American Airlines, just like its competitors in the United States, have long had both public and corporate versions of their status challenge. The corporate version has just been improved for a limited time, and you should take a look if you are eligible.
- Apply by October 31
- If you would normally be matched to Gold or Platinum, you’re bumped up one tier higher
- If you would normally qualify for Platinum Pro or above, you get free lounge passes thrown in as well
The one-tier-higher enhanced match is very interesting, as you can see from the chart below:
Marriott Titanium members might be the biggest winner here.
- Marriott Titanium matches to United Silver
- United Silver gets AA Platinum under the new promotion
- AA Platinum = Oneworld Sapphire, which comes with priority check-in/boarding, extra baggage allowance, fast-track security, and access to business-class lounges.
Once matched, the status is valid for four months. If you earn enough Loyalty Points during that period, you can extend or even upgrade the status, with validity through March 2027. After AA’s program changes, all Loyalty Points count the same no matter how they’re earned, so in theory you could requalify purely via shopping portal spend or partner flights.
Of course, there’s a catch: you must verify with an eligible corporate email address. Otherwise, you can’t submit the application. My understanding is that major US companies (who naturally does a lot of business with AA) should qualify, for example Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and Bloomberg.
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