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Award Types | Making Award Reservations | Changing Award Tickets | Reinstating Awards | Award Ticket Fees

Award Types
Determine which award fits your travel needs. View a complete list of American Airlines/American Eagle and our airline partners' most frequently claimed Travel Awards. Most Economy Class travel awards in the Continental U.S. and Canada are available for 25,000 miles. You can also claim other awards for as little as 5,000 miles. When you're ready to redeem your miles, you can choose from several different types of awards. MileSAAver Can be claimed for fewer miles Recommended when you are planning a trip in advance Subject to capacity controls and travel embargo dates AAnytime May be claimed for any available seat in the designated class of service on any day Have no capacity controls, no travel embargo dates, no restrictions for when you fly (provided the flight is not sold out) Upgrade Allows you to move up to the next class of service (from Economy to Business Class, or from Business to First Class) Car Rental Awards Stand-alone awards that allow you to redeem your miles for car rentals AAdvantage Vacation Awards (Hotels) Claim hotel awards at any of 4,500 hotel accommodations at 145 destinations worldwide
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Making Award Reservations

We recommend making award travel reservations as soon as you know your travel dates. Award reservations can be made quickly and easily using AA.com. For upgrade award travel, or for travel on one of our partner airlines, please contact AAdvantage Reservations at 1-800-882-8880. When making reservations, please remember:

All accommodations are subject to availability at the time reservations are made
Award seats may not be available on all flights or to all destinations
In some cases, additional restrictions and travel embargo dates will apply
You can have an award issued to someone other than yourself. Once award tickets have been issued, they cannot be transferred to someone else.
All tickets are valid for one year from the date of issue, unless otherwise stated, but may be subject to fees if changed. All travel must be completed one year from the date of issue.
Award tickets are subject to applicable taxes and security fees
Award reservations may be booked online as round-trip or one-way itineraries If two or more passengers are travelling and the award miles are drawn from different accounts, please book each reservation separately. If you would like to make a reservation that includes a stopover or an open-jaw, please contact AAdvantage Reservations at 1-800-882-8880.
In order to avoid additional charges, please ticket your reservation at least 21 days in advance
A $20 USD Award Service Fee per person applies to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our reservations offices and a $30 USD Award Service Fee per person applies to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our Travel Centers or airport agents.

Book your AAdvantage award online at AA.com - it's never been easier!

Learn more about online Award Booking from our Frequently Asked Questions.

AAdvantage Award Fees

AAdvantage Award Fees - Ticketing 21 days or more prior to departure (Waived for AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members using miles from their account)
Award Service Fee applies when ticketing via Reservations	$20
AAdvantage Award Fees - Ticketing less than 21 days prior to departure (Waived for AAdvantage Executive Platinum members using miles from their account)
*Travel ticketed 20 - 7 days prior to departure	$50
*Travel ticketed 6 days to 2 hours prior to departure	$100

Fees are non-refundable

*When multiple awards are claimed at the same time, each additional award is subject to a $25 charge.

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Changing Award Tickets
A $150 USD change fee (subject to change without notice) will apply for any confirmed change to a MileSAAver Award ticket. Exception: MileSAAver Award tickets for which the only confirmed change is to the date and/or time will not incur the change fee. This change fee must be paid when your award ticket is reissued. The ticket must be reissued by an American Airlines airport or Travel Center Agent. Changes to the award required for travel (example: changing from a P25M award to a P40R award) involve reinstatement of the original award, and a new award ticket to be issued.
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Reinstating Awards

If you have not used your AAdvantage award ticket and it has not expired, you can request to have your AAdvantage mileage reinstated. Partially used tickets cannot be reinstated and miles that would have expired will not be reinstated.

When requesting a reinstatement, a $150 USD processing fee will be charged per account for the first award. Any additional awards reinstated to the same account at the same time will have a $25 USD per award add-on charge.

If you have an electronic ticket and wish to reinstate your AAdvantage mileage, please call 1-800-882-8880 to cancel your reservation and request your mileage reinstatement.

If you have a paper ticket, please call 1-800-882-8880 to cancel your reservation and mail your paper ticket and reinstatement request to:

American Airlines AAdvantage Department
P.O. Box 619688
DFW Airport, TX 75261-9688
Please be sure to include:

Subject
Your Full Name
Return Address
Your Phone Number(s)
Your AAdvantage Number

Award Ticket Fees
A security service fee will be collected on tickets issued for passengers boarding at an airport in the US, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and US territories and possessions. The $2.50 USD security service fee applies per boarding, with a maximum of two boardings ($5.00 USD) per one-way trip or four boardings ($10.00 USD) per round-trip. International award tickets are subject to, and the passenger is responsible for, applicable departure taxes and/or federal inspection fees. When claiming an award ticket less than 21 days before you begin travel, an AAdvantage award fee will be charged for specialized services. Awards \| Hot Spots \| Award Details \| American Airlines Travel Awards \| Redeem Miles \| FAQs
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