Based on the email I received yesterday, business cardholders prior to Oct 16, 2023 now have their accounts linked and the spend and participants requirements are waived. I just checked my account and it says I have met the requirements.
Here’s the info from the email:
Exclusive benefits for your Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ card
Enjoy your new, exclusive AAdvantage Business™ membership benefits as a Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ cardmember, now available to you and your Authorized Users.
What’s new
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We’ve updated our name to Citi®/ AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® to better reflect the new value of your added benefits with the AAdvantage Business™ program. You will not be immediately reissued a new card with this change.
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With your AAdvantage Business™ membership, miles your company earns from eligible purchases made with the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ card will now accrue to your AAdvantage Business™ account. They can be distributed to any registered employee at no cost, for use on flights, upgrades, car rentals and more.
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Each registered cardmember, the Primary and any Authorized Users, earns Loyalty Points toward status from eligible purchases made with the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ card in their name.
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You and your registered travelers now earn additional Loyalty Points on business travel, along with the miles and Loyalty Points earned through AAdvantage® membership – accelerating your path to status.
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As a Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ cardmember, your company enjoys waived program requirements. Your miles are always available for you to use, no need to meet the $5,000 spend and 5 traveler minimums.
Same great benefits
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Continue to earn 2X miles on eligible American Airlines purchases, 2X miles at telecommunications merchants and cable and satellite providers, and 2X miles on car rental merchants and at gas stations
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Earn 1 mile for every $1 spent on all other eligible purchases made with your Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ card.
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As the Primary Cardmember, you’ll continue to enjoy your first checked bag free on domestic American Airlines itineraries, plus preferred boarding on American Airlines flights.
If you haven’t already, invite your Authorized Users and employees to register with your AAdvantage Business™ account and start earning miles for your business right away. Authorized Users must register to participate in the AAdvantage Business™ program, or their card account may be closed. Visit the travel management portal to get started.
How it works
To learn more about the benefits of the AAdvantage Business™ program, visit aa.com/aadvantagebusinessto get started.
Eh, slightly ripped off here in a way. T&C say you will start earning extra loyalty points (1/dollar spent on airfare less taxes) once your transfer conditions are met. Technically my transfer conditions
should have been met when they rolled out the program, as I've had the CitiBiz card for years. AA's delay in linking the existing business card to my Business AAdvanage account cost me over 8,000 Loyalty Points.
Not the end of the world, but very annoying.