Citi AA $750 for Bonus Miles
May 16, 2008, 2:13 pm
#76
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 232
Question.
The T&C for the card indicates that this bonus is for a new Citi/AA account. I thought this implied that it was one time/person. Do they actually mean the bonus will apply per application of a new account?
Also, if the no annual fee applies to the first year, could I potentially apply for a card this month, cancel Apr. 09; apply June 08, cancel May 09; apply Jul 08, cancel June 09; etc and never incur an annual fee?
The T&C for the card indicates that this bonus is for a new Citi/AA account. I thought this implied that it was one time/person. Do they actually mean the bonus will apply per application of a new account?
Also, if the no annual fee applies to the first year, could I potentially apply for a card this month, cancel Apr. 09; apply June 08, cancel May 09; apply Jul 08, cancel June 09; etc and never incur an annual fee?
May 16, 2008, 5:41 pm
#77
Join Date: May 2003
Location: CA
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,879
Question.
The T&C for the card indicates that this bonus is for a new Citi/AA account. I thought this implied that it was one time/person. Do they actually mean the bonus will apply per application of a new account?
Also, if the no annual fee applies to the first year, could I potentially apply for a card this month, cancel Apr. 09; apply June 08, cancel May 09; apply Jul 08, cancel June 09; etc and never incur an annual fee?
The T&C for the card indicates that this bonus is for a new Citi/AA account. I thought this implied that it was one time/person. Do they actually mean the bonus will apply per application of a new account?
Also, if the no annual fee applies to the first year, could I potentially apply for a card this month, cancel Apr. 09; apply June 08, cancel May 09; apply Jul 08, cancel June 09; etc and never incur an annual fee?
However, you do need to read the thread on how often you can apply and the total number of cards that Citi will allow.
May 16, 2008, 7:52 pm
#78
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: at 35,000 feet
Programs: WN A-List; Hyatt Glob: CC/HH Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 1,473
A warning about churning fast:
In the past month or two, I've seen a number of people reporting that Citi closed ALL of their multiple credit card accounts. At first the reason seemed to be people had done large balance transfers many times. Later, in other cases there were no balance transfers at all, just churning. At least one person said he only had AA cards.
Citi told one person the reason was too many credit inquiries on his report. They said they expected to see 5 per year, and he had 13.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but Citi has also been restructuring their management lately.
In the past month or two, I've seen a number of people reporting that Citi closed ALL of their multiple credit card accounts. At first the reason seemed to be people had done large balance transfers many times. Later, in other cases there were no balance transfers at all, just churning. At least one person said he only had AA cards.
Citi told one person the reason was too many credit inquiries on his report. They said they expected to see 5 per year, and he had 13.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but Citi has also been restructuring their management lately.
Here is one:
"We have recently opened an account for you. This includes any of your accounts issued by Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. such as Visa, MasterCard, store cards, or gas cards. We invite you to apply again after your account has been open for at least a year."
This was outside the 60-days and no other card of the same flavor (AmEx).
May 17, 2008, 11:36 am
#79
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PHX
Programs: AA Peon Gold
Posts: 2,915
The bubble is in the process of bursting, surprise, surprise....
May 17, 2008, 12:56 pm
#80
Join Date: May 2008
Location: MIA-SJO
Programs: AA, UA, DL
Posts: 83
details of new cards
Hi -
I have a couple questions for those out there who know more about the AA Citi Cards with signup bonuses. I recently applied for a MasterCard, but I can also get the 25K bonus for the AmEx, correct? I can do this even while I still have a MasterCard? I ask because on the Citi Page I am offered 5K for signing up for an AmEx, but I would guess that is a different offer.
Also, does anyone have a link to a Visa with an AA miles bonus? Someone I think mentioned that in a previous post, but I wasn't able to find a link.
I have a couple questions for those out there who know more about the AA Citi Cards with signup bonuses. I recently applied for a MasterCard, but I can also get the 25K bonus for the AmEx, correct? I can do this even while I still have a MasterCard? I ask because on the Citi Page I am offered 5K for signing up for an AmEx, but I would guess that is a different offer.
Also, does anyone have a link to a Visa with an AA miles bonus? Someone I think mentioned that in a previous post, but I wasn't able to find a link.
May 17, 2008, 2:48 pm
#81
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: LAX
Programs: UA/AA
Posts: 1,741
They are starting to decline applications for lousy reasons.
Here is one:
"We have recently opened an account for you. This includes any of your accounts issued by Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. such as Visa, MasterCard, store cards, or gas cards. We invite you to apply again after your account has been open for at least a year."
This was outside the 60-days and no other card of the same flavor (AmEx).
Here is one:
"We have recently opened an account for you. This includes any of your accounts issued by Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. such as Visa, MasterCard, store cards, or gas cards. We invite you to apply again after your account has been open for at least a year."
This was outside the 60-days and no other card of the same flavor (AmEx).
Chase will issue you additional cards, but decline the bonus miles. Citibank is refusing to issue new cards.
May 17, 2008, 6:33 pm
#82
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: livermore,ca,usa
Posts: 87
Didn't get bonus twice on chase united??
I got the 20k bonus on a chase united business card last dec.
But when I got the personal card and even spent $250 on it I was told I already got a bonus last Dec. That's not fair in my opinion after spending $250.
I called and they said they would give me 1,000 miles. I took it and will cancel after it posts.
Has anyone gotten a bonus twice once for personal and once for business card on chase united?
D.
But when I got the personal card and even spent $250 on it I was told I already got a bonus last Dec. That's not fair in my opinion after spending $250.
I called and they said they would give me 1,000 miles. I took it and will cancel after it posts.
Has anyone gotten a bonus twice once for personal and once for business card on chase united?
D.
May 18, 2008, 7:37 am
#84
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Hi -
I have a couple questions for those out there who know more about the AA Citi Cards with signup bonuses. I recently applied for a MasterCard, but I can also get the 25K bonus for the AmEx, correct? I can do this even while I still have a MasterCard? I ask because on the Citi Page I am offered 5K for signing up for an AmEx, but I would guess that is a different offer.
Also, does anyone have a link to a Visa with an AA miles bonus? Someone I think mentioned that in a previous post, but I wasn't able to find a link.
I have a couple questions for those out there who know more about the AA Citi Cards with signup bonuses. I recently applied for a MasterCard, but I can also get the 25K bonus for the AmEx, correct? I can do this even while I still have a MasterCard? I ask because on the Citi Page I am offered 5K for signing up for an AmEx, but I would guess that is a different offer.
Also, does anyone have a link to a Visa with an AA miles bonus? Someone I think mentioned that in a previous post, but I wasn't able to find a link.
Not sure where you're finding only 5K, but the most "official" link I know of for AA MC/Amex cards (besides looking them up right at Citi's site) is:
http://miles.citicards.com
And there all I see is 25000. (And that's, at least to date, what everyone has gotten, even if they previously had AA Citi cards of various kinds.)
Meanwhile, some good news and some bad news: The link for the Visa still works (and in "irrelevant garbage removed from URL" form is:
http://citi.bridgetrack.com/usc/06/m...A/VisaPage/Q4/
), but while the deadline has been extended to Dec 31, and the bonus miles have stayed at 20000, the page has been updated to now say it's $750 minimum spend (it used to be $250 before the deadline got extended).
So what I don't know of any more is a link to get 20000 on the Visa with only $250 spend.
Meanwhile, there may be a limit on how often you can apply for these cards. Some get 1 every 60 days, others still 2 every 60 days, not sure if anyone is getting 3 every 60 days any more. (These are personal cards; business cards are on a different cycle.) See (especially the last few pages of) the "60 day" thread for more on this.
May 18, 2008, 8:02 am
#85
Join Date: May 2008
Location: MIA-SJO
Programs: AA, UA, DL
Posts: 83
Sdsearch-
Thanks for the info.
The 5K offer I saw was after signing out of my online banking site at Citi.
I'm not enormously concerned about the 60-day rule, because I'm not rushing this.
But just so I'm absolutely clear, I can get the 25K bonus for the AmEx while I still have the MC, correct? I don't have to cancel the MC before I sign up for the AmEx to get the bonus?
Thanks again...
Thanks for the info.
The 5K offer I saw was after signing out of my online banking site at Citi.
I'm not enormously concerned about the 60-day rule, because I'm not rushing this.
But just so I'm absolutely clear, I can get the 25K bonus for the AmEx while I still have the MC, correct? I don't have to cancel the MC before I sign up for the AmEx to get the bonus?
Thanks again...
Last edited by Fawxer; May 18, 2008 at 9:24 am
May 18, 2008, 11:58 am
#86
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SF Eastbay
Programs: AA Plt-Lite 2MM,HH Gld, MR Plat
Posts: 613
Sdsearch-
Thanks for the info.
The 5K offer I saw was after signing out of my online banking site at Citi.
I'm not enormously concerned about the 60-day rule, because I'm not rushing this.
But just so I'm absolutely clear, I can get the 25K bonus for the AmEx while I still have the MC, correct? I don't have to cancel the MC before I sign up for the AmEx to get the bonus?
Thanks again...
Thanks for the info.
The 5K offer I saw was after signing out of my online banking site at Citi.
I'm not enormously concerned about the 60-day rule, because I'm not rushing this.
But just so I'm absolutely clear, I can get the 25K bonus for the AmEx while I still have the MC, correct? I don't have to cancel the MC before I sign up for the AmEx to get the bonus?
Thanks again...
Jun 4, 2008, 11:39 am
#87
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: BOS
Posts: 1,461
Meanwhile, some good news and some bad news: The link for the Visa still works (and in "irrelevant garbage removed from URL" form is:
http://citi.bridgetrack.com/usc/06/m...A/VisaPage/Q4/
), but while the deadline has been extended to Dec 31, and the bonus miles have stayed at 20000, the page has been updated to now say it's $750 minimum spend (it used to be $250 before the deadline got extended).
So what I don't know of any more is a link to get 20000 on the Visa with only $250 spend.
http://citi.bridgetrack.com/usc/06/m...A/VisaPage/Q4/
), but while the deadline has been extended to Dec 31, and the bonus miles have stayed at 20000, the page has been updated to now say it's $750 minimum spend (it used to be $250 before the deadline got extended).
So what I don't know of any more is a link to get 20000 on the Visa with only $250 spend.
Aug 11, 2008, 4:48 pm
#89
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: CMH
Posts: 891
The bonus miles should show on the statement that closes after you've met the $750 requirement. It usually takes a day or two for it to show up on AA.com
Aug 11, 2008, 5:14 pm
#90
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: PC Pl, UA 1K, CC Gl
Posts: 2,235
There is no sign of miles on AA website. It's 4 days after statement closed. Is it common?