What happened
UK debit spend can now earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles and elite-qualifying Loyalty Points through Currensea's new Visa Black and Platinum cards, which pull purchases from a linked bank account. Currensea already issues similar UK debit cards for other airline and hotel programs.
Turbo Miles can be switched on to add 2 AAdvantage miles per GBP of foreign-currency spend. That option raises the FX rate from 0.95% to 2.95%, an extra 1 penny per AAdvantage mile or Loyalty Point issued. AAdvantage elite status is based on Loyalty Points, and miles from card spend count. The sign-up bonus does not.
Leave Turbo Miles off unless 1 penny per extra mile is worth the 2.95% FX rate.
- Numbers
- 2 miles per GBP: extra AAdvantage miles with Turbo Miles on foreign-currency spend
- 2.95%: foreign-exchange rate with Turbo Miles on
- 0.95%: standard foreign-exchange rate without Turbo Miles
- 1 penny GBP per mile: extra cost per AAdvantage mile or Loyalty Point via Turbo Miles
- Where
- UK
- Who qualifies
- UK market
- Links
- Offer page AAdvantage Currensea UK debit cards aadvantage.currensea.co.uk
- Takeaway
- Look at the Currensea AAdvantage debit cards if you spend in the UK and want another way to earn American miles, and weigh Turbo Miles’ extra FX fee against the miles.