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Old Aug 21, 2025 | 10:27 pm
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Originally Posted by vintyma
Thanks. So I'll follow your suggestion and check three weeks before my flight out. Since I'm 6,277 miles shy of having 250,000 is it worth it getting an AA credit card (no fee) so I can quickly earn enough miles for a segment on miles? Or, Is it worth it to cancel my flight and rebook using the miles I have?
What do you suggest? Keep in mind that I'm a neophyte when it comes to using points and find the whole business stressful.
Thanks.
I would not count on getting the bonus miles from a credit card in time to use on your upcoming trip. Bonus miles typically do not post to your AAdvantage account until after the closing date of the credit-card billing cycle during which you satisfied the requirements for the bonus. Nonetheless, getting 50,000 AAdvantage miles from Barclays for making one purchase of any amount is not a bad deal if you expect to have good use for those miles in the future.

Link to current Barclays offer:

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