FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Citi AAdvantage $125 discount and trip credit (consolidated)
Old Mar 18, 2026 | 4:02 pm
  #53  
Madison Guy
20 Nights
20 Countries Visited
3M
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Madison WI
Programs: AA EXP, LT Plt, 2.9MM, Lifetime AC, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Hertz Precs Crcl
Posts: 2,792
Originally Posted by UALOneKPlus
I'm curious about this as well.
I'm trying to understand the timing as well.

So the terms are $20k spend, after year 1? So say the renewal is in November, you need to spend $20k in December or later to qualify? So say you spend $20k in December / January (after renewal in November), then it it takes 8-12 weeks after the $20k spend (say January) for it to post to the AA account? So it could be April or May before the $125 credit posts?
No - each year you spend 20k (Platinum Card) BEFORE your anniversary renewal date, you have qualified for the credit, PROVIDING, you pay the annual fee AND have one more billing period close (to ensure you don't close the account for a refund, I assume.) In your example, if your anniversary date is November, and you spend 20k in Dec/Jan, you will have to wait until the following December to qualify for the credit and then you could wait an additional 6-8 weeks (but IME is doesn't take that long.) The key thing is, is doesn't matter when in the year you hit 20k, Citi won't send it over to AA until one billing period after your next anniversary date.
Madison Guy is offline