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Small Business Travel Rewards

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How it Works

Business travel reward programs are designed to reward a business for its loyalty in choosing to fly with that particular airline. For a business, this means that your business can earn points for travel awards while you and your employees also earn miles every time you travel. This benefit is at no additional cost to your business but requires you to:

Become a Member of a particular airline's business loyalty program by signing up for the Travel Reward Program e.g., Business ExtrAA using your Airline membership number; e.g., American Airlines AAdvantage®.
Designate a company representative to manage the Travel Reward Program; e.g., Travel Manager(s) , in order to:

Review your company's Account Summary online
Redeem points online for what you want when you want it
Update account information online
Sign up for promotions online

SIGN UP IN 1 OR 2 EASY STEPS
1. Obtain a Frequent Flyer Number (Skip to #2 if you already have a Frequent Flyer No.)
2. Sign-Up for Travel Rewards Program - Enter Referral Code BUZ500 to earn 500 bonus points which is 25% of the way towards your first earned ticket!

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What Your Business Gets

Every time you book qualifying business travel for you and your employees on the travel program airline, such as American Airlines, American Eagle®, and AmericanConnection®, use your assigned Business ExtrAA "Account Number" to receive the following benefits:

Your business accrues Business ExtrAA Points, including...

Receive one point for each $10 you spend to fly on eligible tickets during the month
Earn double revenue credit for every eligible itinerary that originates from one of over 200 qualifying airports
Review total company points recorded into your company's Business ExtrAA Account
Enjoy no limit to the number of points your company can earn
Earn additional points through the AACargoSM Travel Reward Program if your business ships items via air
Points can be saved for two years
Earn Cash Rebates when combining the Business ExtrAA Rewards Program with the American Express® / Business ExtrAA Corporate Card.

Your employee passengers earn their own personal Travel Miles as long as they also enter their Travel Rewards number (see American Airlines AAdvantage Members Benefits)

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Types of Awards

There are many different types of awards that a business can earn as a result of participating in a Travel Reward Program. Under the Business ExtrAA program, you can select from more than 45 Travel Award Options including international travel, First and Business Class travel, upgrades, Airport Lounge day passes or memberships and more. You choose when to redeem points and how to distribute awards. For example:

Recognize special clients or close new clients by offering them round trip air tickets
Reward employees as part of a company contest or for performance excellence with free travel, club membership benefits and other quality travel benefits
Give a friend a round trip ticket

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About Your Educational Champion

"American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories."

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Note: This information is presented to provide a general overview of small business options and related services. It is not intended to be an exhaustive representation. Data has been compiled by the Knowledge Institute for informational purposes only. Content is provided on an "as is" basis and is not intended to, nor does it, provide advice or create a customer relationship between the Knowledge Institute, BUZGate™ and/or any other organization named herein, and any reader.

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