{"id":6078,"date":"2014-10-31T06:43:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T12:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=6078"},"modified":"2015-01-12T10:39:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T17:39:56","slug":"american-airlinesus-airways-merger-get-2-tickets-64-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=6078","title":{"rendered":"How the AA\/US Airways merger could get you 2 tickets to any of 64 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: For a limited time the bonus on the\u00a0US Airways Premier World MasterCard\u00ae\u00a0 has been increased to 50k miles!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Where

Where 40k AAdvantage miles could take you<\/p><\/div>\n

This is a rough map of the destinations American Airlines serves which can be reached with 40k miles or fewer. By my count, there are\u00a036 countries in the Americas and\u00a028 in Europe. This means that if you can get your grubbies on 80k AAdvantage miles, you can start planning a trip to any of some 64 countries.<\/p>\n

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AAdvantage Award Chart<\/p><\/div>\n

If you didn’t have friends like us, this idea of getting your hands on 80k AAdvantage miles would sound impossible, but this is something we do all the time, and something we’re not shy about sharing.\u00a0 In the past 4 years, I’ve accumulated more than 550k AAdvantage miles, and\u00a0honestly I love the thought of you getting your share.<\/p>\n

Before we get into that, I do want to say that there are some stipulations – you won’t be able to go to all of these countries\u00a0at any\u00a0time, because the redemption availability for the MileSAAver Level 1 (off-peak) awards do vary by date.\u00a0 Here’s the basic rundown on when these flights may be available:<\/p>\n