In general, sign up bonuses (credit card or through various programs) do not earn Loyalty Points. Buying miles does not earn Loyalty Points. Earned miles can be redeemed for flights & hotels.
- Loyalty Choice Reward – the mile-based loyalty choice rewards does not earn loyalty points
- AAdvantage eShopping – all purchases earn miles and loyalty points (promotional bonuses do not earn loyalty points)
- Simply Miles – all activity earns miles and loyalty points
- AAdvantage Dining – sign-up bonuses earns miles only (all other activity earns miles and loyalty points)
- AA Vacations – all activity earns miles and loyalty points
- Miles for Opinions – all activity earns miles and loyalty points
- Fuel Rewards (Shell) – sign-up bonuses earns miles only (all other activity earns miles and loyalty points)
- AAdvantage Hotels (AAH) – promo/boost miles earn miles only (base miles earn loyalty points)
- AAdvantage Events – all activity earns miles and loyalty points
- Flights – earns miles and loyalty points (lpcalculator.com for calculating earnings)
- AAdvantage Co-branded cards – sign-up bonuses and purchase bonuses earn miles only (all other activity earns miles and loyalty points)