sdsearch

It's called a mile because if you earn it by flying, you typically earn 1 mile for every actual mile flown (on a paid economy flight). So if you pay to fly 700 miles, then you earn 700 miles.

They can't give you a free flight of the same length for every paid flight you take, naturally, so once you know that a mile is named after you how you earn them (on paid flights), you can see that it can't possibly also be the way you redeem them. The redemption amounts have no relationship to the distance flown, they're done by regions: One amount for domestic US not counting Hawaii, another amount between Hawaii and mainland US, another amount between US and Europe, etc, etc.

(The ability to earn miles from credit cards came long after the concept of frequent flyer miles was first established. So that's why they're named after how you earn on paid flights, even when you earn them in other ways.)

And welcome to FlyerTalk, electronsi00!

nic3456

Why kind of questions do they ask you when you call in about the Business card? I applied for one for my wife and it said to call if she wanted an instant decision, but she hates this whole game but will very reluctantly call, so I don't want her to get blindsided with questions she won't know off the top of her head

Phractal33

Just an update.

Received my 50/50 card on 8-9-10, made a purchase immediately. statement closed 8-11-10. No points posted to my account. Account closed again 9-10-10, received statement 9-12-10, checked and all points are posted from the past two statements, and my 50k bonus as well.

Now to just iron out this address confirmation for the business card.

learningtime

lkar, I don't think there is a way around this. I am in the same boat. I cancelled my cards to start the 15/18 months reset so I'll be ok for the next round which hopefully comes in 15/18 months. If someone has comments/input or a workaround, please do let us know.

Thanks, in advance.

Mahalo

I applied for this card and got the rejection that this is for "first time" applicants. Are you stating that I would've receive the credit card had I canceled my AA Visa about 15 - 18 months ago as a way around the "first time" applicant? I've had an AA credit card in some form or fashion probably for well over 7 years now.

goneblowitup

Hello all, just had a couple questions. I'm new to this site and am planning on getting a credit card for the first time and wanted to find out a couple things before I took the dive.

I read through about 40-50 pages of this forum, but was wondering if it is still possible to obtain the Personal Visa/Amex at the same time and to receive the 75,000 miles for each card (so long as I apply for both at the same time).

Second, and most importantly, I was wondering how my credit is affected if I were to, say, cancel my card within 10-11 months of having the card(s). I am even willing to have it for the second year and pay the fees, but after that it would be a little bit more difficult on me due to the annual fees. I googled this question a little bit and all the answers I found were that cancelling a credit card for any reason will hurt your credit, which is the exact reason I am getting a card in the first place (to start building one.)

If any one had some knowledge in regards to these two questions, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

best

Nic--re post 1682---when the Mrs applied, did she use a different business EIN each time, or just her own social # ?

learningtime

Yes, that's how I understand the process. But someone please verify or correct me if I am wrong.

Belllaaa

I just apply and receive 2 personal AA citi cards visa and American Express for 150K. I also just got an offer by mail to get a new visa from citi with an invitation number for 50k miles. My question is should I go for this visa (which is $50 annual fee after first year) after I already just got 2 personal cards or I have no chance?

nic3456

She used her own social #. In total she only applied for this 1 business card this go around (she got the personal Visa back in April)

vineyarder

I've had a Citi AA mastercard for many years, both personally and one for business... and when my daughters got emails with the 100K offer a few weeks ago, I clicked through the link and applied for a Citi AA Amex in my name, a Citi VISA in my wife's name and a Citi Visa in the business name, and all three were approved and issued for a total of 300K bonus miles...

Rojo

The miles for both cards I got during the first week of August posted to my account:

09/09/10 CITICARD BONUS MILES 0 75,000 75,000
09/09/10 CITICARD BONUS MILES 0 50,000 50,000

lilac13

I just noticed that the cc applications that both my husband and I received through the mail (75k miles on AA) is $50 per year with the first year free, but the one I applied for online via this site is for $85 per year.

Anyone else in this situation? Not a huge amount but still.

travelinterpreters

We are in the same boat! My wife hates the game to, so every time we have to call, I get the agent on the phone and say, " here is my wife, she is going to give you permission to talk to me" and that's all she usually says besides the normal security questions.

When we called this time, they didn't even ask any questions about the biz. Out of curiosity the agent asked me what language we interpret, but that was it. She basically put me on hold for two mins and came back and she was approved.

nic3456

That's a good idea! I'll have to see if they will let her give me permission to talk to them, it would make it easier on both of us! Btw, I just checked the automated system and she was approved late Saturday (I applied Friday night after hours). I didn't call or anything!