Quick Points: Earn American miles and Southwest points when you fill up your car with gas

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Many Americans are getting ready for an annual road trip to visit family during the holidays.

This can be a challenge with gas prices still high. Bonus airline miles can be earned if you have Shell, Marathon or Arco in your area.

You can contribute to a savings account for your upcoming vacation every time you pay for gas. You can earn bonus miles if you fill up anyways. Your fill-ups can help you get elite status with a major U.S. airline.

You can earn bonus airline miles for every gallon of gas you purchase.

Double dip your airline mile earnings at the pump for little effort

American Airlines Fuel Rewards (Shell)

American Airlines is a member of the fuel rewards program. Shell will give you 2 miles per gallon of fuel when you fill up. New members will get 100 miles for joining and filling up at Shell.

You will not be able to earn cash back on fuel rewards if you choose to do so. The value of American Airlines miles is 1.77 cents per mile. It is possible to get more value from your American Airlines miles if you know how to maximize them. The miles you earn will count towards loyalty points, making this even more attractive for those chasing American elite status

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2 miles per dollar is earned by both the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® and the Citi Business® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard®. You will earn American Airlines miles more quickly if you use these cards.

You can earn 3 Citi ThankYou points for every dollar you spend with the Citi premier card. If you spend $4,000 on the card in the first three months, the card will give you 80,000 bonus points. Air travel, hotels, supermarket spending, and at restaurants will earn you 3 points per dollar.

The Points Guy independently collected the information for the Citi Business AAdvantage Platinum Select cards. The card issuer did not review or provide the card details on this page.

There is a way to earn miles in the AAdvantage program.

Southwest MakeItCount Rewards (Marathon and Arco)

Southwest is a part of the Make It Count rewards program. If you fill up at Marathon or Arco, you'll get 1 Southwest point for every gallon.

Southwest points are worth 1.5 cents each, according to a report. Every point helps to get you closer to your next free vacation, so that's not an earth-shattering return for your gas spending. Southwest points can be earned for purchases you would make anyway if you sign up for Make It Count.

Southwest RapidRewards points can be earned.

If you want to earn hotel points, the MakeItCount program is a good choice. If you know how to use them, they can be useful.

Bottom line

The price of gas will continue to rise for the foreseeable future. There are many ways to make more money on gas purchases.

The rewards come in addition to any points or miles you accumulate with your credit card. Make sure you have a card that gives you a bonus for gas spending. You could stack them with other gas rewards programs. This guide will show you more about other gas rewards programs.

Stawski reports additional reporting.