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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 6:54 am
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Back-N-Black
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Originally Posted by MichaelColey
If you have (or apply for) a Citi AA card (no fee the first year), you can do reduced mileage awards to many cities for 17.5k miles. Spend $750 on the card in the first 3 months (as you mentioned) and you'll get enough miles to do a second RT. Seems like it would be worth the hassle for two tickets.
This seems to be the best option to me. It is a pain keeping track of all the credit cards but in some circumstances can be well worth it.
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