Any Cards with above 1 mile per dollar for american Airlines
May 12, 2019, 7:44 pm
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Any Cards with above 1 mile per dollar for american Airlines
So with the demise of my starwood amex, I can no longer get above 1 mile per dollar for credit card spending. I have read and read many posts, blogs etc but I can't find anything. Most of my spending is with work and it doesn't qualify for any sort of bonus. Is there a way to go back to the old 1.25 to 1 that amex had. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Currently spending is about 500,000/year
Trying to Get FC airfare on AA because flying out of DFW
Currently Have a AA World Mastercard, the one that gets you into Admiral's clubs and Bonvoy Amex, but I moved all spending over the Citi AA Mastercard Black card after the devalue by AMEX Bonvoy
Currently spending is about 500,000/year
Trying to Get FC airfare on AA because flying out of DFW
Currently Have a AA World Mastercard, the one that gets you into Admiral's clubs and Bonvoy Amex, but I moved all spending over the Citi AA Mastercard Black card after the devalue by AMEX Bonvoy
May 13, 2019, 4:12 am
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Barclays BUSINESS AAdvantage card offers a 5% annual bonus, that's 1.05 per dollar on all spending with no category requirements:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...d-90-days.html
It also awards 2X in these categories: AA, office supply, telecom and car rental.
The free Citi AAdvantage MileUp card awards 2X miles at Supermarkets. Probably not a good match for you, but useful for others.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...d-90-days.html
It also awards 2X in these categories: AA, office supply, telecom and car rental.
The free Citi AAdvantage MileUp card awards 2X miles at Supermarkets. Probably not a good match for you, but useful for others.
Last edited by mia; May 13, 2019 at 4:19 am
May 13, 2019, 8:15 am
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yeah i saw a 10 percent bonus but i guess that went away as well, virtually none of my purchases end up in one of those categories, man that would be nice if they did.
May 13, 2019, 2:06 pm
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Does OP really want AA miles?
An alternative may be getting BA miles and using it to book AA flights (availability/price may not be the same though )
Earn 1.5x UR via ink business unlimited. With another premium card, transferable to BA
Similar thing with amex and BBP (2x earn up to 50k spend ayear)
Both chase/amex have had transfer bonuses to BA in the past. Though one risk = either company dropping BA as a transfer partner
An alternative may be getting BA miles and using it to book AA flights (availability/price may not be the same though )
Earn 1.5x UR via ink business unlimited. With another premium card, transferable to BA
Similar thing with amex and BBP (2x earn up to 50k spend ayear)
Both chase/amex have had transfer bonuses to BA in the past. Though one risk = either company dropping BA as a transfer partner
Jul 20, 2019, 3:34 pm
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Jul 20, 2019, 3:43 pm
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that's actually the card that i have now, but i was trying to get a little more. looks like there isn't any competitor for that.
Jul 21, 2019, 9:04 am
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Jul 22, 2019, 6:53 am
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It is so easy to get more than 1 mile for spend on AA
For travel expenses:
Chase Sapphire 3x Travel
Amex Platinum (at 500k a year spend a no brainer) 5x for bookings directly with airlines
Citi AA Executive 2x (but not so much for the earnings but for the Admirals Club)
........
Amex Blue Business 2x for everything (but only up to 50k a year)
Chase Unlimited 1.5x on everything
Chase Business 5x on cable/internet/phone
>> I think with 500k spend you would be best of getting yourself a card combo to maximize your earnings
For travel expenses:
Chase Sapphire 3x Travel
Amex Platinum (at 500k a year spend a no brainer) 5x for bookings directly with airlines
Citi AA Executive 2x (but not so much for the earnings but for the Admirals Club)
........
Amex Blue Business 2x for everything (but only up to 50k a year)
Chase Unlimited 1.5x on everything
Chase Business 5x on cable/internet/phone
>> I think with 500k spend you would be best of getting yourself a card combo to maximize your earnings
Jul 22, 2019, 8:12 am
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It is so easy to get more than 1 mile for spend on AA
For travel expenses:
Chase Sapphire 3x Travel
Amex Platinum (at 500k a year spend a no brainer) 5x for bookings directly with airlines
Citi AA Executive 2x (but not so much for the earnings but for the Admirals Club)
........
Amex Blue Business 2x for everything (but only up to 50k a year)
Chase Unlimited 1.5x on everything
Chase Business 5x on cable/internet/phone
>> I think with 500k spend you would be best of getting yourself a card combo to maximize your earnings
For travel expenses:
Chase Sapphire 3x Travel
Amex Platinum (at 500k a year spend a no brainer) 5x for bookings directly with airlines
Citi AA Executive 2x (but not so much for the earnings but for the Admirals Club)
........
Amex Blue Business 2x for everything (but only up to 50k a year)
Chase Unlimited 1.5x on everything
Chase Business 5x on cable/internet/phone
>> I think with 500k spend you would be best of getting yourself a card combo to maximize your earnings
the problem is that i usually want miles not really points, because for example we went to europe this summer in first on points, but it was 500,000 for 2 people but those tickets are about 6k each and that would be the equivalent of 1,200,000 points.. like on the chase unlimited
almost all of the spending is on medical supplies from a supply house and they don't seem to go into any category that i can tell. cable/internet/phone and travel are probably under 20-30k a year.
