Originally Posted by
cerealmarketer
The bonus should be the kicker here. Both of you should apply and get the 40,000 point intro each.
Also note with Arrival you can use points for partial credit - with Venture you need enough points to cover the whole charge.
No idea whether the redemption mechanism has changed since the famous Million Miles promo 2+ years ago. Below was possible in the past. Not sure if it still works now.
We had the Venture cards during that $1,000 promo. You could split the redemption on airline charges into fractions to suit your available points. You could also use the same charge to redeem again and again and again within the 90 days period. I had a $41 AA reward ticket taxes charge and was able to redeem against it to drain 70% of the $1000 worth of bonus in that 90 days period.
Those who still have Venture could chime in if it is still the case.