Some of the easiest ways to earn miles and points is from airline (and hotel) shopping portals and dining programs.

With shopping portals and dining programs, you’re earning miles and points for things that you probably planned to buy.

For a limited time, AA eShopping is running the October Flash Bonus bonus offer.

With the offer, you can earn 500 bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles pretty easily.

To earn the 500 bonus miles all you need to do is spend $200 from now until October 18, 2016 at 11:59:59 pm ET. The bonus comes to 2.5 bonus points per $ spent.

Some Rules:

• The 500 miles bonus can be earned one time.
• The bonus is earned based on cumulative purchases made during the bonus period.
• The bonus points earned are in addition to the standard miles earned from shopping through AAdvantage eShopping mall.
• “Qualifying purchases do not include returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products that are not eligible for bonus miles“.
• Bonus miles should post in 8-10 weeks from when the bonus period ends.

While 500 bonus miles isn’t going to get any of us far, it’s still a nice bonus for only needing to spend $200 through AA eShopping.

Find out more about the AA October Flash Bonus here.