View Poll Results: If AA Citi Exec MC purchases no longer count toward Million Miler status after 2012:
Obtained card on/before Nov 30, 2011: I will definitely keep my card - other benefits worth it
12
7.45%
Obtained card on/before Nov 30, 2011: I will probably keep my card
11
6.83%
Obtained card on/before Nov 30, 2011: I'm not sure yet if I will keep or cancel my card
23
14.29%
Obtained card on/before Nov 30, 2011: I will probably cancel my card
26
16.15%
Obtained card on/before Nov 30, 2011: I will definitely cancel my card - other benefits not worth it
46
28.57%
Obtained card after Nov 30, 2011: I'm already ineligible for this benefit anyways
8
4.97%
I'm not a cardholder: I would enroll if this benefit were offered for new cardholders
22
13.66%
I'm not a cardholder: I would not enroll even if this benefit were offered for new cardholders
3
1.86%
I'm not a cardholder: I just want to see the poll results
10
6.21%
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Archive: AA Citibank Executive / AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard (& MM poll)
May 20, 2012, 1:09 am
#1636
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: AA PLT, SPG GLD, HH GLD, CC GLD, Hyatt PLT, IHG PLT Amb
Posts: 119
Long time lurker, first time poster... Just wanted to pass on official confirmation that the Select card benefits also apply to the WorldElite card:
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
May 20, 2012, 4:08 pm
#1637
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
Long time lurker, first time poster... Just wanted to pass on official confirmation that the Select card benefits also apply to the WorldElite card:
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
May 20, 2012, 4:49 pm
#1638
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA LT PLT 3.2MM, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 117
10% miles back still not clear to me
Long time lurker, first time poster... Just wanted to pass on official confirmation that the Select card benefits also apply to the WorldElite card:
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
Also the $100 flight certificate at $30k spend & renewal would help offset the steep fee on the Exec MC, but I haven't seen anything on that.
They are going to have to sweeten this card when the million miler miles (for those who got the card in time) goes away.
May 20, 2012, 6:13 pm
#1639
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: AA PLT, SPG GLD, HH GLD, CC GLD, Hyatt PLT, IHG PLT Amb
Posts: 119
The pictures on the referenced link all show "Platinum" or "Select" on the bottom center but not "Executive". bujaman reports success with just the Exec MC, but if lkar had success, it hasn't been reported here yet.
Also the $100 flight certificate at $30k spend & renewal would help offset the steep fee on the Exec MC, but I haven't seen anything on that.
They are going to have to sweeten this card when the million miler miles (for those who got the card in time) goes away.
Also the $100 flight certificate at $30k spend & renewal would help offset the steep fee on the Exec MC, but I haven't seen anything on that.
They are going to have to sweeten this card when the million miler miles (for those who got the card in time) goes away.
Completely agree that the card needs a lot more sweetening to be worthwhile, especially if the platinum select benefits aren't included.
EDIT: I looked at it again and I can't see how it can be a typo--the regular AAdvantage World MasterCard is the second one pictured and has the correct caption. but the third card that is labelled the AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard does not look like the actual World Elite card since it has platinum written on the bottom instead of executive. Maybe this is a new card that hasn't come out yet?
Last edited by usviflyer; May 20, 2012 at 6:20 pm
May 20, 2012, 7:18 pm
#1640
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
That's great - thanks for the post. I guess I need to do some redemption on my wife's AA account before I cancel her Exec card.
May 20, 2012, 7:42 pm
#1641
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
10k miles returned did not show up on my most recent AA Platinum World Elite statement; haven't gotten another AA Amex or AA Executive card statement yet to see if it shows up on either.
May 20, 2012, 8:13 pm
#1642
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
Mine that did show so far didn't show on the credit card statement at all - just in my AA account.
May 21, 2012, 12:51 am
#1643
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
Yep, mine showed up in my AA account before I was aware of the benefit... someone up-thread suggested checking the statements to see if any of them indicated which card actually provided the benefit.
May 26, 2012, 6:10 am
#1644
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SFO, PDX, CDG
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 161
I've been following this thread off and on since it began and I've been curious as to whether or not this 'chip and signature' card would work in the London Underground kiosks. Yesterday, I was able to finally test this on my own.
I'm happy to report that I was able to top up an oyster card using the chipped card. At no point did the machine (at the Holborn stop) ever ask me for a PIN. It simply completed the transaction and added the money (40 GBP) to the oyster card.
I haven't tried at any other kiosks but it's nice to confirm success for the Underground machines.
I'm happy to report that I was able to top up an oyster card using the chipped card. At no point did the machine (at the Holborn stop) ever ask me for a PIN. It simply completed the transaction and added the money (40 GBP) to the oyster card.
I haven't tried at any other kiosks but it's nice to confirm success for the Underground machines.
That is what I'd like to see, is if this card works where strip-only traditionally hasn't.
May 26, 2012, 11:06 am
#1645
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: DCA/IAD/SFO/SJC/JFK/NRT/LHR/BOS/etc
Programs: AA (EXP, 3 MM), Hyatt Globalist, Taj InnerCircle Silver, MLife Noir, former LHW-Aurelian
Posts: 365
Long time lurker, first time poster... Just wanted to pass on official confirmation that the Select card benefits also apply to the WorldElite card:
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...e/New/benefits
This probably explains why I haven't seen 10k miles back on my 100k NRT redemption. Oh well-- would have been nice!
May 26, 2012, 11:09 am
#1646
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
Well... just called Citi and the nice woman said that in fact this does NOT apply to the WorldElite MasterCard so the pictures of the cards in this website are correct (rather than the captions...)
This probably explains why I haven't seen 10k miles back on my 100k NRT redemption. Oh well-- would have been nice!
This probably explains why I haven't seen 10k miles back on my 100k NRT redemption. Oh well-- would have been nice!
May 26, 2012, 11:35 am
#1647
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: AA PLT, SPG GLD, HH GLD, CC GLD, Hyatt PLT, IHG PLT Amb
Posts: 119
Well... just called Citi and the nice woman said that in fact this does NOT apply to the WorldElite MasterCard so the pictures of the cards in this website are correct (rather than the captions...)
This probably explains why I haven't seen 10k miles back on my 100k NRT redemption. Oh well-- would have been nice!
This probably explains why I haven't seen 10k miles back on my 100k NRT redemption. Oh well-- would have been nice!
May 27, 2012, 1:30 pm
#1648
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA Exec Plat, DL Platinum
Posts: 16
I'm not sure I'd draw any positive EMV conclusions from this. I have successfully used non-chip CC's for Oyster cards before. It's possible the machine just used the strip access of your card. If you got it working in Paris for the metro, that's a different story. That is what I'd like to see, is if this card works where strip-only traditionally hasn't.
That is what I'd like to see, is if this card works where strip-only traditionally hasn't.Charles
May 27, 2012, 3:02 pm
#1649
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SFO, PDX, CDG
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 161
Thanks so much for the info. That's what I feared. One of my greatest motivating factors to possibly get this card is to use it in RER machines in Paris. I guess, for now, I'll pass/keep looking. I just came over to AA (consider myself a United refugee) and really want AC access. Maybe I'll just buy it with the discount they give to ExPlats. It also seems that the AC access purchased outright is slightly different than that granted with the WE MC.