There is a new welcome offer out for the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Select card: earn 75,000 miles after $3,500 in purchases within the first 4 months. This is a 25K increase from the previoous public offer and matches the best that we’ve seen on this card. In addition, the annual fee is waived in the first year.
The Offer & Key Card Details
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75K Miles ⓘ Non-Affiliate 75K miles after $3,500 spend in first 3 months $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $99 Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. FM Mini Review: Excellent choice for a great intro bonus. Plus it offers the usual collection of perks for flying AA (free checked bag, priority boarding, etc.) Earning rate: 2X restaurants ✦ 2X gas ✦ 2X AA Card Info: Mastercard World Elite issued by Citi. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: $125 AA Flight Discount with $20K membership year spend Noteworthy perks: ✦ First checked bag free ✦ Priority Boarding ✦ Save 25% on inflight food and beverage purchases |
Citi Application Tips
- 48 Month Rule: With most Citi cards, you can only receive a welcome offer every 48 months. This applies to the same exact card, not families of cards.
- Velocity Limits: Citi allows a maximum of one personal card per 8 days and a maximum of two personal cards per 65 days. Business cards are limited to one per 90 days.
- Card Limits: Citi doesn't have a strict limit on the amount of cards that you can have, but it does place limits on the total amount of credit that they will issue you across all cards. Because of this, reconsideration can sometimes be successful by moving credit from one existing card to the new card that you want.
- Application Status: Call (866) 606-2787 or go here to check your application status. For Costco cards, call (877) 343-4118.
- Reconsideration: If denied, call (800) 695-5171 for personal cards or (866) 541-7657 for business cards.
Quick Thoughts
In the midst of the incredibly strong credit card offers that we’ve seen these past couple of years, welcome offers of 100K+ have become commonplace…sometimes making five digit offers of cobranded cards look skimpy by comparison.
In this case, things are a bit different, since AA credit cards are the primary, most meaningful way to quickly accumulate a large sum of AAdvantage miles. The good news is that both Barclays and Citi issue American Airlines credit cards, so there are several possible options out there.
Along those lines, keep in mind that the Barclays-issued Aviator Red card is currently offering 70K miles after one purchase whereas the Citi card requires $3,500 in purchases within the first 4 months. That might make the Barclays card more appealing for some. However, if your goal is to simply accumulate as many American Airlines miles as possible and/or you aren’t eligible for an Aviator bonus, this is a great deal.
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