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Pick a target program and a path. We'll surface every realistic way to earn miles there — active bonuses, transferable currencies, and card SUBs — ranked by what you care about.
Earning into American AAdvantage
Active transfer bonuses and instant transfers first. Card SUBs last (approval + spend takes weeks).
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Transfer from Citi ThankYou Rewards (1:1 from Citi Strata Premier, Strata Elite, and Prestige (premium cards); 1:0.7 from no-annual-fee Citi cards)
Added July 27, 2025 — Citi ThankYou is now a major flexible-currency program that transfers to AAdvantage, making it AA's most strategic on-ramp. Premium-card holders get 1:1; no-annual-fee Citi cardholders transfer at a worse 1:0.7 ratio. Typically near-instant transfer. No federal excise tax pass-through.
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Direct, typically near-instant transfer. No federal excise tax pass-through.
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Transfer from Marriott Bonvoy (3:1 with 5K bonus per 60K block (effective 2.4:1 in 60K increments))
Hotel-to-airline transfer; Marriott absorbs the federal excise tax, no fee passed through. Transfer in exact 60K blocks to capture the 5K bonus. Posts in 2-7 days, not instant.
