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American Airlines is sweetening the deal on trips between Chicago and West Coast cities like L.A. and San Francisco. Book a flight and earn double miles. Folks, that’s double redeemable miles and double status-earning miles. If you’ve got any upcoming trips on these routes, you just might want to take a look at American’s offerings.

American Airlines is making a big push to get their AAdvantage frequent flier program members registered for various email lists. So, they’ve created “The Appraiser,” an online tool that reviews your account, identifies which email lists you have yet to join, and gives you AAdvantage miles for signing up. Here are the deets.

Once again this promo-surfing obsession has not failed us. In a whirlwind weekend involving 3 cities (Atlanta, Boca Raton & Orlando), a church convention, a wedding, and a beach romp, we were nervous about the total bill for the string of one-way fares, hotel rooms and rental cars required to pull off such an ambitious holiday weekend. The ride was great for us and we wanted to share the good news. Peep these examples of how deal-watching, coupon-hunting, and frequent traveler memberships made the difference.

In case you haven’t noticed, we are kind of obsessed with frequent flier miles and hotel loyalty programs. Our latest success story surprised even us and it’s a timely reminder that you gotta just do it!

Thanks to Ric Garrido from the Loyalty Traveler blog, here’s another Hyatt promo tip. Promo Overview Hyatt is offering free Platinum status for 6 months as well as a fast track to maintaining Platinum or upgrading to Diamond status for another year. Enjoy the bonus points and possible room upgrades that come with elite status! [...]

American recently revamped its online shopping program. If you’re an AA frequent flier program member and you shop through their portal, you’ll earn miles. Well, to draw attention to the e-Shopping program, they’re giving away 500 miles to sign up and register your AAdvantage number. No purchase required. Free miles.

Hyatt’s Big Welcome Back promo is a great way to earn free stays. Every 2 Stays will earn you 1 free night promo. Here are the details on the program.

Of late, we’ve been focused on the multitude of Priority Club points-earning opportunities. Now, it’s time to shift focus from hotel promos to frequent flier programs. First up? Continental’s Mileathon promo.