Nov 8, 2016, 2:59 pm
Last edit by: BobbySteel
Elite Qualifying Dollar Offset for
American Airlines AAdvantage Barclaycard Aviator cardholders through 2018.
American Airlines AAdvantage Barclaycard Aviator cardholders through 2018.
IMPORTANT NOTE Aviator Red won’t earn any EQD in 2019, Aviator Silver will only earn $3,000 EQD for a $50,000 spend as of 2019, according to Gary Leff, One Mile at a Time. If you hit the $50,000 spend in Dec it will be credited in January but credited towards the prior year, so it can push you over the line after Dec has ended.
See this FT thread for details.
https://onemileatatime.com/american-...fying-dollars/[/QUOTE]
That article says, in part
For 2019 the benefit is being eliminated entirely except for Aviator Silver cardholders who will 3000 elite qualifying dollars after $50,000 spend (instead of earning 6000).
Anyone who signed up for an Aviator Red Mastercard, or upgraded to an Aviator Silver, between January 1 and October 31, 2018 will keep the pre-existing elite qualifying dollars benefit for 2019, and their benefit will change January 1, 2020.
However anyone that paid the annual fee on a card in, say, June in expectation of using the benefit in 2019 is out of luck with the benefit, and out of luck with the fee.
Anyone who signed up for an Aviator Red Mastercard, or upgraded to an Aviator Silver, between January 1 and October 31, 2018 will keep the pre-existing elite qualifying dollars benefit for 2019, and their benefit will change January 1, 2020.
However anyone that paid the annual fee on a card in, say, June in expectation of using the benefit in 2019 is out of luck with the benefit, and out of luck with the fee.
You can apply for American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard® at the airport, in flight or at https://home.barclaycardus.com.
If you've been a holder of a Red card prior to 2017, or as a new applicant have had the Red card 90 days, you may apply for the American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver World Elite MasterCard®.
From aa.com (link) "Reach elite status faster
Only Silver cards now qualify to earn EQD.
- AAdvantage Aviator Silver MasterCard accounts can earn up to $3,000 EQDs by spending $50,000 on qualifying net purchases each calendar year.
From Barclaycard Aviator Silver (link to T&C PDF)
Link to American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Red MasterCard® Reward Rules T&C (Feb 2017)
Link to American Airlines® AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver World Elite MasterCard® Reward Rules T&C (Feb 2017)
How can I sign up for the AAdvantage® AviatorTM MasterCard® offered by Barclaycard US?
Starting in January 2017 customers will be able to apply for the AAdvantage® AviatorTM Red MasterCard® on their next trip either in the airport or during their flight by asking their flight attendant for an application.
How can I apply for the AAdvantage® AviatorTM Silver MasterCard®?
Current AAdvantage® AviatorTM MasterCard® cardmembers can contact Barclaycard US customer service to inquire about upgrading to the AAdvantage® AviatorTM Silver MasterCard®.
Starting in January 2017 customers will be able to apply for the AAdvantage® AviatorTM Red MasterCard® on their next trip either in the airport or during their flight by asking their flight attendant for an application.
How can I apply for the AAdvantage® AviatorTM Silver MasterCard®?
Current AAdvantage® AviatorTM MasterCard® cardmembers can contact Barclaycard US customer service to inquire about upgrading to the AAdvantage® AviatorTM Silver MasterCard®.
EQ Dollar / EQD offset via Barclaycard Aviator Cards thru 2018 (master thread)
Nov 13, 2016, 5:22 am
#151
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
I just got that card for the 100K bonus and $300 Travel rebate this month, but.... back on topic...
I currently have BOTH the Citi Exec and the Barclay Silver. This year I successfully maxed out the EQMs on both cards.
And that Barclay card keeps bumping up my CL nicely every single year, it's over $33K now. (They do the best at auto-increasing CLs out of any company I have cards with).
I take it that the Citi Exec card will STILL HAVE THE EQM bonus? Just not the EDQ ? And the Barclay will NO LONGER have the EQMs, just the EQDs right? (This stuff is starting to get insane...)
Regardless, I could just spend the extra $10k on the Barclay to get the max EQD, along with the 3X plane and 2X car miles, and also the $40K on the Citi Exec to get the 10K EQMs.
Or I could just cancel the Citi Exec and buy my AA club membership with miles, but I'd be sacrificing the 10K EQMs...
Sigh. I have until March to decide before my next Exec fee hits to decide.
I do like/need an Admiral's club membership.
I currently have BOTH the Citi Exec and the Barclay Silver. This year I successfully maxed out the EQMs on both cards.
And that Barclay card keeps bumping up my CL nicely every single year, it's over $33K now. (They do the best at auto-increasing CLs out of any company I have cards with).
I take it that the Citi Exec card will STILL HAVE THE EQM bonus? Just not the EDQ ? And the Barclay will NO LONGER have the EQMs, just the EQDs right? (This stuff is starting to get insane...)
Regardless, I could just spend the extra $10k on the Barclay to get the max EQD, along with the 3X plane and 2X car miles, and also the $40K on the Citi Exec to get the 10K EQMs.
Or I could just cancel the Citi Exec and buy my AA club membership with miles, but I'd be sacrificing the 10K EQMs...
Sigh. I have until March to decide before my next Exec fee hits to decide.
I do like/need an Admiral's club membership.
Nov 13, 2016, 10:11 am
#152
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Programs: AAdvantage Exec Platinum, Hertz #1 Club Gold Five Star, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, HHonors Silver
Posts: 2,039
Nov 13, 2016, 12:10 pm
#153
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BNA
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 766
If you cancel later, my understanding is the annual fee refund is prorated. Can anyone confirm? [edited, thanks]
Last edited by oysterhead43; Nov 13, 2016 at 12:43 pm
Nov 13, 2016, 12:19 pm
#154
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,316
Nov 13, 2016, 8:12 pm
#155
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: AA 1MM, Hyatt GP Platinum, *wood Gold
Posts: 173
Ultimate Rewards points are more flexible and versatile, and you can earn EQDs and EQMs on flights paid with UR points through the UR travel portal (calculated at 1.5 cents per point for Reserve cardholders). You don't earn miles on AA reward flights.
Nov 13, 2016, 8:30 pm
#157
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Nov 13, 2016, 9:39 pm
#158
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: AA, Marriott
Posts: 210
- With CSR you'd earn 25k * 3 = 75k Chase Ultimate Rewards points. You could redeem those at 1.5 cents/point = $1125 on mileage-earning flights, giving you 1125 EQD. (You'd have to actually fly those too, though you'd also earn miles on those and presumably get to go somewhere you want to go.)
- With the Barclays waiver you'd get 3k in EQD.
Purely from a EQD perspective, the Barclays waiver seems better, unless I'm missing something.
Nov 13, 2016, 11:39 pm
#159
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: OC, CA
Programs: AA EXP, 2MM, HH Diamond
Posts: 832
Would EQDs earned via the Barclay card count toward upgrade priority, or only toward status attainment ? I have read that EQMs earned via the Citi card count only toward status, not to things like earning more SWUs at 150k EQM, wondering if card-earned EQDs have a similar limitation.
Nov 14, 2016, 8:00 am
#160
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Would EQDs earned via the Barclay card count toward upgrade priority, or only toward status attainment ? I have read that EQMs earned via the Citi card count only toward status, not to things like earning more SWUs at 150k EQM, wondering if card-earned EQDs have a similar limitation.
Nov 14, 2016, 8:15 am
#161
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: AA EXP, AA LT Gold, SPG Plat 75
Posts: 890
Would EQDs earned via the Barclay card count toward upgrade priority, or only toward status attainment ? I have read that EQMs earned via the Citi card count only toward status, not to things like earning more SWUs at 150k EQM, wondering if card-earned EQDs have a similar limitation.
Nov 14, 2016, 8:15 am
#162
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: WN A-List Pref, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 460
Not if you're mostly worried about EQDs, right? Say you have $25k in annual card spend, for the sake of argument all in one of CSR's highest-earning 3x categories like dining:
Purely from a EQD perspective, the Barclays waiver seems better, unless I'm missing something.
- With CSR you'd earn 25k * 3 = 75k Chase Ultimate Rewards points. You could redeem those at 1.5 cents/point = $1125 on mileage-earning flights, giving you 1125 EQD. (You'd have to actually fly those too, though you'd also earn miles on those and presumably get to go somewhere you want to go.)
- With the Barclays waiver you'd get 3k in EQD.
Purely from a EQD perspective, the Barclays waiver seems better, unless I'm missing something.
You need to have a hard look at your travel plans and see whether the extra $3k in EQD makes sense. If it doesn't, then those 75K in UR points are really more valuable than $1125 if you use them to their maximum (though it's nice to have a 1.5x baseline to fall back to).
Nov 15, 2016, 5:25 am
#163
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: QDF
Programs: AA EXP (2MM), Marriott Tit
Posts: 1,039
Nov 15, 2016, 7:10 am
#164
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: Aadvantage
Posts: 4
No to add to the discussion, but for what I read on the internet, the travel insurance benefits of the Citi card are much better than the ones offered by the Barclays Card. Although the 3 miles per dollar sound good, as now the actual miles you receive for traveling are really just a few of what we used to receive when we were receiving the actual miles flown. At least for us flying economy!