Business ExtrAA is the American Airlines rewards program for small business, and there are two new promotions worth mentioning:

Earn Up To Triple Business ExtrAA Points

For U.S. domestic non-stop travel between New York and select cities, register using promotion code APR12NYCBONUS by June 30, 2012 and travel between May 1 and June 30, 2012 to earn:

• Triple points for travel on First Class, Business Class or Main Cabin Full fares
• Double points for travel on Other Main Cabin fares

Travel between New York and these cities:

Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas/Fort Worth
Detroit
Indianapolis
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
Nashville
Norfolk VA
Orlando
Pittsburgh
Raleigh Durham
San Diego
San Francisco
San Juan
Seattle
St Louis
Tampa
Washington DC.

Points are earned at a rate of 2 points per $10 spent on travel and round-trip domestic awards are available for 2,000 points. (Something to note – until recently, flights origination out of DFW and Miami earned points at half the rate – only 1 point for every $10.  As of April 1, flights originating from both airports earn 2 points/$10).

Registration is required before travel. Go here to sign up or for complete details.

National Small Business Week

The U.S. Small Business Administration proclaimed May 20-26 as National Small Business Week. American Airlines appreciates all that small businesses do for the U.S., promoting innovation, job creation, and economic competitiveness.

To celebrate, we will offer your company a one-time bonus of 300 Business ExtrAA points if you fly anywhere on American Airlines between May 20, 2012, and May 26, 2012.

Sign up here using promo code NSB300BONUS.  Registration is required before you travel.

You can earn double AAdvantage miles between LAX and nine destinations:

Participating Airlines: American Airlines and American Eagle

Award: Double Miles

Offer: Earn double AAdvantage miles for travel on select nonstop flights on American Airlines or American Eagle between Los Angeles and:

Denver, CO
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fresno, CA
Nashville, TN
Phoenix, AZ
Reno, NV
San Diego, CA
Sacramento, CA
Toronto, Canada

Offer Dates: Travel between April 16, 2012 and June 30, 2012

Promotion Code: WCDBL

Registration is required before you travel. Go here to sign up or for more details.

Here’s a new Double Elite Qualifying Miles offer, and unlike the recent DFW to New York LaGuardia, this one isn’t targeted:

Airline: American Airlines

Award: Double Elite Qualifying Miles

Bonus Code: BOSEQ

Dates: Book your trip and fly between April 3, 2012, and June 30, 2012
Offer: Reach elite status faster! Book a roundtrip ticket and fly on American Airlines between Dallas/Fort Worth and Boston between April 3, 2012 and June 30, 2012. You’ll earn double elite status qualifying miles, the miles that bring you closer to qualifying or re-qualifying for AAdvantage Gold, AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Executive Platinum status, at an accelerated rate.

Starting in May, JetBlue begins service to DFW and fares drop to as little as $280 round-trip. But this offer (you’ll earn 6,248 elite qualifying miles) American is giving their customers some extra incentive on the route.   

Registration is required before you travel.  Go here to sign up.

Photo: Boston Street
Credit: Adam Pieniazek on Flickr

If you’re thinking about taking a Spring Break, and a ski trip is one of your options, you might want to consider this offer from Hyatt and American Airlines Vacations:

Earn 5,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles And Free Lift Tickets
Plus A Free Night Stay At Select Hyatt Resorts

A cool getaway just doesn’t get more rewarding than this! Play more, stay longer and earn more miles, all while enjoying the gorgeous scenery of Lake Tahoe or Park City. Book a 4-night stay now at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort or Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City and you’ll earn:

5,000 AAdvantage bonus miles
4th hotel night free
Free lift tickets

They’re advertising rates from DFW in the range of $800-900 per person, for 4-nights at the two qualifying properties:

Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort
Includes 4 One-Day Lift Tickets at Diamond Peak per room
Located on 26 acres overlooking Lake Tahoe, this resort features luxurious amenities and the Grand Lodge Casino

Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City
Includes 2 One-Day Lift Tickets at Canyons per room
This all-suite resort features ski-in/ski-out access, located in Park City’s Resort Village.

From the terms and conditions:

The 5,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus mile offer is not valid on flight-only, hotel-only or car-only bookings. Purchase of flight + hotel is required, with a minimum four-night consecutive stay required.

Offer is valid for new reservations made between February 29 – March 20, 2012, and for travel between February 29 – April 2, 2012.

Bookings made directly online at AAVacations.com will earn an additional 500 AAdvantage miles for a total of 5,500 AAdvantage miles.

Don’t forget about the “Piece Together Your Next Vacation Sweepstakes” from AA Vacations that runs through March 9, 2012. You can piece together a puzzle for a chance to win 100,000 AAdvantage Miles and you’ll earn a promotion code that’s good for a discount on a vacation package $1,250 or more.

Go here for complete details about the 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles and free lift tickets offer from AA Vacations.

Photo: Skis and lift shadow
Credit: adie reed on Flickr

If you’re enrolled in the American Airlines Business ExtrAA program (sort of like AAdvantage Miles for small business), you can pick up some extra points if you travel though (or from) Dallas/Ft Worth to San Francisco, San Jose or Fresno:

In appreciation of your company’s business, we are excited to reward you with a special offer between now and April 30, 2012.

For U.S. Domestic1 travel to and from San Francisco, San Jose or Fresno via Dallas/Fort Worth, register using promotion code FEB12CALIFORNIA and earn:

• Triple Business ExtrAA points for travel on First Class or Main Cabin Full fares
• Double Business ExtrAA points for travel on Other Main Cabin fares

American has a rich and historic connection to California and is committed to offering a strong network and superior service. Your company’s Business ExtrAA points will add up quickly with this great promotion so don’t miss out!

Eligible First Class fares include fares booked in F, A, and P
Eligible Main Cabin Full fares include fares booked in Y
Eligible Other Main Cabin fares include all fares except those booked in E and T.

This isn’t a targeted offer.  From the terms and conditions:

To qualify for the bonus offer, the company must be based in the U.S. and enrolled in the Business ExtrAA program. Registration prior to travel using the FEB12CALIFORNIA promotion code now through April 30, 2012 is required.

Go here to sign up and for complete details.

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Photo: Extra hier gehts schnell
Credit: hmboo on Flickr

Check your email inbox for this new targeted offer from the American Airlines Business ExtrAA program:

Give Your Business a Boost. Earn 1,000 Business ExtrAA bonus points – that’s halfway to a round trip ticket!!

The American Airlines Business ExtrAA program has teamed up with VerticalResponse to offer your business the marketing tools you need to stay competitive — plus you will earn 1,000 Business ExtrAA bonus points after your first purchase of $5 or more before May 31, 2012. With 1,000 bonus points, you will have a great head start on your next round-trip ticket!

Your company can benefit from a variety of VerticalResponse solutions to help expand your business in a dependable, affordable way, with proven results. Try them out for free with a no-risk trial.

Open your business to a whole new audience with marketing programs including:
Email Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Event Marketing
List Building and Management
Postcards
Online Surveys

A 1,000 points is pretty sizable. It’s halfway to a round-trip domestic ticket. It’s an upgrade to first class with enough points left over to get a day pass to the Admirals Club.

I visited the promotion page and took a look at their services and prices and VerticalResponse has some pretty cool tools, and spending $5 is pretty easy.

For $5 you can send out a mailer to about 300 clients. Or for the same price, you can send out 6 post cards. Either way, VerticalResponse had some nicely designed templates and an online assistant to walk you through the process.

Again, it’s a targeted offer. Here’s the fine print:

You received this email because you have opted in to receive emails for Business ExtrAA Account News and Information.

*Based on Economy PlanAAhead award valid for the Continental U.S., Canada and Mexico. All taxes and fees, including reservation fees, assessed at the time of ticketing are the responsibility of the passenger.

This offer is available only to recipients of the email sent by American Airlines to select Business ExtrAA® members and is valid through May 31, 2012. Promotional bonus points available for new VerticalResponse customers only, who provide the requested information using the enrollment site provided via link from this email and complete a qualifying purchase with VerticalResponse of $5 or more between January 26, 2012, and May 31, 2012.

Points will post to your company’s Business ExtrAA account 6-8 weeks after promotion ends

Go here for complete details.

I have this thought that somewhere buried deep in the basement at American’s headquarters is a room with a door marker that reads “Promo Code Department”.

And inside that room are a couple of people that had to snicker a little when they came up with a promo code for this offer to promote the start of new service between Chicago and Sioux City, Iowa:

Airline: American Eagle
Award: Bonus Miles

Bonus Code: SUX2X

Dates: Travel between April 3, 2012, and June 30, 2012

Offer: Starting April 3, 2012, American Eagle will offer daily nonstop flights between Chicago O’Hare and Sioux City, IA. To celebrate, you can earn double miles every time you fly our new route through June 30, 2012.

To qualify for the offer, you have to register before you travel.  Go here for full details.

Maybe it just my third grade sense of humor, but when I saw the promo code I thought it was kind of funny.  SUX is the IATA airport code for Sioux City, so SUX2X is a pretty logical for a promo code.  And it’s not like the AA Promo Code Department could use 2XSUX, that’s probably reserved for double mileage offers to Houston.

Photo: Sioux City Sarsaprilla
Credit: Drew Stephens on Flickr

American Airlines is launching service to Garden City, Kansas in April. And to promote the new route they’re offering Double AAdvantage Miles:

Airline: American Eagle

Award: Bonus Miles

Bonus Code: GCK2X

Dates: Travel between April 3, 2012, and June 30, 2012

Offer: Starting April 3, 2012, American Eagle will offer daily nonstop flights between Dallas/Fort Worth and Garden City, KS. To celebrate, you can earn double miles every time you fly our new route through June 30, 2012.

I’ve actually been to Garden City.  For a small city (less than 30,000 population), they’ve got more than their share of outstanding golf courses.  Many years ago I played Southwind and Buffalo Dunes, and you have no idea how thick prairie grass can grow until you’ve tried to hit a golf ball out of it.  The wind can be tough too, you’re either knocking your drive 25 feet, into the wind, or carrying 450 yards with your 9 iron and the wind behind you.

Anyway, go here to for more details or to register for this offer.

Later today, I’ll be announcing a winner in yesterday’s oneworld MegaDo related giveaway and offering another prize in a random drawing. Come back a little later for a chance to win!

Photo: Gas Station Garden City, Kanasas: “After temporarily outrunning the rain, I looked for a place to capture the crimson colors of the sunset under the storm clouds.”
Credit: Patrick Emerson on Flickr

oneworld member Japan Airlines is pretty excited about their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, so much so that they’ve even got a special website (in Japanese) to show off the new plane (hat tip to Pak’s JAL Blog).   

Their partner American Airlines must be pretty excited too, because they created a dedicated webpage to promote the start of JAL’s 787 Dreamliner service between Boston and Tokyo:

American Airlines continues to open more doors to Asia. Working with fellow oneworld member Japan Airlines, we will launch nonstop service between Boston and Tokyo Narita on April 22 on a brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Boasting advanced technology and an innovative cabin environment with larger windows and new lighting features, the 787 Dreamliner provides a peaceful and comfortable environment across the Pacific.

And to celebrate the occasion, American is offering a big fare sale, Double AAdvantage Miles and bonus Business ExtrAA points.

Double AAdvantage Miles Offer

Fly the brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Tokyo!
Earn Double AAdvantage Miles

EXPERIENCE THE LUXURY OF THE 787 DREAMLINER.

AIRLINE: Japan Airlines (includes codeshare flights booked as an American Airlines flight and operated by Japan Airlines)

AWARD: Double Miles

BONUS CODE: BOSTY

DATES: Travel between April 22, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

OFFER: In celebration of the new nonstop service on Japan Airlines between Boston and Tokyo Narita, earn double miles every time you fly the route on a new Boeing 787. This offer is valid for travel on purchased, published Business Class and select Economy Class fares from April 22, 2012 through June 30, 2012.

Here are the fare classes that qualify for the offer:

Offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on purchased, published Business Class fares booked in J, R, D or I

Economy Class fares booked in Y, W, B, H, K, M, L, V or S on American Airlines marketed flights

Business Class fares booked in J, C, D, X or I

Economy Class fares booked in Y, W, B, E, H, K, M, L, V or S on Japan Airlines operated flights

Double Business ExtrAA points:

To celebrate the new service, we want to reward you with unlimited double Business ExtrAA points for travel on the American Airlines marketed (AA) flight operated by Japan Airlines between April 22 and June 30, 2012.

Register your company for this offer by June 30, 2012, using promotion code BOSNRTDBL.

And just like the double miles offer, you’ll need to book your into a qualifying fare class:

AAdvantage double mile offer is valid on Japan Airlines operated nonstop flights for travel between Boston (BOS) and Tokyo (NRT) from April 22, 2012, through June 30, 2012. Includes travel on codeshare flights marketed by American Airlines and operated by Japan Airlines (booked under the AA flight number).

Here are the fares that qualify for the offer:

Offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on purchased, published Business Class fares booked in J, R, D or I

Economy Class fares booked in Y, W, B, H, K, M, L, V or S on American Airlines marketed flights

Business Class fares booked in J, C, D, X or I

Economy Class fares booked in Y, W, B, E, H, K, M, L, V or S on Japan Airlines operated flights.

A round-trip from Boston to Narita will earn 13,402 base miles, so with the double offer you’ll earn 26,804 AAdvantage miles, which is enough for a round-trip domestic award.

Registration is required before you travel.

Go here to sign up for Double AAdvantage Miles offer using registration code BOSTY.

To sign up for the Double Business ExtrAA points, go here and use registration code BOSNRTDBL.

If you’re thinking about a winter break (or planning ahead for Spring Break) American Airlines Vacations is offering 5,000 Bonus AAdvantage Miles when you book airfare and a 4 night stay at the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort:

Plan a relaxing getaway at the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort for four nights or longer and earn 5,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles!  Book online for an additional 500 AAdvantage miles for a total of 5,500 AAdvantage miles.

The Hilton Los Cabos features one of the only swimmable beaches in Los Cabos, with luxuriously appointed accommodations. You’ll also enjoy renowned golf, a world-class spa, gourmet restaurants and remarkable amenities. This award-winning resort sets new standards for luxury in Los Cabos.

You have to book your vacation by February and travel by May 31, 2012.   Go here for more info or to read the terms and conditions.

Photo: hilton los cabos 05
Credit: lecates on Flickr