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I fly American twice a month. I also am about to build a house. I will be using the aa credit card as much as possible to level up crazy fast.

🔑 AA hotels is a huge hack for AA status btw. Usually shoot for 10k per night or 15k for two night stay, which stacks for the partner bonus levels at 60k lp and 100k lp. Got to play pro and aiming for exec plat next year.

@Inkant

24 күн бұрын

I thought this was just the mileage earning…is the LP earning also that high?

@SuperVeganShark

24 күн бұрын

Yes there are some people who have gotten over 50+ LP per dollar for those stays, normally in very low cost countries. Laos was a very popular destination, and many people booked phantom stays until it got sorta shut down. AA LP group on FB talks about this in some more detail.

@stefansperb816

24 күн бұрын

Yes it still works for mileage and lp, big cities can get expensive though for the higher per night earning ones

@stefansperb816

24 күн бұрын

I usually only do it for stays that I'm actually gonna go through with, don't want to get flagged for trying to game the system

@Slaize

24 күн бұрын

I usually see about 10 per dollar in the US. 20ish international.

🗝 Good stuff. I fly out of PHL, so I have been EP for years. These are interesting times for AA, as they have been actively working to alienate their business clients and travel agents. They are trying to fix things now, but they are probably too little, too late.

I have AA Gold from a status match and then a status challenge. It has been ok, better than nothing. I have been upgraded about 1/3 of the time. With upgrades split between MCE and 1st. My biggest point accumulation effort this year might be booking rental cars through Avis. You get a miles and LP boost with linked accounts.

AA loyalty is based on cc spend. they could care less about flights. plus the advantage program and selling of said points is their only profitable business line.

🔑🔑 Being based off Miami myself where it is an AA hub, which card would you recommend is best for someone who’s in the mid-stages of the CC game? I just got the CSP this week and planning on the Venture X in the future, not sure if any of the AA cards are worth it after that. Thank you in advance! 🙏

What are the chances of getting upgrades to premium cabin on partner airlines eg CX and JAL with the Oneworld Sapphire status through AA Platinum status?

🔑 I’m going to have to watch this again cause ALOT of info. I mainly fly AA so thanks for making the video 🫡.

hi sebby!! tyvm, as usual. i live in Dallas, and have a lot of biz spend. got delta platinum medallion with recent status match with my AA EP status. leveraged delta status to BA for their Gold Tier status. have met the requirements for Delta and BA to keep their elevated status til 2026. so i will fly all three over the next 18 months and compare values. examining the programs for status for all 3 airlines, it looks like it could be pretty doable to keep top status with all 3, using biz. but will see if it is worth it, after the 18 month trial. is there a foreign or domestic airline you find worthwhile to keep elevated status with?

🗝 Hi, Sebastian! Long time listener, first time caller. I noticed that benefits tend to extend longer than YoY with foreign airlines that the domestics. If I wanted to focus purely on OW Sapphire (or greater) rather than shoveling annual fee and spend to Citi with AA co-branded cards, are there OW foreign airline co-branded cards to look at (particularly Iberia, JAL, Qatar or other)? I'm disappointed that status with OW and AA doesn't allow access to lounges with domestic flights. I know this carve out isn't exclusive to AA, but United as well, but given the airlines and how my family travels, OW probably makes the most sense to us. Thank you, sir!

Hyatt and AA currently has partnerships so this also can be a short cut for AA status if you stay at Hyatt properties or complete the limited time challenge

Surprised partner benefits on Alaska weren’t mentioned!

AA dining has been huge for me lately. I spent buy cheap lunch ($10) at a spot near my work, which gets me to 10 visits easily, so I make 5 pts/$ on larger restaurant purchases

I’m based out of ORD and I do somewhat pursue AA status. I’ve been gold for the past two years and have gotten some pretty decent upgrades. My wife and I usually get main cabin extra at check in and I’ve been upgraded to first class about three times so far. AA has a 22% market share at ORD, so not too bad.

@ryanshannon6963

24 күн бұрын

Were those upgrades on Int'l or domestic flights? I'm considering trying to pursue status with CC spend for my business, but the lack of lounge access for domestic flights is annoying. I would almost prefer to try the Qatar CC and simply try to maintain the Sapphire status they basically gift you the first year.

🔑 I love American Airlines. Been Gold for a few years. Used to be based out of MIA, now TYS. I get most of my non flying LPs from the shopping portal. Best upgrade story is the luck I’ve had in general with upgrades - even with being just Gold I’ve managed to get upgraded to First about 1/3 of the time.

What if i use 5% cash back cards on everything and then buy points when they are on sale. Would this strategy out earn the points strategy ?

does anyone know if it is worth it to get the Chase Sapphire if they are offering me 95000 points as a welcome offer?

🔑 Last year I got AA platinum pro by just having globalist status with Hyatt . Is there some promo running like that again for Status match?

@AskSebbyBusiness

15 күн бұрын

Will do a video if we see any :)

The problem with the easier way to get AA status is the same problem with Southwest companion pass: you get to enjoy those benefits on AA and Southwest.

AA hotels sometimes have really good deals. You can get 20, sometimes even 30, LP per dollar spent.

@AskSebbyBusiness

24 күн бұрын

Good to know!

@vincentwang9272

24 күн бұрын

@AskSebbyBusiness That's just an average $7,200 annual spend to get EP!

The AA shopping portal and AA hotels are the quickest way to rack up the LP’s.

@garciatunion

21 күн бұрын

Im not a fan of the new AA hotelsl, everything is way more expensive than in other portals

American Airlines also has a link where you can buy AA Status directly with cash or with miles.

Do one for United please!

@AskSebbyBusiness

24 күн бұрын

Here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJhlqqysqKqum9I.html

These status things still seem like a huge waste of effort imo

@AskSebbyBusiness

24 күн бұрын

They're not for everyone 🤷

the reason they let you board after that big sip of water, I believe, has to do less with getting the volume under a certain level and more with making sure that it's not drugs or explosives (because you would die by drinking it). I read about a guy who died by ingesting liquified meth at the southern border in this way...

I like your cut, G

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Sebby, when you get to 50K subs on this channel, you have to let your 🧔‍♀beard grow out....til you hit 100K

@AskSebbyBusiness

24 күн бұрын

LOL I don't think a beard is possible.