Award travel
Travel to over 1,000 destinations
Awards on American
Flight awards
Choose flight awards for any seat on an American Airlines flight for as low as 7,500 miles each way plus any applicable taxes and carrier-imposed fees.
Awards on other airlines
oneworld® and partner awards
Use your miles to travel the world. Combine awards for one-way, round-trip or travel to multiple cities with our oneworld® and partner airlines.
Tips on booking award travel
Book award travel in the app
We’ve made it even easier to redeem your miles for award travel on American and many partner airlines when booking through our app.
How to book:
- Download our free app
- Log in to your AAdvantage® account
- Choose your flights
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Use the award map
Use the award map and find where you can go with the miles you have.
Elevate your experience
Upgrade with miles
Redeem your miles to move into the next cabin on American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia flights.
Main Cabin seats
Reserve the best seats in the Main Cabin using your miles.
Manage your award travel
Booking flight awards
You can book award travel to over 1,000 destinations on aa.com and the American app. Partner airline flights are included in award travel search results, and you can filter results for your preferred airlines on the 'Choose flights' screen.
Reservations can also help you book award travel on American and partner airlines.
Requesting a mileage upgrade award
Contact Reservations or visit an American Airlines Travel Center to request a mileage upgrade award.
You may request an upgrade when you book your trip or at any time before check-in. If you have already booked a trip and would like to request a mileage upgrade award, please have your reservation details available when you call.
Upgrades are available in limited numbers on most flights. If an upgrade isn’t available when you call, we’ll add your request to the waitlist. Waitlisted upgrade requests will be confirmed in this order:
- AAdvantage® status level
- Upgrade type
- 12-month Rolling Loyalty Points
If the upgrade type and 12-month Rolling Loyalty Point value are the same, we’ll look at the booking code then date and time of the request to determine prioritization.
If your upgrade hasn’t been confirmed by the time you check-in, we’ll automatically add you to the airport upgrade standby list if you have the required number of miles in your account 48 hours before departure.
Once your upgrade is confirmed, we’ll automatically update your mobile boarding pass in our app.
Changing flight awards
You can change an eligible trip online in just a few steps. While you may have to pay the difference, there are no change fees for award tickets.
Step 1: Find your trip
You’ll need your 6-character confirmation (also called a ‘Record locator’).
If you don’t know your Record locator, you can find it in the confirmation email you received when you booked your trip.
Step 2: Make a change
Choose ‘Change trip’ in the toolbar and follow the prompts.
- When changing your trip, we’ll reinstate the miles from your original trip.
- We deduct the miles from the original AAdvantage® account used (even if the amount is the same).
- You may still need to pay the difference for taxes. Any amount you're owed will be refunded to the credit card from your original booking.
Step 3: Check your email
When you’re done, we’ll send you an email with the information you need, including your new ticket number.
Changing mileage upgrade awards
If your travel plans change, you can contact Reservations to change a mileage upgrade award. There is no fee to change your mileage upgrade award. Keep in mind, you still need to redeem miles for any award price difference and pay any co-payment difference when making a change.
Tickets upgraded with mileage upgrade awards retain all the original fare rules and restrictions of the original purchased fare.
Canceling flight awards and reinstating miles
If your plans change and you no longer wish to travel, you can cancel your trip anytime on aa.com. We’ll reinstate your miles and refund eligible taxes and fees up to 1 year after the ticket issue date, but you have to cancel your trip before the first flight departs. If you cancel your trip on aa.com, your miles will be reinstated and your refund will be requested automatically in most cases. There is no fee to reinstate your miles.
Contact Reservations for help reinstating miles on a trip that:
- Has already started
- Involves travel on partner airlines
- Was booked outside the U.S. or on an international version of aa.com
- Has been changed due to an uncontrollable event since the ticket was originally issued
Refunds of taxes and fees will be issued in full amounts, less:
- Sale-imposed nonrefundable taxes
- Taxes we must pay whether or not you travel
Some countries have different rules about refunds, and if so, we will follow those rules.
Canceling upgrade awards and reinstating miles
If your plans change and you no longer wish to travel or upgrade your ticket, you can contact Reservations to cancel your mileage upgrade award and request reinstatement of your miles. If you cancel your trip on aa.com, you must contact Reservations to request the reinstatement of your miles.
We’ll reinstate your miles at no charge up to 1 year after the ticket issue date, but you have to cancel your ticket before the first flight departs.
Refunds of taxes and fees will be issued in full amounts, less:
- Sale-imposed nonrefundable taxes
- Taxes we must pay whether or not you travel
Keep in mind, co-payments for mileage upgrade awards are non-refundable and tickets upgraded with mileage upgrade awards retain all the original fare rules and restrictions of the original purchased fare.