Originally Posted by
adschnei
Spend will be about 60-90k
I currently have the Citi AA card (50k offer from 6 months ago). I primarily fly AA, so the US card is one I want to get before they shut that down next year. I suppose that can wait, as I prefer the Arrival+
Ah, well that changes the game a bit. There are a lot of cards that offer perks for spend >$xx,xxx per year. Hilton Surpass gives you Diamond at $40K, there are Travel Companion offers with BA/Southwest, UA gives you 10K extra with $25K spent, etc.
If the AA Exec is still alive, maybe try for 2 of those (day 1, day 8), for $20K of the spend. Not sure if it is, though.