10:59 p.m. CT on December 17, 2012.

Go here to get started.

American is offering AAdvantage members a chance to help people affected by Hurricane Sandy, and to earn some extra miles, by supporting relief efforts with a donation to the American Red Cross:

“With the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, help is urgently needed,” said Bernie Willett, American’s Director – Community Programs.  “We invite our customers to join us in supporting the American Red Cross to provide much-needed assistance to the victims of this superstorm.”

Through Nov. 30, 2012, AAdvantage members will earn a one-time award of 250 AAdvantage miles for a minimum donation of $50, or 500 AAdvantage miles for a donation of $100 or more to American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

For more information or to make a donation, you can visit the American Red Cross page at AA.com/JoinUs.

Photo: Hurricane Sandy: Construction Site’s Wall Collapses
Credit: Paul Lowry on Flickr

If you’re thinking about joining the Admirals Club here’s a good reason to wait a few days: American is offering new members 3,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles starting November 1:

You are invited to become an Admirals Club member. Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, you can enjoy an oasis of peace – away from all the airport hustle. It’s easy to become a member, just register for the promotion using promotion code QPN12.

Then purchase your new annual Admirals Club membership by by December 31, 2012 to earn 3,000 AAdvantage miles.

From the terms and conditions:

• AAdvantage members must register for the promotion using promotion code QPN12 and become a new annual Admirals Club member between between November 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 to qualify for the 3,000 AAdvantage miles.

• Membership must be purchased online. Offer not valid for in-club purchase.

• This promotion is not valid for 30 Day Membership, renewal annual membership or adding a spouse to an existing Admirals Club membership.

Use this signup page to register for this offer and to purchase your new membership.