AAdvantage eNewsletter - August 2004 Edition Features • NEW! Save miles with online short-haul awards! • NEW! Save 5,000 miles on award travel to Hawaii! • Talking Business? Try our Admirals Club Executive Center facilities • AmericanAirlines Vacations: 10,000 bonus miles to Hawaii! Plus, Check Out These Special Mileage-Earning Opportunities Planes • American Airlines, American Eagle, and AmericanConnection: New and seasonal routes • Earn up to 60,000 bonus miles on new Los Angeles–San Salvador route • Earn up to 15,000 bonus miles to and from Washington Dulles • Worldwide satellite telephone service helps you stay in touch for less • Cathay Pacific’s Celebration Offer — triple miles! • Mexicana and American: Great Choices for Mexico Travel Solutions • Check out all of the bonus-mile offers on American Airlines Automobiles • Luxury, performance and triple miles with Hertz • Earn triple miles with Thrifty Car Rental • National Car Rental: Earn double miles and save up to 20% off • Navigate the way with Avis Assist and earn double miles • Earn triple miles with Budget Hotels • Best Western Hotels = Double miles • Double miles, special rates, and an extra night at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center • Earn up to 10,000 miles with InterContinental Hotels Group • Three nights in London for the price of two, plus double miles from The Savoy Group • Stay for breakfast in the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel with a special rate And Much More! • Sign up for EarthLink and earn 6,000 AAdvantage miles • The perfect solution: Buy, Give or Share miles • Earn up to 10,000 miles with web hosting from Network Solutions • Mileage Maximizer: Learn how you can earn AAdvantage miles morning, noon, and night Save Miles with On-Line Award Special for Short-Haul Flights Are you thinking of using your AAdvantage® miles to fly a route within the continental U.S. or Canada that is less than 750 air miles one way? Well, we have good news for you! For a limited time, you can claim a round-trip, short-haul MileSAAverSM award for only 15,000 AAdvantage miles in Economy Class (a 10,000-mile savings*), or 30,000 miles in First or Business Class (a 15,000-mile savings*). To book this award, choose any nonstop flight that is operated by American Airlines, American Eagle, or AmericanConnection® carriers, having a distance of up to 750 air miles. For example, you could fly between Chicago and Toronto, Chicago and Atlanta, San Diego and San Jose, California, Boston and Raleigh/Durham, or Dallas/Fort Worth and New Orleans. For a complete list of short-haul routes, visit www.aa.com/shorthauls. Lower mileage levels for Economy Class and First/Business Class short-haul MileSAAver awards are available to be booked starting August 5, 2004 for travel from September 1, 2004– February 28, 2005. All travel must be completed by February 28, 2005. Learn more and book your award online at the AA.com website beginning August 5, 2004. *Off the normal domestic MileSAAver award View Terms and Conditions Return to Top Save 5,000 Miles on Fall Award Travel to Hawaii Good news! This fall, you can visit Hawaii and save 5,000 miles! Claim a round-trip MileSAAver award for travel on American Airlines in Economy Class from North America (continental U.S., Canada, the Caribbean*, or Mexico) to Hawaii for only 30,000 miles. You will save 5,000 miles off the usual MileSAAver requirement. Travel is valid between September 7, 2004, and November 18, 2004 and available for booking starting August 5, 2004. And that’s not all. We also offer off-peak MileSAAver awards to our international destinations during the fall. For more details and to book your award travel online, visit www.aa.com or call AAdvantage Reservations at 1-800-882-8880. *Including The Bahamas and Bermuda View Terms and Conditions Return to Top Talking Business? Try Our Facilities To the corporate travelers of today’s fast-paced business world, American Airlines dedicates the Admirals Club Executive Center® facilities. Each Executive CenterSM location features conference equipment to enhance your meeting objectives and friendly, professional services. And because each one is located at a major airport, no overnight stays, hotels, or rental cars are required. You, your colleagues, and your clients can fly or drive in from various locations, hold a meeting, interview, presentation, or other business event, and fly out the same day. Simply call 1-800-237-7971, tell us what you need, and let us take it from there! You don’t have to be an Admirals Club® member or be traveling on that day to use our facilities. Here are some details about our four locations. City Conference rooms Location Chicago 26 rooms, each with seating Terminal 3 between gates up to 22 H6 and K6 Dallas/Fort Worth 9 rooms, each with seating up Terminal C between to 14 gates 19 and 20 New York LaGuardia 9 rooms, each with seating up Concourse D, next to to 16 gate 3 San Francisco 4 rooms, each with seating up North Terminal, adjacent to 12 to gate 62A All Executive Center locations are equipped with everything necessary to conduct business, including speaker phones, computer data ports, presentation boards, TV, VCR, and data projectors. Customers have access to fax machines, copiers, paper shredders, computer ports, and work stations. Tea and coffee are complimentary, and full-service catering is available upon request. The next time you need to conduct business in New York, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, or San Francisco, remember the Admirals Club Executive Center choice. In addition, most Admirals Club locations in other cities have conference rooms available for rental. Call 1-800-237-7971 and select option three for information or reservations. Return to Top 10,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles to Hawaii Ahhh … let your imagination take you to a place far away. Can’t you just feel those tradewinds, and hear them fluttering through the palms? Hawaii is calling. All you need is a customized AmericanAirlines VacationsSM package to get you there. Start planning now! You can earn up to 11,000 AAdvantage bonus miles: receive 10,000 miles for your Hawaiian vacation booking, and an extra 1,000 if you book online. With over 90 hotel locations to choose from, plus many land activities to suit your personal vacation style and budget, you can create your own paradise. For example, book five or more nights at the OHANA Maile Sky Court in Oahu and pay only $179 per person (double occupancy) for stays from August 15, 2004–December 21, 2004. Other options are available for stays through March 31, 2005. But don’t wait, because the AAdvantage bonus-mile offer is only good for bookings made on or before September 30, 2004. Plan your trip today or learn more by calling AmericanAirlines Vacations customer service at 1-800-321-2121, or visit us online at www.aavacations.com/miles. View Terms and Conditions Return to Top More New Routes Begin in Late Summer and Early Fall Make the most of the last part of the summer travel season and give an early nod to autumn. American Airlines and American Eagle are adding new routes to help you get to more of the places you want to go. See the chart below for details. Beginning Date Between Carrier August 1 Dallas/Fort Worth–Torreon, Mexico American Eagle August 1 Green Bay–Marquette, Michigan American Eagle August 26 Antigua–Santo Domingo American Eagle September 8 Chicago O’Hare–Cleveland American Eagle September 8 Chicago O’Hare–Palm Springs* American Airlines September 8 Miami–Cleveland American Eagle October 1 Boston–New Orleans* American Airlines October 1 Chicago O’Hare – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico* American Airlines October 1 New York JFK–Providenciales, Turks and Caicos American Airlines October 1 Raleigh/Durham–Austin American Eagle October 31 Los Angeles–San Juan* American Airlines *Seasonal Route For updates on all new and seasonal nonstop service, visit www.aa.com/newservice. As a member of the AAdvantage program, you can earn miles each time you purchase an eligible published-fare ticket and fly on American Airlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection service, or any of over 25 AAdvantage participating air carriers. Just be sure to provide your AAdvantage number at the time of booking. To make reservations and view specific flight schedules, visit our secure and convenient online Reservations feature. Pay no online booking fee and earn up to 1,000 AAdvantage bonus miles** when you book your ticket on the AA.com website. **For details visit www.aa.com/bonus. Return to Top Earn Up to 60,000 Bonus Miles on New Los Angeles–San Salvador Route American Airlines now offers daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and San Salvador, El Salvador. But that’s not all! You can earn up to 60,000 AAdvantage bonus miles for nonstop travel on all purchased, published fares on this route through September 30, 2004. Fly one round trip on any purchased, published fare and earn 5,000 bonus miles. Fly two round trips and earn another 10,000 bonus miles. Take a third round trip and earn an additional 15,000 bonus miles — for a total of 30,000 bonus miles after three round trips. This bonus may be earned twice for a maximum of 60,000 bonus miles. Registration is required prior to travel. Register by visiting www.aa.com/offers or calling the AAdvantage Dial-In® system at 1-800-882-8880 and providing Promotion Code LASAL. View Terms and Conditions Return to Top Earn Up to 15,000 Bonus Miles to and from Washington Dulles Great news for AAdvantage members who will be flying to or from Washington Dulles from now through September 30, 2004.