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60K - 110K American Airline Points | $0-2500 spend | $0 annual fee for year 1

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60k points - AAdvantage World Elite Mastercard from Barclays. Just for opening the card, and making a single purchase, you will earn 60,000 American Airlines miles. The card's $99 annual fee is even waived in your first year of card membership.

https://www.applyaviator.com

50K points - This card currently has a welcome offer bonus to earn 50,000 AAdvantage Miles after spending $2,500 within the three months of card membership. And the card's $99 annual fee is also waived for the first year of card membership.

https://citicards.citi.com/usc/LP...index.html

Put these two cards together, and spend just $2,500 on the other (the Citi Platinum Select World Elite card) in the first three months. Bam: You've got 110,000 American Airlines miles. All without paying an annual fee in your first year.

That's an easier (and cheaper) path to pile up more than 100,000 miles than you'll find with almost any other airline. Of course, it requires opening two credit cards and responsibly meeting the minimum spending requirement
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Paupaaa
01-16-2023 at 08:39 PM.
01-16-2023 at 08:39 PM.
Quote from DuckinCA :
AA points aren't the easiest to use (and get a good value). Just be aware of what you are getting.

I got 200k and can't even get a one way biz class ticket
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PowerfulCorn440
01-16-2023 at 09:01 PM.
01-16-2023 at 09:01 PM.
Quote from DuckinCA :
AA points aren't the easiest to use (and get a good value). Just be aware of what you are getting.

I agree I had to spend 160k points and purchase an additional $600 in points to fly 4 people from CT to California. The value just isn't there.
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hdtvrand
01-16-2023 at 09:09 PM.
01-16-2023 at 09:09 PM.
Quote from VagrantRomani :
They do, but with AA Mastercard, I get first checked bag (domestic flight) for free for myself and anyone else who books with me.
Quote from eshank :
Not when you have their credit card.
Silly noob question, but do you have to purchase the tickets with the actual AA Mastercard to get the free checked bag?
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js6558
01-16-2023 at 09:24 PM.
01-16-2023 at 09:24 PM.
Quote from hdtvrand :
Silly noob question, but do you have to purchase the tickets with the actual AA Mastercard to get the free checked bag?
Nope! Your credit card is linked to your AAdvantage number so as long as that's on your itinerary/ticket, it notates that you're a cardholder.
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nickdeals
01-16-2023 at 09:45 PM.
01-16-2023 at 09:45 PM.
You need to be savvy to use these points. YOU MUST PAY FOR TAXES AND FEES on the award ticket. This means any flight though London will cost you a few hundred dollars. AAs website likes to push AA and BA, even if there are other oneworld carrier offering the same destination. I usually end up calling and asking for the flight I want, only to be told it's booked or unavailable. Again you need to be savvy to get your moneys worth. I've switched to the Costco Visa and just take the rewards as cash. Most of the time that's a better deal, and if you're not savvy it's always a better deal.
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Digitalgtr
01-16-2023 at 10:43 PM.
01-16-2023 at 10:43 PM.
Quote from djX :
Any bonus associated with this offer may only be earned once. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
This is not set in stone. AMEX has the same "once in a lifetime" rule I've been able to redeem the gold card sign up bonus twice (THEY invited me the second time)
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Dragon38
01-16-2023 at 11:55 PM.
01-16-2023 at 11:55 PM.
Quote from trsjtrh :
No, I reopen every 2 years or so, but some people do it more often. You can also open the business card for another 80k points

Do you have a link?
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Dragon38
01-16-2023 at 11:58 PM.
01-16-2023 at 11:58 PM.
I used to do two of the citi American airline cards every year or two and traveled around the world so many times. At some point they got wise to me and they said that I could not get the rewards anymore because I had gotten them like 2 years earlier.
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trsjtrh
01-17-2023 at 12:14 AM.
01-17-2023 at 12:14 AM.
Quote from Dragon38 :
Do you have a link?
For the business card? 80k miles + $95 statement credit https://cards.barclaycardus.com/b...astercard/

Here's a link to all their cards: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/b...cards/#///
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BarryT82
01-17-2023 at 02:42 AM.
01-17-2023 at 02:42 AM.
During their anniversary they were pushing cards on flights. They were advertising enough points to fly two people round trip to Hawaii. I have the Delta Reserve card and they offer a free companion ticket every year. I've thought about getting the AA card, but I'm holding out for more points.
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topcat2001
01-17-2023 at 03:08 AM.
01-17-2023 at 03:08 AM.
Quote from namlook :
I have a lot of points but would never use them for business class. I can take twice as many trips on economy with the points.
I mostly book economy on points but you can't deny business is a much slicker deal since normally they cost 4-5 times as much as economy on international flights without points. So using double points makes sense for many people.
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lodit
01-17-2023 at 03:23 AM.
01-17-2023 at 03:23 AM.
Flew business class on Cathay Pacific to Asia using AA points when it was 55k each way.
Absolutely worth the points for that level of comfort and amenities.

If you do your research, there are some great points transfer/conversion deals on AA partner airlines depending on how far out you book and time of year.

That said, I see that both Citi and Barclays are offering AA miles bonuses for their regular and business credit cards.

For those who went for the full set of 4, how far between applications did you submit regular and business for each of the cards?

Or did you do it all in one fell swoop, so that all the pulls occur on the same day and perhaps just count as 1 or 2 instead of 4?
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MrGrumble
01-17-2023 at 04:22 AM.
01-17-2023 at 04:22 AM.
Quote from DRSHERK :
I disagree. Like anything else, if you know what you're doing you can get screaming point redemptions. I have a trip to Tokyo planned using AA miles that is literally saving me thousands and thousands of dollars. Did that deal just fall in my lap? No. Did I search for it over time? Yes. We're my travel dates somewhat flexible? Yes.

I agree domestic first class I have won many times with points last minute helps too then point saver kicks in
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darkhunter00
01-17-2023 at 05:27 AM.
01-17-2023 at 05:27 AM.
How many Barclays personal cards can someone currently have at once? 2? 3 ?

I already have a choice hotels and priceline (from previous promos) so unsure if I can get this.
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FindingDory
01-17-2023 at 06:02 AM.
01-17-2023 at 06:02 AM.
Can you get the free checked luggage with this card for a flight that was booked before you open the card?
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