AAdvantage: Citi (Exec, Plat, Gold, Business) vs Barclays (Aviator)?
Mar 7, 2015, 8:27 am
#16
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Mar 7, 2015, 8:37 am
#17
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I think it is unlikely that Barclays will be permitted to operate an online shopping portal offering AAdvantage miles. If it survives, how would the Barclays shopping portal better than the AA portal, where we can pay with ANY card?
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Mar 7, 2015, 2:28 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2014
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I think Barclay's end game is to get as large of a portfolio of US Airways customers and eventually sell it to Citibank.The other possibility is to trade it for something that Citibank has. It doesnt make sense for them to keep it if they can't add new customers. Retaining existing customers will probably take more incentives and rewards, which sort of offsets any money they get. That pool of customers is only going to get smaller over time. Might as well sell it as early as possible for as much as they can get.
At that point, all of us with Red Aviator cards will probably get grandfathered in to a $89 annual fee AA Citi Platinum card.
I want the Silver Aviator so I'm hoping they give us that option soon.
At that point, all of us with Red Aviator cards will probably get grandfathered in to a $89 annual fee AA Citi Platinum card.
I want the Silver Aviator so I'm hoping they give us that option soon.
Mar 7, 2015, 10:54 pm
#19
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Not saying there wouldn't be obstacles, but if that happened it would be interesting to watch.
Mar 8, 2015, 5:17 pm
#20
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I think Barclay's end game is to get as large of a portfolio of US Airways customers and eventually sell it to Citibank.The other possibility is to trade it for something that Citibank has. It doesnt make sense for them to keep it if they can't add new customers. Retaining existing customers will probably take more incentives and rewards, which sort of offsets any money they get. That pool of customers is only going to get smaller over time. Might as well sell it as early as possible for as much as they can get.
At that point, all of us with Red Aviator cards will probably get grandfathered in to a $89 annual fee AA Citi Platinum card.
I want the Silver Aviator so I'm hoping they give us that option soon.
At that point, all of us with Red Aviator cards will probably get grandfathered in to a $89 annual fee AA Citi Platinum card.
I want the Silver Aviator so I'm hoping they give us that option soon.
Mar 9, 2015, 7:18 am
#22
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Citi Platinum Select auto converted to World Elite?
I currently have Citi Platinum Select World Master Card, and just received a new World Elite card, what is the difference between the two in terms of card benefits? annual fees for the World Elite card? (The World Master is still in its first year, so no annual fees yet).
Mar 9, 2015, 8:39 am
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Mar 13, 2015, 12:58 pm
#25
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Reality is, most of the hardcore geeks have found a way to make the exec card profitable (sad that you have to pay $450 , but true)
had this happend a few years earlier, I would have jumped "head over heels" for a barclays card , unfortunately (for barclays),times have changed
Last edited by rgAAFT; Mar 13, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Mar 13, 2015, 1:05 pm
#26
Join Date: Apr 2014
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My hope is that the AA competition from Barclays might push them to do that. Not sure why Citi still has a FTF on a 'travel' card. Annoying.
Mar 13, 2015, 1:10 pm
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Mar 13, 2015, 1:24 pm
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Mar 13, 2015, 2:10 pm
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