Buying miles & points strategically can be a good value, especially for first and business class travel.
Going back several years, American AAdvantage used to consistently have different promotions on purchased miles each month. However, in 2022, American increased the cost to purchase miles, and seemingly gave up on selling miles, as the program has pretty consistently had the same 35-40% off promotion on buying miles since then, with limited exceptions.
With that in mind, American has just launched its best promotion of the year on buying miles. While I wouldn’t speculatively buy miles at this cost, there’s potentially value to be had. Note that buying AAdvantage miles doesn’t count toward your Loyalty Points total (other than any amount you may spend on an eligible credit card).
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
