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)
Sep 28, 2013, 3:10 am
#2356
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
AAdmiral's Club membership. EXP only gets that on international legs, no?
The card is definitely less valuable to those who already have elite status, unless you can take advantage of the 10K EQM.
Speculation about following UA's lead on waiving EQD requirements aside.
Sep 28, 2013, 3:13 am
#2357
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,528
"The days of waiting in long airport lines are over. Now you can enjoy access to dedicated check-in areas at ticket counters, airport screening lanes and boarding privileges where available. After all, travel is about moving, not standing still."
Sep 28, 2013, 6:18 am
#2358
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,342
Group 1 boarding, same as Gold. EXP gets better.
AAdmiral's Club membership. EXP only gets that on international legs, no?
The card is definitely less valuable to those who already have elite status, unless you can take advantage of the 10K EQM.
Speculation about following UA's lead on waiving EQD requirements aside.
AAdmiral's Club membership. EXP only gets that on international legs, no?
The card is definitely less valuable to those who already have elite status, unless you can take advantage of the 10K EQM.
Speculation about following UA's lead on waiving EQD requirements aside.
From the OP:
"• Enhanced airport experience including priority check-in, airport screening and boarding privileges, regardless of the class of service of the cardmember’s ticket"
Also, from post 84:
We are happy to share that our Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® cardholders will enjoy the same 25% savings on in-flight purchases as of April 2, 2012; however other new benefits are not available on the Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® card. The Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® card carries many benefits such as the Admirals Club membership, the ability to earn Elite Qualifying Miles each calendar year, PriorityAAccess, and no foreign transaction fees that are not available on any other Citi® / AAdvantage® card today. Benefits were added to these specific cards as a result of extensive research and customer feedback and each of the Citi® / AAdvantage® credit cards is designed for the unique needs of different types of travelers.
IMO, if you want a credit card, there are better ones out there. If you want an AC membership, you can get it for $350 as an EXP. The only real benefit is the 10K EQMs for $40K spend (and the 2 miles/$ on AA purchases, if you don't have the Citi AA Platinum card). Whether those benefits are worth $100 is up to you.
Sep 29, 2013, 10:25 am
#2359
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: Free agent AAdvantage LT GLD
Posts: 221
I have an amex plat and the citi exec and both have a chip and sign. I am curious if you are aware of any US cards that are chip and pin as opposed to signature? One of my other cards just converted to chip and sign which as I understand it is the US standard. True? I am an Asia guy and all work there fine.
Sep 29, 2013, 11:27 am
#2360
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AS, US, Hilton, BA, DL, SPG, AA, VS
Posts: 1,628
They're not, and frankly, I don't think that they ever will. If they really wanted to, they'd have found a way to do it by now.
Sep 29, 2013, 3:04 pm
#2361
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: stl
Programs: AA LT Plat/8.1mm now with 1350 miles left in my account and proud of it.. SPG LT Titanium.
Posts: 3,082
My statement closed last week and I am not sure if I am going to keep he card so I have not been using it as I don't want any issues if I cancel it. Today I used my Amex plat to enter the admirals club. After she ran it I asked her to see if my "real" membership had expired. When she pulled it up it showed that my membership was valid through12/31/2098. Several of them looked at it and said it was clearly not a lifetime membership and that they had never seen anything like that. Interesting.
Sep 29, 2013, 3:56 pm
#2362
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,342
My statement closed last week and I am not sure if I am going to keep he card so I have not been using it as I don't want any issues if I cancel it. Today I used my Amex plat to enter the admirals club. After she ran it I asked her to see if my "real" membership had expired. When she pulled it up it showed that my membership was valid through12/31/2098. Several of them looked at it and said it was clearly not a lifetime membership and that they had never seen anything like that. Interesting.
Sep 29, 2013, 7:11 pm
#2363
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
While interesting, if you had not cancelled your card, you would still have a full AC membership tied to your AAdvantage account, so I don't see why you had to use your AmEx PLT to enter the AC. The expiration date is probably just there so it doesn't need to be renewed every year, and cancelling the card would kind of be like terminating the membership, effective immediately. That's my guess, anyway.
Sep 29, 2013, 7:25 pm
#2364
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,342
How were they expecting you to renew? By paying them the annual fee of the credit card? Or did they not know your membership was through the credit card and wanted you to pay the regular renewal fee for an AC membership?
Sep 30, 2013, 1:23 am
#2365
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
I know someone has looked into whether they could cancel the card and pay the renewal fee, and it sounded like a "no," and it's quite possible that something would have fouled up had they tried to renew it, but I wonder whether there may have been some order of "renew first, then cancel" that would have saved me the $50 if I chose to cancel.
I'm due for my annual fee sometime this month and am going to stick with the card one more year, but I am sold on having the AC membership for domestic travel and if I were cancelling would definitely pay up for the renewal.
Sep 30, 2013, 1:59 am
#2366
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,342
I wasn't expired yet -- and I mentioned that I got my membership through the card, they went (on the order of) "Oh, OK." I never got a definite answer to the question, but I assumed at the time I could have paid the regular renewal fee on whatever card I'd liked there.
I know someone has looked into whether they could cancel the card and pay the renewal fee, and it sounded like a "no," and it's quite possible that something would have fouled up had they tried to renew it, but I wonder whether there may have been some order of "renew first, then cancel" that would have saved me the $50 if I chose to cancel.
I'm due for my annual fee sometime this month and am going to stick with the card one more year, but I am sold on having the AC membership for domestic travel and if I were cancelling would definitely pay up for the renewal.
I know someone has looked into whether they could cancel the card and pay the renewal fee, and it sounded like a "no," and it's quite possible that something would have fouled up had they tried to renew it, but I wonder whether there may have been some order of "renew first, then cancel" that would have saved me the $50 if I chose to cancel.
I'm due for my annual fee sometime this month and am going to stick with the card one more year, but I am sold on having the AC membership for domestic travel and if I were cancelling would definitely pay up for the renewal.
Sep 30, 2013, 11:30 am
#2367
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
I see. I was sold on having AC membership for domestic travel as well, but in the end I decided to let my membership expire and get an AmEx Plat card instead. AC access while departing on an AA flight was good enough for me, and it saved me money while offering more benefits. If AA hadn't increased the price of an AC membership, I might've been swayed the other way.
Sep 30, 2013, 11:47 am
#2368
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,342
You get two free guests when accessing AA, DL, and US clubs, and you don't even need a boarding pass for US clubs.
Getting off topic here, but $450 annual fee - $200 "airline incidentals" (which I turned into gift cards) really made it a no brainer for me.
Sep 30, 2013, 6:23 pm
#2369
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Southern California
Programs: Alaska MVPG; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 223