Book by Wednesday night, Nov 11. American's winter award sale ends at 12:59 a.m. ET Thursday, Nov 12, and covers travel Jan 11 – Feb 28, 2027. American put more than a million main cabin seats on sale, per The Points Guy, but the sale page doesn't tell you which flights from Miami are actually discounted.
So we did the legwork. We searched AA.com from MIA, date by date, and found the 5 best deals for South Florida. All prices are one-way in economy, plus about $5.60 in taxes.
The 5 best award deals from MIA
1. Chicago (ORD): 7,000 miles, nonstop
Our top pick, and the lowest price in the whole sale. It was 7K every day we checked from Jan 22 to Feb 3, with several nonstops a day (6:56 a.m., 4 p.m. and 10:41 p.m.).
2. San Juan (SJU): 8,000 miles, nonstop
The warm-weather pick, and no passport needed. The 6 and 7 a.m. nonstops are 8K on most dates from Jan 29 to Feb 8. Skip Feb 1 and 5, which cost more.
Where to stay in San Juan (Trip.com, per night, Jan 29 – Feb 1)
Caribe Hilton: $440, rated 8.2, on the beach between Old San Juan and Condado
AC Hotel San Juan Condado: $410, rated 8.1, in Condado
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Juan: $342, rated 9.0, near Condado
3. New York (LGA): 8,000 miles, nonstop
Lots of morning nonstops from Feb 6 to 18, which covers Presidents' Day weekend. Feb 15 is the exception at 10,500. The sale page lists 7,500 for this route, but it showed 8,000 when we searched.
4. Philadelphia (PHL): 8,000 miles, nonstop
8K every day from Jan 16 to Jan 28, with nonstops all day.
5. Las Vegas (LAS): 8,000 miles, 1 stop
8K nearly every day from Feb 1 to Feb 13, but only with one connection. The nonstop is 11,500 and up.
Where to stay in Las Vegas (Trip.com, per night plus resort fees, Feb 5 – 8)
Bellagio: $211, rated 9.1, the splurge
Caesars Palace: $170, rated 8.6
Paris Las Vegas: $142, rated 8.6
Mandalay Bay: $86, rated 8.4, the value pick
What South Floridians should know
Prices are each way. We only checked flights leaving Miami, and the flight home can cost more, so search your return date before you book.
Not every flight is on sale. The same route can be 8K at 6 a.m. and 11.5K at noon, so check a few dates and times.
It's economy only. Premium economy, business and first aren't part of the sale, per The Points Guy.
Miami is where the deals are. We didn't check FLL. American flies far fewer routes from Fort Lauderdale than from Miami.
What we skipped: Los Angeles was 12,500 miles and up when we searched, not 8K. Boston and Cancun were 8K only with long connections, and Cancun nonstops were about 30,000.
Book on AA.com with your miles. The deadline is 12:59 a.m. ET Thursday, so don't wait until the last minute.
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