Citi AA Platinum, Gold and Business cards (2015)
#3526
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,760
Did the first MC ever convert to WE eventually? and if so, how is the timeline in relation to the 2 subsequent cards that successfully earned bonuses?
Your clarification would be very helpful because it is quite confusing to me and I would imagine to others as well.
#3528
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
Ouch! She said she didn't want to?!? Yea I'd be pissed. I was actually only approved for 1.8k on this card and assumed I could move CL later. However I really didn't care since I don't plan to use this card much after miles post. Funny thing is that a month later, I get approved for a higher CL on a different card. You would think that I hit some limit before and now magically it's available. Oh yeah I forget to mention that a week after I got my $1.8k CL, Citi gave me an auto CLI of $2k on another card.
#3529
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
If you do get any resistance due to the number of cards you've had, it's definitely a HUCA situation - that rep is having a bad day and taking it out on you, or something.
#3530
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
Only $1.8k. The $2k was just an auto CLI on another card. My total CL isn't that high esp compared to my income and others. I think I just need to clean up some things on my credit report before next time. (i.e. accidently letting cards close too high.)
#3531
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 93
I'm not the person you were asking, but for what it's worth: we're currently on Plat #11 (between the two of us). Will be going for 12 & 13 within the next month or so. We also had 10 Execs while they were giving them out like candy, and that was small time compared to some people. We're also on Biz #7. So I wouldn't worry too much about any real resistance.
If you do get any resistance due to the number of cards you've had, it's definitely a HUCA situation - that rep is having a bad day and taking it out on you, or something.
If you do get any resistance due to the number of cards you've had, it's definitely a HUCA situation - that rep is having a bad day and taking it out on you, or something.
Have you been closing your business cards before re-applying or have you had any luck with getting a new business card while the old one was still open?
Thanks
#3532
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 22
Citi is offering a Platinum Select card with a 40k miles sign-up bonus, along with a $100 statement credit if you are booking an American Airlines flight. I called in to see if I check if any 50k miles + $100 statement credit offers were available and was told there weren't any. I'd like to pull the trigger on this, to offset the cost of a flight I waited a little too long to book, but not for only 40k miles. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience signing up for this particular offer, then persuading a CSR to match them to 50k miles?
Thanks
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#3533
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: BOS
Posts: 550
Citi is offering a Platinum Select card with a 40k miles sign-up bonus, along with a $100 statement credit if you are booking an American Airlines flight. I called in to see if I check if any 50k miles + $100 statement credit offers were available and was told there weren't any. I'd like to pull the trigger on this, to offset the cost of a flight I waited a little too long to book, but not for only 40k miles. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience signing up for this particular offer, then persuading a CSR to match them to 50k miles?
Thanks
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#3534
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MKE
Posts: 614
Is it possible to be issued a World Elite right off the bat? I applied for my last Platinum in 3/15 and as far I can tell it was always a WE. A online chat citi confirms this. So I would think I could sit get around the loop hole as the system shows me as having a WE and a new card would be a W.
#3535
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 736
Is it possible to be issued a World Elite right off the bat? I applied for my last Platinum in 3/15 and as far I can tell it was always a WE. A online chat citi confirms this. So I would think I could sit get around the loop hole as the system shows me as having a WE and a new card would be a W.
#3536
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MKE
Posts: 614
I don't believe anybody has confirmed a WE off the bat when actually receiving the card for the first time. A few people have suggested such much after the fact, similar to your experience. But I don't believe anybody has, for example, applied 12/1/15 and received card 12/8/15 and posted confirming they received WE immediately. Everyone suggesting such has *thought* they were probably given WE immediately because they don't remember a W->WE conversion.
#3537
Join Date: Feb 2004
Programs: IHG Spire Elite; Hyatt Platinum; SPG Preferred+; Club Carlson Gold; SW CP
Posts: 674
I've found that most bloggers think that 50k is a "limited time" offer. Few of them want to say that you to go to FlyerTalk to find better offers than the Citi / AA sites show (and they usually show just 30k or so).
Most bloggers don't even know (or at least don't publicize) the awayN/travelN/milesN trick of finding them without going to FlyerTalk, because they get commissions on promoting the "official" link.
So the bloggers will probably shut up once the 50k offer goes away from the main Citi page and from AA's main page. I don't think they can get commissions on awayN/travelN/milesN offers!
Most bloggers don't even know (or at least don't publicize) the awayN/travelN/milesN trick of finding them without going to FlyerTalk, because they get commissions on promoting the "official" link.
So the bloggers will probably shut up once the 50k offer goes away from the main Citi page and from AA's main page. I don't think they can get commissions on awayN/travelN/milesN offers!
#3538
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: Spg Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,578
Do you guys think reducing the Biz card also would improve my chances of getting auto approved .
Just got approved for my 3rd card via recon early November and when I get back home in a week want to activate it and hope it converts .
Would like to avoid recon.
Still afraid to cancel my 2 older WE cards, prefer to not rock the boat for the moment .
#3539
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 32
Pre-Qualified offers
Are there any recent data points on Pre-Qualified offers?
A Platinum Select card is showing up for me under “you're Pre-Qualified to apply for the following credit card offers”. The Terms and conditions state “This offer is only valid for new accounts” and there is no 18 month language. My last “Citi/AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard” was cancelled in June & there was no W-WE conversion on that card.
Has anyone applied for a pre-qual card and received the bonus who otherwise would not qualify under 18 month rule?
Thanks!
A Platinum Select card is showing up for me under “you're Pre-Qualified to apply for the following credit card offers”. The Terms and conditions state “This offer is only valid for new accounts” and there is no 18 month language. My last “Citi/AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard” was cancelled in June & there was no W-WE conversion on that card.
Has anyone applied for a pre-qual card and received the bonus who otherwise would not qualify under 18 month rule?
Thanks!
#3540
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 305
#5 just for me within the year. My spouse has fewer because we were also getting Hilton, Thank You, etc.