American Airlines Presents 'Get Mobile. Get Moving.' Sweepstakes to Highlight Mobile Product Offerings

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines proudly presents the "Get Mobile. Get Moving." sweepstakes, a promotion highlighting American's array of mobile products that provide customers easy access to their travel information whenever they want it. The sweepstakes, which runs through Sept. 27, will reward one lucky grand-prize winner with 280,000 AAdvantage® miles -- enough for two round-trip Economy-class tickets for travel between the U.S. and Europe, South America, Japan or China. In addition, four weekly winners will each receive a Nikon D3000 digital camera.

Each week during the sweepstakes period, a different American mobile product will be featured as participants are invited to consider various travel-related questions, including:

• Week 1: Where do you want to go? You can book your flight to get there at mobile.AA.com.
• Week 2: Who do you want to go with you? You can easily keep everyone updated on your travel plans with American's mobile notifications.
• Week 3: What will you bring with you? You will always have your travel information available with American's mobile app.
• Week 4: How do you want to get there? When you fly on American you can have your boarding pass sent directly to your mobile device.

Participants are encouraged to snap photos based on each week's question and submit them through one of five channels:

• Online at AA.com/promo
• Via email to [email protected]
• At Facebook.com/AA
• Via Twitter (hashtag #AApic)
• Via Instagram (hashtag #AApic)

Participants can enter the "Get Mobile. Get Moving." sweepstakes up to five times per week by submitting one photo through each channel. American will feature select photos on AA.com/promo and Facebook.com/AA during the promotion. For rules and more information about the sweepstakes, please visit AA.com/promo.

"Our collection of apps and other mobile products -- including mobile.AA.com, mobile boarding passes and mobile notifications -- makes American accessible on more devices and through more channels than any other airline," said Richard Elieson, American's Managing Director - Interactive Marketing. "Now more than ever, our customers' mobile devices keep them connected throughout their travel experience, and the 'Get Mobile. Get Moving.' sweepstakes is a great way to remind them about the benefits of our convenient mobile products."

American's suite of mobile offerings enables customers to create flight status notifications, check flight status and schedules, view personal flight details, check in for flights, access mobile boarding passes, monitor standby status, access AAdvantage accounts and enroll in the program, track AAdvantage elite status progress, view terminal maps, and much more -- from any mobile platform or device. More information about American's mobile products can be found at AA.com/mobile.

About AA.com

With more than 1.6 million site visits per day, AA.com is American's largest distribution channel and the best place to do business online with the airline, 24-7. At AA.com you can conveniently search for and book low fares and award travel; select seats; make hotel, rental car, destination activity, and cruise reservations; get flight arrival and departure information; sign up for flight status notification and even check in and print boarding passes. You can also manage your AAdvantage® account at AA.com, as well as sign up to receive emails from American, and get customized DealFinder(SM) alerts and other special offers. Additionally, customers who purchase tickets at AA.com get a lowest-fare guarantee. AA.com has twice received the World Travel Award for World's Leading Airline Internet Site and has received multiple site awards from various organizations.

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 250 cities in 50 countries with, on average, more than 3,600 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve approximately 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 145 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

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SOURCE American Airlines