New Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® Visa Signature® Card Benefits
Apr 3, 2012, 6:35 am
#61
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It's been noted that as an elite, the free bag and priority boarding are moot. But one other thought - for those of us who have been buying the Costco gift cards at 10% off face value, the double mile benefit also won't help. It'll be good for those few tickets that may not qualify for gift card purchase, ancillary fees, and on board purchases, but the bulk of my AA spending will still be going via Costco.
Of course, the Costco AA gift cards could vanish tomorrow.
Apr 3, 2012, 6:44 am
#62
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I've been wondering if these new benefits might result in a phase out of the Citi reduced mileage awards (seems possible, and to some extent, not much of a loss since availability was tied to SAAver awards to limited markets) and offseason awards (seems much less likely as this wasn't a benefit tied to holding a Citi card). I have the Citi Visa card and no status other than OW earned through BA, but I still like the idea of these new benefits.
Apr 3, 2012, 8:25 am
#63
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The reservation must include the primary cardmembers American Airlines AAdvantage® number in order for this benefit to apply. Additionally, benefit is valid on travel booked and ticketed on or after April 2, 2012.
Apr 3, 2012, 10:15 am
#64
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$100 American Airlines Flight Discount
Earn a $100 American Airlines Flight Discount when you spend $30,000 or more in purchases on your
Citi® / AAdvantage® credit card during your cardmembership year (each 12 month period prior to your anniversary date) and your account remains open for at least 45 days after your anniversary. The Flight Discount expires one year from date of issue. The Flight Discount is redeemable toward the initial electronic ticket purchase of air travel wholly on flights operated by American Airlines, American Eagle or the AmericanConnection® carrier for itineraries sold and originating in the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. The Flight Discount is also redeemable for air travel on any oneworld® partner or American Airlines codeshare flight. The Flight Discount is redeemable online at www.aa.com. The Flight Discount is redeemable only toward the purchase of the base air fare and directly associated taxes, fees and charges that are collected as part of the fare calculation for travel on American Airlines, American Eagle or the AmericanConnection® carrier. The Flight Discount may not be used for flight products and/or services that are sold separately or non-flight products and/or services sold by American Airlines. If the ticket price is greater than the value of the Flight Discount, the difference must be paid only with a credit, debit or charge card, or with American Airlines Gift Cards. If travel booked with the Flight Discount is cancelled or changed by the cardmember, the Flight Discount will be forfeited and the cardmember will be responsible for any applicable fare difference and the applicable change fee. The Flight Discount will not be replaced for any reason. The Flight Discount is non-refundable, may not be sold and has no cash redemption value. If the $30,000 purchase requirement was met during your cardmembership year and your account remains open for at least 45 days after your anniversary, please allow 8-12 weeks for the Flight Discount delivery.
Earn 10% Back on Your Redeemed American Airlines AAdvantage® Miles
For benefit to apply, your Citi® / AAdvantage® account must be open and active at the time of redemption. The American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles you earn through this benefit will be based on 10% of the total AAdvantage® miles you redeem each month during the calendar year. The maximum number of AAdvantage® bonus miles you can earn annually from this benefit is 10,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles per calendar year, regardless of how many AAdvantage® miles you redeem in that calendar year. This benefit only applies to AAdvantage® miles redeemed from the primary cardmember’s AAdvantage® account. Discover all the ways to redeem AAdvantage® miles at www.aa.com/redeem. Please allow 6-8 weeks after your redemption for the American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles to post to the primary cardmember’s AAdvantage® account.
25% savings on in-flight purchases
Citi® / AAdvantage cardmembers will receive a 25% savings on in-flight purchases of food, beverages, and headsets on flights operated by American Airlines when purchased with their Citi® / AAdvantage® card. Savings do not apply to any other in-flight purchases, such as wireless internet access, SkyMallTM and DutyFree. Offer is available on eligible flights as long as supplies last. Savings will appear as a statement credit 6–8 weeks after the transaction is posted to the cardmember's credit card account. Additional terms, conditions and restrictions may apply. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
Otherwise, it seems a little ludicrous that we're paying almost 6X more for the card listed below, as it wouldn't offer these new bennies as well. AmericanAirlines - please advise....
MODERATORS' NOTE
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• Note from AmericanAirlines confirming this new card: Link to post, also copied below
• Clarification from AmericanAirlines re: waiver for CitiGold members and Admirals Club membership: Link to post
• Information obtained by JDiver on access to Admirals Clubs and other reciprocal access lounges using the card: Link to post
Terms and Conditions
The fine print and all... please note all offerings mentioned above (such as extended warranty, etc.) are NOT mentioned in the Terms and Conditions posted below:
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Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® We understand that your current account may no longer fit your needs. That is why we offer a wide variety of card products to choose from. To learn more about them and find the right card for you, please contact us at 1-866-537-9892 (English) Earn American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles This Citi® / AAdvantage® card offer is valid only for first-time Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers who apply pursuant to this offer for an account. The American Airlines AAdvantage® miles will appear as a bonus in your AAdvantage® account 8-10 weeks after you have met the purchase requirements. Earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles per $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases You will earn two American Airlines AAdvantage® miles per $1 spent on eligible purchases made with your Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® credit card for items billed by American Airlines as merchant of record. Products or services that do not qualify are car rentals, hotel reservations, American Airlines VacationSM packages, purchases of American Airlines AAdvantage® miles, duty-free purchases and AA CargoSMproducts and services. AAdvantage® bonus miles will be posted to your AAdvantage® account 8-10 weeks after a qualifying purchase. Earn 1 American Airlines AAdvantage® mile for every $1 spent on other purchases There is no maximum number of American Airlines AAdvantage® miles that you can accumulate on your Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® credit card. AAdvantage® miles are earned on purchases, except returned goods and services, cash advances, convenience checks, transferred balances, credits, fees and interest charges. AAdvantage® miles may never expire Provided that once every 18 months you (i) redeem American Airlines AAdvantage® miles or (ii) earn them on American Airlines, American Eagle, or the AmericanConnection® carriers or (iii) earn AAdvantage® miles with an AAdvantage® participant. For complete details visit www.aa.com/aadvantage. Reduced Mileage Awards The Reduced Mileage Award program allows Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers to redeem American Airlines AAdvantage® miles for round trip MileSAAverSM awards to destinations selected quarterly. The MileSAAverSMdiscount is 7,500 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles round trip for the Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard®. Redemption of Reduced Mileage Awards applies only to bookings made by phone through American Airlines Reservations or through airport or city ticket offices. A $25 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage® award reservations ticketed by our reservations offices, a $20 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage® award reservations ticketed by our Travel Centers or a $30 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage® award reservations ticketed by our Airport Agents. This payment does not apply to AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members and AAirpass® customers. All such additional amounts are subject to change. For the complete list of Reduced Mileage Awards, visit www.reducedmileageawards.citicards.com. Admirals Club® Membership Privileges Only primary Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® cardmembers who are 18 years of age or older may receive membership privileges to the American Airlines Admirals Club® lounges. Authorized users of the Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® credit card are not entitled to Admirals Club®membership privileges. To access the Admirals Club® lounge, the primary cardmember must present (i) his or her AAdvantage® number, (ii) his or her current government- issued I.D., (iii) his or her open and valid Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® , and (iv) any additional required documentation. The primary cardmember may bring as guest(s) either immediate family spouse, domestic partner and/or children under 18 years of age) or up to two traveling guests. All guests must remain with the cardmember during the club visit. All persons must be 21 years of age or older to consume alcohol. Should the Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® account be closed for any reason, all Admirals Club® benefits will be immediately cancelled, including access to all Admirals Club® lounges. All Admirals Club® membership terms and conditions apply. To review the complete Admirals Club® membership rules, please visitwww.AA.com/admiralsclub. Such membership terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Additional restrictions may apply. If the primary Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard®cardmember is already an Admirals Club® member and has sixty or more days remaining (from the date the Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® card account is approved by Citi) on such current Admirals Club membership, he or she is eligible to receive a pro-rata refund from American Airlines for any unused portion of his or her current Admirals Club® membership fee . The refund will be based on the number of days remaining on such primary cardmember’s current Admirals Club® membership. Refunds will be automatically made in the original form of payment within 12 weeks of becoming a Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® cardmember. Lifetime Admirals Club® members and AAirpass®members with Admirals Club® privileges are not eligible for a refund. Elite Qualifying Miles One time per calendar year (referring to January through December billing statements), the primary Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM Mastercard® cardmember will earn 10,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) after he or she reaches the first $40,000 in eligible purchases on his or her Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® account during such calendar year (purchases posted to your January to December billing statements), regardless of the date the account is opened. EQMs are earned on purchases, excluding returned goods and services, cash advances, convenience checks, transferred balances, credits, fees and interest charges. A primary cardmember may earn the 10,000 EQMs only one time in a calendar year, even if the primary cardmember has more than one Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® card. EQMs earned as a result of this offer will be posted to the primary cardmember’s American Airlines AAdvantage®program account 6–8 weeks after meeting the $40,000 purchase requirement. Purchases made from additional cards on the primary cardmember’s account will count toward the primary cardmember’s qualifying spend; however, additional cardholders are not eligible to earn EQMs. Please log in to your AAdvantage® account onwww.AA.com to view your YTD Elite Qualifying Miles balance. Should the posting of the additional EQMs result in your qualifying or re-qualifying for AAdvantage® elite status, your status will be valid throughout the next succeeding elite membership year. Benefits associated with any new elite status level will take effect immediately on the date the additional elite status qualifying miles were posted to your AAdvantage® account and will apply to all eligible flight activity occurring on or after that date. If applicable, your new credentials will be received within 4–6 weeks. All AAdvantage® program terms and conditions apply. EQMs only count toward elite status qualification. EQMs cannot be redeemed for award travel, AAdvantage® miles or any other AAdvantage® program awards. AAdvantage® program elite status requirements are available on the AAdvantage® section of AA.com. Enhanced Airport Experience For benefit to apply, at the time of booking, Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® account must be open and in good standing, and reservation must include the primary cardmember’s American Airlines AAdvantage® number. If your credit card account is closed for any reason, these benefits will be cancelled. Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® cardmembers will have the following benefits: priority check-in (where available), priority airport screening (where available), and priority boarding privileges when traveling on American Airlines operated and marketed flights. You may check in at any Business Class check-in position or First Class check-in when Business Class is not available, regardless of the class of service in which you are traveling on American Airlines. These benefits will not be available for travel on codeshare flights booked with an AA flight number but operated by another airline. Exclusive lanes at security checkpoints are available, subject to TSA approval. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Waived Domestic Baggage Charge for First Eligible Checked Bag For benefit to apply, at the time of booking, Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® account must be open and in good standing, and reservation must include the primary cardmember’s American Airlines AAdvantage® number. If your credit card account is closed for any reason, this benefit will be cancelled. Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® cardmembers may check one bag free of charge when traveling on American Airlines to select destinations. Up to eight customers traveling with the eligible primary credit cardmember will also get their first checked bag free of charge if they are listed in the same reservation. Waiver does not apply t overweight or oversized bags. Please see www.AA.com for baggage weight and size restrictions. Additional terms, conditions and restrictions may apply. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. No blackout dates on American Airlines AAdvantage® award travel on American Airlines, American Eagle, and the AmericanConnection® carrier American Airlines, American Eagle, and AmericanConnection® carriers do not have restricted dates for award travel. Seats for award travel are limited, and may not be available on all flights. Flight awards are subject to AAdvantage® program rules and restrictions. Award travel may be subject to travel embargo dates on some AAdvantage® program participating airlines. AAdvantage® Award Travel A total of 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles may be redeemed for round trip Coach Class Continental U.S. / Canada MileSAAverSM awards. For more information on AAdvantage® award redemption please see Redeem Miles at www.aa.com/aadvantage No pre-set spending limit Your account does not have a pre-set spending limit, but this does not mean unlimited spending. Each charge that causes your new balance to exceed your revolving credit limit will be evaluated based on account usage and performance, other account relationships with us, if applicable, and your experience with other creditors. You must pay in full each month on any amount that exceeds your revolving credit limit. American Eagle® service is operated by American Eagle Airlines, Inc., or Executive Airlines, Inc., which are wholly owned by the parent company of American Airlines. The AmericanConnection® carrier is operated by Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., which is an independent contractor. American Airlines reserves the right to change AAdvantage® program rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers at any time without notice and to end the AAdvantage® program with six months notice. Any such changes may affect your ability to use the mileage awards or credits that you have accumulated. Members may not be able to obtain all offered awards at all times or use awards for all destinations or on all flights. AAdvantage® travel awards, mileage accrual and special offers are subject to government regulations. Unless specified, AAdvantage® miles earned through this promotion/offer do not count towards elite status qualification. American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by other participating companies. For complete details about the AAdvantage® program, visit www.aa.com/aadvantage AmericanAirlines, AAdvantage, AAdvantage with Scissor Eagle design, Scissor Eagle design. AAdvantage Executive Platinum, AAdvantage Platinum, AAdvantage Gold, AAirpass, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, Admirals Club, MileSAAver, and aa.com are marks of American Airlines, Inc. Citibank is not responsible for products or services offered by other companies. Cardmember program terms are subject to change.
Also note: during all of 2012, as long as the card has been activated by 30 Nov 2011, all base miles earned on this card will qualify for Million Miler Status.
/AA forum moderators
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Last edited by Ritz; Apr 3, 2012 at 11:12 am Reason: Added links
Apr 3, 2012, 12:09 pm
#65
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Can we clarify (and hopefully assume) that the $450 a year many of us pay for the Citibank Executive card, will have ALL of these newly announced benefits as well, as one would surely hope AA would reward its MOST loyal customers as well:
Otherwise, it seems a little ludicrous that we're paying almost 6X more for the card listed below, as it wouldn't offer these new bennies as well. AmericanAirlines - please advise....
Otherwise, it seems a little ludicrous that we're paying almost 6X more for the card listed below, as it wouldn't offer these new bennies as well. AmericanAirlines - please advise....
I certainly hope that Citi affords these benefits to Citibank Executive cardholders (I don't hold one so nothing in it for me in making that wish), but I've learned credit card companies can spin some interesting logic in divvying up perks to cardholders of various tiers.
Apr 3, 2012, 12:19 pm
#66
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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I certainly hope that Citi affords these benefits to Citibank Executive cardholders (I don't hold one so nothing in it for me in making that wish), but I've learned credit card companies can spin some interesting logic in divvying up perks to cardholders of various tiers.
Apr 3, 2012, 12:34 pm
#67
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You get 10% back on all Priority Club redemptions simply for having the card.
There's obviously a link between Chase and Priority Club which makes Priority Club know that you have the card.
So obviously AA can simply have set up a similar link with Citi.
In other words, what matters is that you have a qualifying card linked to the AA account you booked the miles with.
Apr 3, 2012, 12:41 pm
#68
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Also, how do I tell if I have a Visa Platinum Select? I applied with AWAY7 offer a few months ago, and got an Amex and a Visa, and the Amex says Select at the bottom but the Visa just says Platinum Level at the bottom and then Visa Signature a few lines above.
The fact that they are identifying which cards qualify with wording that doesn't match what's on the actual cards makes it confusing IMHO.
(By the way, the Chase Priority Club Select Visa I mentioned in the message above also doesn't say Select on the card itself, but I definitely have a Select card. Does Visa ever put the word "Select" on a card?)
Apr 3, 2012, 1:52 pm
#69
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Also, I don't believe the business card qualifies for any of these new benefits.
Here's a question though: If I booked award travel out of my account before April 2, will I still get the 10% bonus? Or does it only apply to award tickets that are booked after April 2?
Here's a question though: If I booked award travel out of my account before April 2, will I still get the 10% bonus? Or does it only apply to award tickets that are booked after April 2?
Apr 3, 2012, 1:59 pm
#70
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 749
Also wondering this. I booked a while ago, but don't fly until May. I'm going to be on the lookout for a Business upgrade now, hope to save 10% on that at least.
Apr 3, 2012, 3:36 pm
#71
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Wonder if you cancel/rebook a flight reservation, if you can get points back? Spent 280K for 4 tickets to Asia in June. They may charge that over the phone rebooking fee though.
Apr 3, 2012, 3:57 pm
#72
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It's usually hard enough getting 4 award tickest once, counting on getting them a second time sounds dangerous to me.
Is all that risk really worth a measly 10k miles? (Remember, the so-called 10% rebate is capped at 10k a year, ie, redeeming anything over 100k earns the same 10k rebate, rather than 10%.)
(Unless each of the four 70k bookings came from a separate account, you can't possibly earn a 28k rebate on a 280k booking, because of that cap, even if you were magically able to cancel and rebook successfully.)
IMHO there are so many easier ways to earn 10k bonus miles, and 10k bonus miles a year does not get you all that far, I don't see it worth jumping through hoops for this. If you have 280k miles to redeem, what comparatively is another 10k here or there? If you don't have many miles to redeem in the first place, 10k may be very signficant to you, but you won't earn it! Catch 22 became catch 10%...
Apr 3, 2012, 4:02 pm
#73
Join Date: May 2009
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Also, how do I tell if I have a Visa Platinum Select? I applied with AWAY7 offer a few months ago, and got an Amex and a Visa, and the Amex says Select at the bottom but the Visa just says Platinum Level at the bottom and then Visa Signature a few lines above.
The fact that they are identifying which cards qualify with wording that doesn't match what's on the actual cards makes it confusing IMHO.
... Does Visa ever put the word "Select" on a card?)
The fact that they are identifying which cards qualify with wording that doesn't match what's on the actual cards makes it confusing IMHO.
... Does Visa ever put the word "Select" on a card?)
Apr 3, 2012, 6:28 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 157
By the way I paid tax and service charge by using my Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select Visa Signature card.