Originally Posted by
aegt123
We have multiple Citi Aadvantage, United Chase and Virgin Atlantic Cards in our family. I want to start cancelling these cards as all of these cards have an annual fee after the first year. Will I lose the bonus miles upon canceling the cards if I haven't used them yet.
for the Citi AAdvantage cards, I'd suggest trying to cancel them about 6 months after you opened them and they'll most likely offer you either a one-time bonus or a larger point/dollar earning option to keep you from canceling.
When I called to cancel mine, they offered me 3k miles to not cancel or an additional 2pts/dollar on purchases (up to 10k bonus miles) over the next 6 months. So, if I put $5k on the card in the next 6 months I can max out the promotion and I'll get 15k points (5k base + 10k bonus). I was much happier to go with the bonus points/dollar rather than the one-time payment of 3k
Just an idea.