Originally Posted by
diesteldorf
I don't have any AA cards because I normally fly Delta, but I am taking AA in a couple months and have around 25,000 miles.
If you were me, would you apply for a Barclays card, over Citi, in the hopes that one could always get the bonus on the Citi cards at a later date?
I'm also eligible for small business cards, so any advise is appreciated.
With the merger of Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines, I was contemplating applying for either a personal/business one of the Barclays Hawaiian cards, but don't really see the long-term value of those unless one is planning to spend a considerable amount every year to get the point bonuses.
Barclays can be a pain to get approved for, so I'll have to weigh my options between AA or Hawaiian, or possibly just apply with Citi.
I got the Aviator card last November to earn a bunch of AA miles and the Hawaiian MC just a few weeks ago to stock up on AS miles. I would get the Barclays cards while they are still available. They often have good SUBs with minimal spend requirement. As for personal or business, I keep seeing stories about Barclays being a pain in the rear for business card applications, requiring all kinds of documentation faxed (!) in to them. Check out the threads in the AS forum and the credit card forums. So personally I didn’t even think of going with the business cards. My card velocity is low enough that the impact on Chase 5/24 wasn’t a concern.