Five major airlines run bonus-mile shopping portals — online malls where clicking through before you shop at hundreds of retailers earns miles on top of whatever that store already pays. Right now, all five are also running limited-time sign-up bonuses worth up to 17,500 miles combined, on top of the normal per-dollar earning. Here’s how the portals work, what each one is paying this cycle, and whether it’s worth the extra click.
How Airline Shopping Portals Work
Each airline runs its own portal (AAdvantage eShopping, Alaska/Atmos Rewards Shopping, United MileagePlus Shopping, Delta SkyMiles Shopping, Rapid Rewards Shopping for Southwest). You start your purchase by clicking through the portal to the retailer’s site instead of going there directly, and the retailer pays the airline a referral commission, part of which gets passed to you as miles — typically 1 to 10 miles per dollar depending on the store, on top of whatever credit card rewards you’d already earn on the purchase. It costs nothing extra; you just have to remember to click through first.
On top of that standing per-dollar earning, portals periodically run spend-threshold bonuses: spend a set amount in a qualifying period and get a flat bonus of miles added on top. That’s the promotion running right now across all five.
This Cycle’s Bonus Tiers (Verified Mid-November 2026)
These numbers are current as of this cycle and will rotate — each portal typically runs a new threshold promotion every few weeks, so treat the exact figures below as a snapshot rather than a standing offer, and check the portal link for each airline before counting on a specific number. Reporting via InsideFlyer, Frequent Miler, and Doctor of Credit.
| Portal | Top Tier | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| American AAdvantage eShopping | 4,000 miles after $1,600 spend | Nov 20, 2026 |
| United MileagePlus Shopping | 5,000 miles after $1,000 spend | Nov 20, 2026 |
| Alaska / Atmos Rewards Shopping | 1,500 points after $650 spend | Nov 20, 2026 |
| Delta SkyMiles Shopping | 2,000 miles after $1,200 spend | Nov 21, 2026 |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping | 5,000 points after $800 spend | Nov 23, 2026 |
Sources disagree slightly on Delta and Southwest’s exact mid-tier amounts, so the table above shows only the figures that multiple sources agree on. Always confirm the live tiers on each portal before shopping, since these promotions change frequently.
Is It Worth Chasing the Top Tier?
- Only if you were already spending that much. United’s top tier needs $1,000 in portal purchases to earn 5,000 miles — a fine rate if that’s holiday shopping you were doing anyway, a bad reason to shop more than planned.
- Stack it with the store’s base rate. The threshold bonus is separate from the portal’s standard per-dollar earning, so a high-earning retailer (often 5-10x) plus the threshold bonus can add up fast on purchases you’d make anyway.
- Don’t let the deadline rush you. A new threshold promotion from the same portal typically shows up again within a few weeks — missing this cycle’s deadline isn’t a lost opportunity for long.
For more on American’s portal specifically, see our AAdvantage eShopping guide.
Up to 17,500 miles or points this cycle if you hit the top spending tier on all five portals (American, United, Alaska/Atmos, Delta, and Southwest) — though each portal's top tier requires a meaningful amount of spend to reach. Yes. The portal bonus and threshold promotion are separate from whatever your credit card already earns on the same purchase, so you get both. No — you pay the retailer's normal price. You just click through the portal link before starting your purchase instead of going directly to the retailer's site. Typically every few weeks. If you miss one cycle's deadline, a similar promotion usually reappears on the same portal within a month or so. It varies by retailer, not just by airline — compare the base per-dollar rate at the specific store you're shopping at across portals before assuming one airline always pays more.How much can I earn across all five airline shopping portals combined?
Do shopping portal miles stack with my credit card rewards?
Does it cost anything extra to use an airline shopping portal?
How often do these threshold bonus promotions repeat?
Which portal pays the most per dollar spent?
Final Thoughts
Shopping-portal bonuses are free money on purchases you were already making — just remember to click through first, and don’t let a threshold tier talk you into spending more than you planned. Check back periodically, since every portal here runs a new round of these threshold bonuses every few weeks.
