The American Airlines AAdvantage Business program, which rewards both eligible companies and their travellers with AAdvantage miles and additional Loyalty Points for booking business travel, has launched a new tier for small and mid-sized businesses.

The carrier says the move is about continuing to meet the evolving needs of its customers and will roll-out out a new tier on July 21 that allows the opportunity to unlock even more value for businesses with elevated travel needs.

“The AAdvantage Business program was designed to meet small and medium-sized businesses where they are and provide them with a way to make business travel more seamless and valuable,” said American’s Senior Vice President of Sales, Lucas Martin.

“Adding the AAdvantage Business Select tier allows us to further enhance the benefits that our most valuable members earn.”

He said the AAdvantage Business Select tier is designed to provide additional benefits to companies with a spend of $250,000 or more within a calendar year.

This new tier unlocks added benefits, including exclusive savings up to 4% on eligible fares, Preferred Group 5 boarding for traveler and immediate access to using company earned miles for free travel and employee transfer.

All AAdvantage Business members will continue to earn 1 AAdvantage mile for every US$1 spent on eligible travel, and their registered travellers can earn additional Loyalty Points, helping accelerate their path to status.