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Old Nov 26, 2025 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
Trying to figure out my personal value proposition for this card, just received it today. My initial plan was to get the 100K bonus plus spend points, move the points to EVA and cancel, as so far, the value seems very limited...

1. Blacklane credits - I never use Blacklane, have no use for a car service in Southern California. Booked a car from TPE to Xinyi next month just to use the credit, but it's not something we would usually do
2. Priority Pass - useless, I have this with Amex
3. Precheck/GE fees - useless, I go through Nexus and am years away from renewal
4. Dining bonus points - rarely dine out
5. $300 hotel credit - requires 2 nights, and when I did a cursory check of upcoming hotel stays, the Citi Travel rates were almost double what I could book through other channels
6. AA lounge passes - useless, I have JAL OW Sapphire and go to the AA Flagship Lounge, or the Admirals Club if the FL isn't available
7. Splurge credit - $200 off my next AA flight

So basically from what I can tell, the only real value (for me) is the $200 splurge credit off an AA flight

Am I missing anything?
And that's why I'm not getting it. I keep seeing bloggers tout it as the most amazing credit card deal this year. So I look again at the credits. I'm come to the same conclusion as you. Your summary reminds me of why I will pass on this card.
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