Originally Posted by
milypan
So you’re saying it wouldn’t appeal to churners? Sounds like that would be a plus from Barclay’s perspective and would make the card more sustainable.
If the goal is to set the spend limit so high to prevent people from cashing in on that 15k/10k bonuses, then yes, this will keep churners away from gaming the bonuses.
But the question you have to ask here is what will be the draw to get people to even apply for this card in the first place when there's a $150 AF and nothing special about it. Why not just go for Sapphire Preferred which only has $99 AF or Citi Preferred for $95, both of which offer 50K signup bonuses and strong categories?
Granted we still don't know which airline partner this could have, but other cards offer ways to purchase award tickets directly/indirectly for your preferred airline.