[EXPIRED] AA Citi / Citibank Card, 75K sign up bonus [read post #2 first]
Dec 26, 2010, 4:11 pm
#3301
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Seattle
Programs: AAdvantage Plat+, FoundersCard, Amex Plat, TR Diamond, Marriott Gold, Wyndham Dia, HH Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 785
IMHO, your guess is good.
A couple months ago, there was an extensive discussion on this blog about how many months/years does /Citi look back in deciding if you are considered "new" . the experience of previous cardholders who applied did vary, but I recall that people who hadn't had a Citi AA card for more than 18 months did well. Also, people who Citi considered to be "good" customers (used the card a lot, did not churn) also did fairly well in getting approved for new cards. Of course, there are no guarantees of what Citi will do.
A couple months ago, there was an extensive discussion on this blog about how many months/years does /Citi look back in deciding if you are considered "new" . the experience of previous cardholders who applied did vary, but I recall that people who hadn't had a Citi AA card for more than 18 months did well. Also, people who Citi considered to be "good" customers (used the card a lot, did not churn) also did fairly well in getting approved for new cards. Of course, there are no guarantees of what Citi will do.
Dec 26, 2010, 7:17 pm
#3302
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: AA,BA,UA,SW,NWA,DL
Posts: 4
Do these 75,000 bonus points count towards lifetime Gold?
Dec 26, 2010, 7:26 pm
#3303
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA EXP, Avis PC
Posts: 125
Dec 27, 2010, 7:23 am
#3304
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: No Longer Anything
Posts: 478
Thanks OP
and everyone else with the helpful advice on this thread!
I got a personal Visa and AmExpress a few months back. Miles posted promptly as soon as I met my spend. I just booked 2 Business/First tickets to Hawaii for my parents for their 50th Anniversary next November.
I was going to use up some of my UA miles, but their Hawaii product is pathetic and didn't think it was worth it. Now have AA's (GRR-)ORD-HNL 763 w/much nicer Biz/First product and since I don't otherwise use AA much, I think miles were well spent on my parents. And I get to keep my UA miles for better use in F or C on international flights. Thanks Much All! Happy 2011!
I got a personal Visa and AmExpress a few months back. Miles posted promptly as soon as I met my spend. I just booked 2 Business/First tickets to Hawaii for my parents for their 50th Anniversary next November.
I was going to use up some of my UA miles, but their Hawaii product is pathetic and didn't think it was worth it. Now have AA's (GRR-)ORD-HNL 763 w/much nicer Biz/First product and since I don't otherwise use AA much, I think miles were well spent on my parents. And I get to keep my UA miles for better use in F or C on international flights. Thanks Much All! Happy 2011!
Dec 27, 2010, 8:27 am
#3305
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 905
so did anyone ever figure out if you get the 75k if you only get approved for the gold and not the plat?
Dec 27, 2010, 11:34 am
#3306
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: AA Gold, US Silver
Posts: 9
gold seems to be okay
I was approved only for the gold and my 75,000 have posted. To be safe, though, you may want to ask the CSR to confirm what bonus you have signed up for when you call to activate the card.
Dec 27, 2010, 3:25 pm
#3307
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 10
Ok, so I'm brand new to all these rewards cards, my wife and I travel two or three times a year with our 8 year old. From what I can gather this card seems like the best bet, or at least a good one for us. I'm just confused on the link to the 75k and 10k bonus, and if her and I should sign up for two personal cards or what.
The links that I see for the bonus offers don't mention anything about the 75k or 100k. Where can I find the appropriate links.
should I apply for two cards, and my wife for two? Will this net us 150k or 200k miles each for a total of either 300k or 400k? Or am I confused on this completely?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I sifted through some of the 221 pages on here and some on FW, and it really didn't help, I need someone to lay it out for a noob
Thanks
Patrick
The links that I see for the bonus offers don't mention anything about the 75k or 100k. Where can I find the appropriate links.
should I apply for two cards, and my wife for two? Will this net us 150k or 200k miles each for a total of either 300k or 400k? Or am I confused on this completely?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I sifted through some of the 221 pages on here and some on FW, and it really didn't help, I need someone to lay it out for a noob
Thanks
Patrick
Dec 27, 2010, 4:03 pm
#3308
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
The links that I see for the bonus offers don't mention anything about the 75k or 100k. Where can I find the appropriate links.
Links are in second post on page one of this thread.
should I apply for two cards, and my wife for two? Will this net us 150k or 200k miles each for a total of either 300k or 400k?
Yes. Apply for both visa and amex on same day.
Links are in second post on page one of this thread.
should I apply for two cards, and my wife for two? Will this net us 150k or 200k miles each for a total of either 300k or 400k?
Yes. Apply for both visa and amex on same day.
Dec 27, 2010, 6:16 pm
#3309
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: EWR, SLC, SGN
Posts: 1,113
links
the links are now on page 5 not page 2 in my searching.
Dec 27, 2010, 7:31 pm
#3310
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 9
AA Miles
If you dont purchase a flight on AA for 12 months, but then book in 3 months later - are your miles gone, or can they be re-activated? Anyone know.
Dec 27, 2010, 10:20 pm
#3312
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
http://creditcards.citicards.com/usc...l2&sc=4XKBP9N0
That's how you get it. It does not list the terms on the application itself.
Dec 27, 2010, 10:24 pm
#3313
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
If you use the card you will earn miles and keep all miles alive for 18 months after last miles earned. If you no longer have the card, you can buy something through the aa.com online mall and keep your miles alive that way.
Dec 27, 2010, 10:50 pm
#3314
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Dallas
Programs: AA,Platinum AmEx, SPG Gold,WN CP
Posts: 80
If both of my parents are applying for cards, can they use one advantage number or do they both need to have their own?
Dec 27, 2010, 11:07 pm
#3315
Join Date: May 2003
Location: CA
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,879