Shopping portals are known to offer special promotions around certain holidays. Right now Both United and American Airlines shopping portals are allowing you to earn 500 bonus miles when you complete $200 worth of shopping. The bonus amounts and deadlines often differ for these types of promotions but in this case they are the same.
American Airlines
The American Airlines shopping portal is offering a Valentine’s Day promotion where you can earn 500 bonus miles when you spend at least $200 from January 29, 2018 to February 11, 2018.
Terms and Conditions:
*During the “Valentine’s Day” bonus offer which runs from 1/29/18 through 2/11/18 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”), Member will earn a one-time bonus of 500 AAdvantage® miles on qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard AAdvantage® miles earned from shopping online through the AAdvantage eShoppingSM mall. This one-time bonus award will be determined based on Member’s cumulative qualifying purchases made during the Bonus Period: 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $200 or more. “Qualifying purchases” do not include returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus miles. Please see the AAdvantage eShoppingSM mall site for details on product eligibility and other restrictions. Please allow 8-10 weeks after the Bonus Period for bonus miles to post to your AAdvantage eShoppingSM account. Void where prohibited by law
United Airlines
The United Airlines shopping portal is offering a Valentine’s Day promotion where you can earn 500 bonus miles when you spend at least $200 from January 29, 2018 to February 11, 2018.
Terms and Conditions:
*During the “Valentine’s Day” bonus campaign, which runs from 1/29/18 through 2/11/18 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”), Member will earn a one-time bonus of 500 MileagePlus® bonus award miles on qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard MileagePlus® miles earned from shopping online through the MileagePlus® Shopping mall or from purchases made through MileagePlus® Shopping in-store offers. This one-time bonus award will be determined based on Member’s cumulative qualifying purchases made during the Bonus Period: Earn 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $200 or more. “Qualifying purchases” do not include returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus miles. Please see the MileagePlus® Shopping mall site for details on product eligibility and other restrictions. Please allow 8-10 weeks after the Bonus Period for bonus award miles to post to your MileagePlus® Shopping account. Void where prohibited by law.
Note that there are in-store offers eligible for this promotion. You can find out more about these in-store offers here.
Final word
Even if you’re spending this V-day riding solo, this is still a great excuse to cash in on an easy 500 miles if you had anything you were planning on buying soon.
Daniel Gillaspia is the Founder of UponArriving.com and the credit card app, WalletFlo. He is a former attorney turned travel expert covering destinations along with TSA, airline, and hotel policies. Since 2014, his content has been featured in publications such as National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and CNBC. Read my bio.