(EXPIRED) Conservation International is back on SimplyMiles, but not as amazing as two years ago

It’s back, but don’t get too excited!

A couple of years ago SimplyMiles ran an incredible deal, giving 240 miles per dollar when donating to Conservation International. It seemed too good to be true, but in fact it wasn’t as SimplyMiles paid out.

It sounded like Conservation International wasn’t happy about the way things panned out (some people bought literally millions of miles), but they’ve returned to SimplyMiles for another offer this year. Unfortunately you’re limited as to how much you can take AAdvantage of it though as it’s capped at a total of 5,250 miles and Loyalty Points.

The Deal

• Earn 1,750 miles & Loyalty Points when donating $50+ to Conservation International with a card linked with the SimplyMiles program. Can do offer three times.
• Direct link to offer.

Key Terms

• Offer is valid from November 20, 2023 until the earlier of December 20, 2023 or when the Spend Cap is reached.
• The total maximum miles and loyalty points available for this promotion is valued at 55.8 million (the “Spend Cap”).
• The Offer may be redeemed up to 3 individual times. Each individual donation of $50 or more has a maximum earn of 1,750 miles and 1,750 loyalty points. The maximum reward earned on 3 donations (minimum donation of $50 per donation) is 5,250 miles and 5,250 loyalty points.
• Donations must be made through donate.mastercard.com/v3/#/site/simply-miles on or before the Offer expiration date.
• Offer valid on donations in the continental US only.
• Donations made without using a U.S. issued Mastercard and/or donations made without prior activation of this Offer do not qualify for bonus miles and loyalty points.
• Please allow up to eight weeks for your miles to be posted to your AAdvantage account.
• Donations can only be accepted in U.S. dollars.
• Donations made in connection with AAdvantage miles program are not refundable.
• The value of miles and loyalty points received may exceed the value of your contribution and accordingly, your contribution may not be tax deductible. You will receive an acknowledgement of your contribution. Please consult your tax advisor for tax related questions.

Quick Thoughts

Earning 1,750 miles when donating $50 is a 35x return which is a far cry from the 240x on offer a couple of years ago, but still a generous return for a charity donation, especially seeing as you’ll also earn 1,750 Loyalty Points towards status.

You can earn a total of 5,250 miles and Loyalty Points by donating a total of $150, but be aware that you’ll have to do that as three separate $50 transactions as it looks like a solitary $150 donation will only earn one set of 1,750 miles and Loyalty Points. While this is an expensive way to buy miles and Loyalty Points, this opportunity could still be worth it if it gets you to the next AAdvantage status level with American Airlines. Remember that the status year runs from March 1 to February 29 nowadays though, so you still have just over three months (at the time of publishing this) to be able to earn Loyalty Points for the current status year.

If you’ve been racking up Loyalty Points since March 1, you might be able to earn in excess of 1,750 Loyalty Points per $50 donation. That’s because when you earn 60,000 and 100,000 Loyalty Points, you get a 20% and 30% Loyalty Point bonus respectively for select partners which includes SimplyMiles. That means for every $50 you donate you’ll earn 1,750 miles and 2,100 Loyalty Points with the 20% bonus or 2,275 Loyalty Points with the 30% bonus.

If you’re not familiar with SimplyMiles, it’s a card-linked program that earns you miles and Loyalty Points when paying with a linked card. That card has to be a Mastercard, but it doesn’t have to be an American Airlines Mastercard; it can be a Citi DoubleCash card, a Chase IHG Premier or Freedom Flex card, etc.

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