[EXPIRED] AA Citi / Citibank Card, 75K sign up bonus [read post #2 first]

My situation would show that to be correct, I guess. I have about 760K miles and I got a 35K offer.

So you think AA gives the info to Citi for the pitch?

I did not know that you can exchange the companion cert for 5K AA miles? We threw ours away because as you said, it is almost useless.

Seems to be 2 every 60 days. I got quickly approved for 1 personal and 1 business last month but denied for a 3rd a few days later. (I've had an AA Master for a long time).

No Blackout Dates does not mean No Capacity Controls. This is an important distintinction which is true of all rewards programs, not only AAdvantage. No blackout dates is a trivial claim which means there are no dates on which AA has predetermined that no awad seats will be offered. There are still capacity controls. When the sAAver award inventory is depleted you will need to redeem for an AAnytime award.

Dont feel bad, we got the iPhone email as well.

Though since we do not have biz card ever in the past, I think I would wait till Oct to apply for it. Can't do it now because we just had apps in June with one person got 2 cards and the other person got 2 denials.

By now you should have known that Citi NEVER has bonus language on the application form itself. The offer details are on the "landing page" which cannot be posted here because the landing page has the personal information (name and AA number) on it.

If you read the thread carefully you would have come across other posters who use the very same links to apply / got approved / verified the bonuses over the phone already.

Actually I didn't hence why I asked but thanks for the explanation. I've never been loyal to a program since my company allows us to travel in Business or First but with an internal policy change coming up for 2011, that policy now only pertains to international flight. I fly about 50% domestic so now it's time for me to learn to maximize my travel.

Thanks for the concise clarification!

I have about 90K so I wonder what their threshold is.

Personal card and business card are from different approval depts and you will see 2 separate inquiries with different addresses on your credit report.

It can still be a false positive. A couple months ago a friend got instant approvals and only found 2 denial emails on the same reason in his inbox after he returned from a trip to Europe.

There are instances that someone's name can sneak through the screen and still gets the cards despite having had the AA cards before. (This happened in our household until the luck ran out in June.) However, there are also instances reported that despite having either instant approval or deferred approval over the phone, and still got denied later based on the "first customer only".

Only when you receive a Congrat email after getting approval - that this is for real because the email would have the last 4 digits of your new card and the credit line info - a new card is indeed issued. Until then, if you have Citi AA cards before, dont count your miles yet even if you get instant approval!

Would someone who got the e-mail with the 50K/50K offer be willing to send me a copy of the terms showing the signup bonus? Feel free to print it to a PDF and black out your personal information. Unfortunately Citi signed me up for the wrong promotion and isn't willing to fix it unless I can provide them with a copy of that verbiage.

I would be extremely grateful for your help - feel free to drop me a PM!

I think so. I have similar balance as yours and got the 35K offer as well. Ditto for spousal unit.

It is a combined efforts between AA and Citi but one of the criteria used to generate the list must include a cut-off of the AAdvantage account balance.

I applied for the 75K offer using the link. I currently have a Citi AA MC and a Citi AA business MC (have had the business card for 10 years and the personal one for 5). Got the "we'll let you know in 7 days" email and called for immediate approval. Was approved and agent verified the 75K miles for $1500 in spend in 6 months (without my revealing the specific promo I had signed up for).

Signed up for 50k/50k for Business Visa using the link in this thread. Had to call Citi to confirm information and was approved for a credit card. CSR confirmed the promotion details.

My email confirmation didn't show how many AA miles I will receive

Don't feel so bad...here is my offer:

Get the card that helps you get away.
Earn 10,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles. Add the
Citi® / AAdvantage® American Express® card to your wallet.

By now, you've had a chance to enjoy your
Citi® / AAdvantage® gold card and all the special benefits that go along with it. When you apply for and are approved for the Citi® / AAdvantage® American Express® card, you'll enjoy even more benefits than before.

With the Citi® / AAdvantage® American Express® card, you'll get these benefits:

• Earn 10,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after you make $250 in purchases within the first 4 months(1)

• No annual fee as long as your existing
Citi® / AAdvantage® gold card account remains open and the 60,000 mileage cap is shared(2)

• Earn 1.2 AAdvantage® miles for every $1 spent on purchases during the first 18 months of cardmembership(3). After that, earn 1 AAdvantage® mile for every $1 spent on purchases(3).

I guess think they're doing me a huge favor not charging me an annual fee? I really have no use for a Citi Amex as I much prefer my SPG. But I would be up for a Visa and 100k miles.