UK Based AAdvantage Credit Cards
May 16, 2018, 4:45 pm
#22
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Newcastle, UK
Posts: 2,379
Yes, like others, I also received the same letter. Further letter to be sent before 15 June to let us know how this affects our accounts. I think we know that!!
May 17, 2018, 1:58 am
#23
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, 1MM
Posts: 643
This is a real blow. Since the change to revenue based earning on AA, this is how I earn most of my AA miles. I would hope that there would be a new AA credit card in the UK, albeit that it will probably be a visa or mastercard at no more than 1 mile per £. Credit card miles seems to be a core part of the Aadvantage programme overall and the UK must surely be AA's second or third (Canada?) biggest market. Fingers crossed that there will be a new card with a nice sign up bonus!
If there is no new AA card, what will you switch to? BA Amex? Hilton Visa?
If there is no new AA card, what will you switch to? BA Amex? Hilton Visa?
May 17, 2018, 2:16 am
#24
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Nottingham, UK
Programs: HHonors - Diamond, AA - EXP
Posts: 150
Interestingly the AA International Credit cards page doesn't list a single card anywhere in Europe;
https://www.americanairlines.co.uk/i...ebit-cards.jsp
https://www.americanairlines.co.uk/i...ebit-cards.jsp
May 17, 2018, 4:29 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 3,850
Ugh. Do any of the US-based AA credit cards have favourable exhange rate policies, such that I could switch my spend to a US-based AA card?
Edit: Assuming you have a US address / meet whatever legal requirements.
Edit: Assuming you have a US address / meet whatever legal requirements.
Last edited by ExpatExp; May 17, 2018 at 8:42 am
May 17, 2018, 7:10 am
#28
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: AA
Posts: 10
It is a real blow. I don't fly frequently anymore but thanks to a few flights and a lot of credit card spends, I've had two trips to Hawaii on these credit card miles and some upgrades.. AA changed the miles needed for Hawaii so we did use most of our miles a while back now, but have been building them up again quite quickly.
There is a post about it on Head for Points today. Does anyone know much about the Starwood card?
There is a post about it on Head for Points today. Does anyone know much about the Starwood card?
May 17, 2018, 7:58 am
#30
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 4,477
It has been closed for new applications for three months now. It has disappeared from Barclaycards and Hilton page for at least the same period of time. Other than that I have no other information on when the partnership would end (I assume soon or already? A big question mark here).