I'll be honest; when American Airlines overhauled the American Airlines AAdvantage program a few years back so that you earn elite status primarily based on spending with the airline, its cobranded credit cards and other partners, I figured I'd rarely make it past AAdvantage Gold or AAdvantage Platinum status. And that's largely been true.
I tend to fly with a lot of different airlines, and I put spending on a variety of rewards credit cards at any given time, depending on what welcome bonuses and other benefits are available to me.
This year, however, I was within spitting distance of AAdvantage Platinum Pro status and its perks by the time October rolled around, so I started thinking about ways to get past that threshold, and I turned to one of my secret weapons for earning a lot of Loyalty Points quickly during a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina: AAdvantage Hotels bookings.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on The Points Guy Articles.
