Citi AA Platinum, Gold and Business cards (2015)
Nov 9, 2015, 8:19 pm
#3151
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: UA GOLD MM,WN CP A+list, HH Gold,MR LT Titanium
Posts: 2,184
Regarding online notification of a new card coming:
Well, I've been looking on the main page (summary of all accounts), and on the card-specific summary page (I'm not sure which you mean by account summary), and I've never seen it either of those places this time. Just garbage about balance transfer offers or whatever.
Maybe it depends on what if anything else they want to show you in that space whether they show you the "new card being sent message", ie maybe the "new card being sent" is lower priority than other messages, so if they activate too many other messages it "hides" the "new card being sent" message?
Anyway, whatever the reason, whether you see that online notification or not seems to be YMMV, since I saw it for a previous card and knew to look for it but never saw it for my current card. (Of course, whether you get an email saying "World Elite" before you get the WE card itself may be YMMV too; we don't have much in way of timing datapoints other than mine on that yet, plus many people delete those emails without reading them.)
Well, I've been looking on the main page (summary of all accounts), and on the card-specific summary page (I'm not sure which you mean by account summary), and I've never seen it either of those places this time. Just garbage about balance transfer offers or whatever.
Maybe it depends on what if anything else they want to show you in that space whether they show you the "new card being sent message", ie maybe the "new card being sent" is lower priority than other messages, so if they activate too many other messages it "hides" the "new card being sent" message?
Anyway, whatever the reason, whether you see that online notification or not seems to be YMMV, since I saw it for a previous card and knew to look for it but never saw it for my current card. (Of course, whether you get an email saying "World Elite" before you get the WE card itself may be YMMV too; we don't have much in way of timing datapoints other than mine on that yet, plus many people delete those emails without reading them.)
Based on info here on FT, I plan to wait until the AA card shows up in my pre-qualified cards before applying again.
Nov 9, 2015, 8:42 pm
#3152
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
For those who have received the 60k/$3k targeted mailer: Can you provide any additional details as to offer terms: 18 month rule? Specific, private invitation number? How long the offer is valid?
And also regarding your personal status: Do you have open Platinum W or WE accounts? Is availability for the card showing on the "prequalified" page? Any AA ff status or other interesting facts?
And also regarding your personal status: Do you have open Platinum W or WE accounts? Is availability for the card showing on the "prequalified" page? Any AA ff status or other interesting facts?
I meant the former. Just checked & it's still showing on both of my converted cards (for which I haven't bothered activating the WE).
Nov 10, 2015, 1:38 am
#3153
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,072
I got an offer in the mail today with a 60,000-mile bonus for a Platinum Select (no mention of World or World Elite). The card wasn't matched to a pre-qualified offer at Citi, though, so it looks like it's just a mass mailing to AA members. (It was, however, listed as the top suggestion by Citi when I plugged in my info.)
Offer expires Dec. 31. Not sure if I should apply for this or the Prestige first.
Offer expires Dec. 31. Not sure if I should apply for this or the Prestige first.
Nov 10, 2015, 1:44 am
#3154
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Cary, NC
Posts: 108
I got mine on Saturday. Just applied and got approved.
I got an offer in the mail today with a 60,000-mile bonus for a Platinum Select (no mention of World or World Elite). The card wasn't matched to a pre-qualified offer at Citi, though, so it looks like it's just a mass mailing to AA members. (It was, however, listed as the top suggestion by Citi when I plugged in my info.)
Offer expires Dec. 31. Not sure if I should apply for this or the Prestige first.
Offer expires Dec. 31. Not sure if I should apply for this or the Prestige first.
Nov 10, 2015, 6:32 am
#3155
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: XNA
Programs: AA Gold, AS, HA, CX, AF, BA, UA, HH
Posts: 164
But did you ever receive an approval letter of the personal card, even it is not before the card arrival? If no, then you are the first reported such case.
As long as the letter has the correct wordings, I dont even bother to send SM for verification. No need to. Besides, online you would see the tracker telling you how many days left for you to earn the "Welcome Bonus".
As for canceling cards, if no desire to fish a retention offer, then SM is the choice.
Since you mentioned about cancelling cards, have you canceled a personal card within the past 18 months? If so, it was a W or WE? It would be very useful if you have canceled a WE card and then applied another MC then still get the bonus. Many readers follow this thread would love to know such data point.
As long as the letter has the correct wordings, I dont even bother to send SM for verification. No need to. Besides, online you would see the tracker telling you how many days left for you to earn the "Welcome Bonus".
As for canceling cards, if no desire to fish a retention offer, then SM is the choice.
Since you mentioned about cancelling cards, have you canceled a personal card within the past 18 months? If so, it was a W or WE? It would be very useful if you have canceled a WE card and then applied another MC then still get the bonus. Many readers follow this thread would love to know such data point.
I really have no idea if I ever received any approval letters stating the amount of bonuses I would receive. Since I would have verified the bonus through SM, I wouldn't have paid any attention to the wording in the letters - just send them straight to the shredder. Be assured, however, I will definitely pay close attention to the wording of the approval letter for my wife's new card, should she get one. She has received an approval email already, but nothing in it about the bonus.
<<Since you mentioned about cancelling cards, have you canceled a personal card within the past 18 months? If so, it was a W or WE? >>
She has 2 cards showing on her online account that have both been cancelled within the last 18 months - one was W and one was Platinum Select VISA. .
<<Besides, online you would see the tracker telling you how many days left for you to earn the "Welcome Bonus".>>
I am looking at her online account right now, and the card she has had less than 3 months (currently in the second billing period) does not show any "tracker", and the card I opened 4 months ago didn't show one either. Where on the account page does the "tracker" show up? Could this be a browser specific issue? I use Chrome for Windows and Android.
Nov 10, 2015, 6:54 am
#3156
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: Spg Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,578
Quick question. Is it better to apply for the card from the pre qualified link offered back in
post #3048, or 4c or any other link in the wiki . For all I know there may be a 60k offer waiting for me back home in the mail , but thats 40 days from now and things change too fast to wait till then.
Going to pull the trigger today
Thanks
post #3048, or 4c or any other link in the wiki . For all I know there may be a 60k offer waiting for me back home in the mail , but thats 40 days from now and things change too fast to wait till then.
Going to pull the trigger today
Thanks
Nov 10, 2015, 7:07 am
#3157
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 488
I still have my AAdvantage visa signature card. I have two visa signature cards and just closed one. I have applied for these two cards in 2012 but I don't remember if the cards always have been visa signature since 2012 or they used to be mastercard and got converted to visa signature at one point?
Anyway, like I mentioned I cancelled one of the cards today. If I apply for a new card which is a mastercard right now, I should get the bonus miles right?
Anyway, like I mentioned I cancelled one of the cards today. If I apply for a new card which is a mastercard right now, I should get the bonus miles right?
Nov 10, 2015, 7:15 am
#3158
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 138
I still have my AAdvantage visa signature card. I have two visa signature cards and just closed one. I have applied for these two cards in 2012 but I don't remember if the cards always have been visa signature since 2012 or they used to be mastercard and got converted to visa signature at one point?
Anyway, like I mentioned I cancelled one of the cards today. If I apply for a new card which is a mastercard right now, I should get the bonus miles right?
Anyway, like I mentioned I cancelled one of the cards today. If I apply for a new card which is a mastercard right now, I should get the bonus miles right?
Since World MC is a different product - you will be fine to apply for World MC.
Nov 10, 2015, 7:48 am
#3159
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 488
Based on time (2012) I would be confident that they were always a VISA. Citi didn't start to update Visas to Mastercards until recently (past year - whenever they signed Mastercard agreement) from what I understand. (I still have my VISA and since expiration date is 2018 I hope it remains VISA for awhile).
Since World MC is a different product - you will be fine to apply for World MC.
Since World MC is a different product - you will be fine to apply for World MC.
Nov 10, 2015, 8:09 am
#3160
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
The "450 world elite" is the executive card and it has nothing to do with the platinum card.
Nov 10, 2015, 11:41 am
#3162
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,760
Now what is a valuable data is the W that was canceled before converted and within 18 months.
A more detailed timeline would help the community better understand the implication on the W, W to WE, cancellation of W or WE, and subsequent outcome on new bonuses.
Right now there is only one data point on the X'ed WE, which resulted to NO bonus on subsequent card. No other data point on situation like your wife's as no one wants to risk the bonus by cancelling the previous cards. This makes your upcoming data point a very important and interesting one!
I am looking at her online account right now, and the card she has had less than 3 months (currently in the second billing period) does not show any "tracker", and the card I opened 4 months ago didn't show one either. Where on the account page does the "tracker" show up? Could this be a browser specific issue? I use Chrome for Windows and Android.
Click that Reward Summary, it will bring you to a screen where you see the tracker, both in words and in a Circle graphic.
It will tell you how many days have lapsed and how many days remain for you to earn the "Welcome Bonus".
Citi would also send you a reminder if 1/2 of the time has elapsed and you still haven't earned that bonus. Husband's card is not activated for 7 weeks after it was sent as we were on an extensive trip in Europe. I saw an email to remind him "you still have time to earn your Welcome Bonus" when we had 2 more weeks to come home.
We did rush out to do the spend in 3 days once we got home, 3 weeks before the cut off.
Nov 10, 2015, 12:21 pm
#3163
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
as of now, very little data point, except 1, on the consequence of cancelling an WE card. The lone data point is a somewhat negative outcome. Card 1 converted to WE, canceled, Card 2 did not get bonus. Card 2 converted to WE, then kept open Card 3 got bonus.
Therefore even you can have 3, 4 dips on the W to WE, going to 5, 6 etc would become harder for those who also have other citicards that need to stay open.
Therefore even you can have 3, 4 dips on the W to WE, going to 5, 6 etc would become harder for those who also have other citicards that need to stay open.
Card 1 converted to WE. (done in my case)
Card 2 applied for and qualifies for bonus (done in my case)
Card 1 credit limit lowered. (done in my case)
Card 2 credit limit lowered. (done in my case)
Card 2 converted to WE. (done in my case)
Card 3 applied for (coming up this weekend probably)
Card 3 received and activated and verify bonus
Card 1 cancelled at this point (cards 2 and 3 kept open)
IOTW, my thinking is that if at least one or two WE cards are kept alive, cancelling other WE cards may not hurt. (The datapoint you mentioned involved cancelling the one and only WE card, and before getting card 2.) But we'll see.
Nov 10, 2015, 12:26 pm
#3164
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
On one of the AA flights I flew this weekend, they were hawking a 50k offer which they said came with 2 AC passes. Do any of the online offers currently feature that, or is the 2 AC passes exclusive to the offer only available at 30000 feet?
Nov 10, 2015, 1:41 pm
#3165
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: JFK
Posts: 382
Hello,
What are you folks seeing in terms of timeframes for AA to get the miles? My Citi account shows 53k miles sent to AA on October 10th, but I don't see them on aa.com yet.
What are you folks seeing in terms of timeframes for AA to get the miles? My Citi account shows 53k miles sent to AA on October 10th, but I don't see them on aa.com yet.