Beat Apple Card at its own game and earn up to 5X miles on purchases at Apple with these credit cards

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What you need to know
- Certain airlines are offering up to 5X miles on purchases made at Apple.com.
- All you need to do is access Apple's site through the airline's shopping portal.
- American Airlines, Delta, And Southwest are a few included in the promotion.
If you are planning on picking up something at Apple.com in the near future, now is a good time to do so by making that purchase through an airline's shopping portal. Reported by The Points Guy, certain airlines are currently offering up to 5X miles for purchases made at Apple.com when you access it through their affiliate shopping portal.
Here's how the current rewards break down by airline:
- American Airlines: Earn 5 miles per dollar on purchases at Apple.com
- Alaska Airlines: Earn 5 miles per dollar on purchases at Apple.com
- United Airlines: Earn 5 miles per dollar on purchases at Apple.com
- Southwest Airlines: Earn 3 miles per dollar on purchases at Apple.com
- Delta Airlines: Earn 2 miles per dollar on purchases at Apple.com
Limited Time Offer: Earn up to 70,000 bonus miles. Earn 60,000 bonus miles after you spend $2,000 in purchases on your new Card in the first 3 months. Plus, earn an additional 10,000 bonus miles after your first anniversary of Card Membership. Additionally, take $100 off your next Delta flight – after you spend $10,000 in purchases on your Card in a calendar year, you will earn a $100 Delta Flight Credit to use toward future travel. Earn 2 Miles on every dollar spent on eligible purchases made directly with Delta, on every dollar spent on U.S. purchases for advertising in select media, on every dollar spent on eligible U.S. shipping purchases, on every dollar spent on dining at restaurants. Earn 1 Mile on every eligible dollar spent on purchases. Check or stow your bag with ease: First Checked Bag Free + Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding. Pay no foreign transaction fees when you travel overseas. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $99.
The Points Guy put the promotion to the test with American Airlines and found that, by purchasing just an iPhone 11 Pro, the points earned could potentially fund a one-way flight.
"To put math to this, if you purchased a rose gold 256 GB iPhone 11 Pro for $1,149 through the AAdvantage Shopping portal (without a trade-in discount), you'd earn 5,745 AAdvantage miles. Those miles are worth about $80, according to TPG's most recent valuations, and ... those 5.7k miles could be more than enough to fund an entire American Airlines one-way award flight."
Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after spending $5,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Admirals Club® membership for you and access for up to two guests or immediate family members traveling with you. Earn 10,000 AAdvantage® Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) after you spend $40,000 in purchases within the year. No Foreign Transaction Fees on purchases. Earn 2 AAdvantage® miles for every $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases and 1 AAdvantage® mile for every $1 spent on other purchases. First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for you and up to 8 companions traveling with you on the same reservation. The standard variable APR for Citi Flex Plan is 15.99% - 24.99% (Variable), based on your creditworthiness. Citi Flex Plan offers are made available at Citi's discretion.
There are some things that are ineligible for the promotion, specifically gift cards, gift wrap, Bose products, Apple Developer Programs and shipping. Make sure to always check the fine print to ensure your purchase is going to get you the rewards you are expecting.
This is a great offer and is sure to expire shortly, so grab your Apple gear and hop on a plane while you're at it. The Mac Pro will probably net you a free trip around the world.
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.