Am I crazy? 100K AA miles vs 27.5K AS miles… which would you take?

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Am I crazy? 100K AA miles vs 27.5K AS miles… which would you take?

by SeattleTodd Member March 7, 2016, 8:17 pm

Am I crazy? 100K AA miles vs 27.5K AS miles… which would you take?

SeattleTodd Member
March 7, 2016, 8:17 pm

Hi there,

It seems like the answer should be obvious, but for some reason I’m struggling to decide whether I should take 100K bonus AA miles or 27.5K bonus AS miles for booking a cruise. I live in Seattle and nowadays fly AS and DL way more than I do AA, and AA’s devaluation is coming up (I won’t receive the miles until April of *2017*)… and I’ve become addicted to EK F (with AS miles)… so I’m honestly not sure what to do. I have to decide by the morning. Any advice?

Thanks,
Todd
PhatMiles Member
March 7, 2016, 9:09 pm

Continue to love the EK F using AS but
100K AA Vs 27.5K AS – [B][U][COLOR=#ff0000]AA WINS AA WINS AA WINS
[/COLOR][/U][/B]
Apply for another round of AS card from BOA and you are there on AS. But to get 100K of AA, you will need at least 2 apps on Citi.

I just cannot even think of point specific use that applies in AS favor.
SeattleTodd Member
March 8, 2016, 9:16 pm

[QUOTE=”PhatMiles, post: 14244, member: 522″]Continue to love the EK F using AS but
100K AA Vs 27.5K AS – [B][U][COLOR=#ff0000]AA WINS AA WINS AA WINS
[/COLOR][/U][/B]
Apply for another round of AS card from BOA and you are there on AS. But to get 100K of AA, you will need at least 2 apps on Citi.

I just cannot even think of point specific use that applies in AS favor.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the sanity check. We’re now all set to earn 100K bonus AA miles after our cruise next year. Yay!
Jacob McCarthy Member
March 8, 2016, 9:20 pm

[QUOTE=”SeattleTodd, post: 14311, member: 128″]Thanks for the sanity check. We’re now all set to earn 100K bonus AA miles after our cruise next year. Yay![/QUOTE]
have fun! Keep in mind you can use those American Miles for Etihad First class
Yukon New Member
March 9, 2016, 1:32 pm

Wow! 100k AA points for a cruise? How did you snag such a great deal?? Please elaborate…
PhatMiles Member
March 9, 2016, 4:26 pm

[USER=1099]@Yukon[/USER]
May be this offer:
[URL]https://aa.cruises.com/promotion/royal-caribbean-cruises.do#[/URL]
Jacob McCarthy Member
March 9, 2016, 5:16 pm

[QUOTE=”PhatMiles, post: 14338, member: 522″][USER=1099]@Yukon[/USER]
May be this offer:
[URL]https://aa.cruises.com/promotion/royal-caribbean-cruises.do#[/URL][/QUOTE]
probably!

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Am I crazy? 100K AA miles vs 27.5K AS miles… which would you take?