There are so many promotional codes and discounts available for airline travel, it's hard to pass them up when booking a flight. However, booking a flight can be stressful in itself, and trying to search for a discount that works with your flight destination and travel dates can make the process more stressful. Knowing where to obtain the discount codes is a good starting place, to ease both the stresses of travel and the financial obligations.
If you sign up as a member of the AAdvantage Program, this program mainly allows you to earn frequent-flier miles and to be sent promotional codes when they are available. Signing up is easy, and once you are a member, promotion codes will be sent to you via email or regular mail. You can sign up at AA.com.
As a non-member of AAdvantage, you can go to AA.com and click the tab on the left side of the page that reads "Fare Sales & Special Offers." Here, you can browse sales and travel deals that are being offered at that particular time. When you find one that coincides with your flight destination and dates, write the promotion code down.
You can search for promotional codes through websites that offer discount specials on airfare, such as social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, or online discount shopping sites such as FareCompare.com, CouponCabin.com and RetailMeNot.com. These sites thank their members by offering discounts that AA.com might not be offering. You could also purchase a book from Entertainment.com, which provides discounts on American Airlines airfare.
Once you obtain a promotional code, you can book a flight online by going to AA.com, clicking "Book Flights", entering your destination and flight dates, and in the "Promotion Code" box, entering the promotion code that you received. To book a flight over the phone, after you give all of the information and find a flight that suits your needs, inform the person you're talking to that you have a promotion code, and then read it to her.
