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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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linrick
01-17-2023 at 02:55 PM.
01-17-2023 at 02:55 PM.
Quote from Jiivi :
I think there is option to get back via mile challenge or buy back .. but want to see if I can get it if I apply for this card
You're right.

This is on American Airlines website.
"For mileage reactivations, you can:
Reactivate miles within 24 months of their expiration
Only make 1 transaction to reactivate your miles.
Any expired miles from this same expiration time frame that aren't reactivated will be forfeited
Reactivate a maximum of 500,000 miles"

Not sure if this statement on fee is old or current. But you can log on to your acct and do a reactive miles and see if the fees listed below is current or not.

"The price to reactivate miles is $50 for every 5,000 miles, plus a $30 processing fee per transaction, per account. (For example, you can reactivate 24,500 miles from one account for a cost of $280. That's a $250 mileage reactivation fee and a $30 transaction fee. Or you can reactivate just 5,000 AAdvantage miles for $80. That's a $50 mileage reactivation fee and a $30 transaction fee.) Please allow 72 hours for reactivated miles to post to your account."
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denali66
01-17-2023 at 03:24 PM.
01-17-2023 at 03:24 PM.
Quote from DonBu :
I flew from Philly to Toronto one way direct flight, only cost 7500 point plus $5 tax. Same Mega Bus trip cost over $100 one way. So no brainer.
I got a similar deal on points flying one way from Vancouver to Louisville last spring. I paid a little more in taxes sinceit wasn't a direct flight.
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pannna
01-17-2023 at 03:41 PM.
01-17-2023 at 03:41 PM.
Barclay card, is that offer a routine or that offer something special going right now?

Citi card does to 60k sometimes
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dtmamg
01-17-2023 at 07:11 PM.
01-17-2023 at 07:11 PM.
Quote from HonestKestrel4653 :
You don't even have to keep an AA card. I converted to a Custom Cash instead (much more valuable) and added my cards to the AA dining program. You'll naturally hit one of their participating restaurants during the year without having to think about it and earn AA miles that will extend your points' expiry date by another 18 months.

TY for the idea
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indelible
01-17-2023 at 07:17 PM.
01-17-2023 at 07:17 PM.
In for a card... Been sitting on 400k for like 6 years now with no opportunity to use lol. I miss churning the citi world elite
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VagrantRomani
01-17-2023 at 07:24 PM.
01-17-2023 at 07:24 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?
I believe you do as it is a benefit of the credit card itself. Recently purchased tickets for myself and my parents and it automatically came up with the first luggage for each of us being free.
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deyainrdy4ds
01-17-2023 at 07:27 PM.
01-17-2023 at 07:27 PM.
Quote from trsjtrh :
I use my points for JAL business class tickets. Saves me thousands of dollars

From where to where
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VagrantRomani
01-17-2023 at 07:27 PM.
01-17-2023 at 07:27 PM.
Quote from js6558 :
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.
Incorrect. You need to use the credit card. From the "Card Benefits" portion of their website:
"As the primary cardmember, be sure to include your AAdvantage® number and use your Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® card when you book domestic itineraries for you and your travel companions on the same reservation on American Airlines flights."
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VagrantRomani
01-17-2023 at 07:28 PM.
01-17-2023 at 07:28 PM.
Quote from deyainrdy4ds :
From where to where
Cant answer for them, but I actually was looking and found Buisness Class seating from Chicago to Japan, roundtrip for 120k points. Not a lot of flights like that, but you gotta find them, or use the calendar to select days that the minimum for Business is 60k each way.
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Snakeyes77
01-17-2023 at 08:52 PM.
01-17-2023 at 08:52 PM.
Quote from HonestSink770 :
Got it. Thanks. Do the points get removed if you close your account?
Will they take back the 60k points (if unused) when you close your card before paying the annual fee?

I guess there is no option to downgrade the account like the chase United Explorer - where you can downgrade to the Basic Gateway card without the annual fee.

Except there is a no fee version of the card you can downgrade to after a year. Only gets half a mile per dollar spent though, but helps extend your credit history and put a couple bucks on it a year and it'll re-extend your mileage expiration date. https://creditcards.aa.com/barcla...advantage/

to answer your other 2 questions, no and no.
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Snakeyes77
01-17-2023 at 09:00 PM.
01-17-2023 at 09:00 PM.
Quote from darkhunter00 :
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.

I have 3 currently, not sure of a limit.
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Snakeyes77
01-17-2023 at 09:06 PM.
01-17-2023 at 09:06 PM.
Quote from Dragon38 :
Do you have a link?

https://cards.barclaycardus.com/b...astercard/
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Snakeyes77
01-17-2023 at 09:20 PM.
01-17-2023 at 09:20 PM.
Quote from linrick :
No, you cannot get expired points/miles back. Need to shop b4 expiration date at aadvantageeshopping.com or make a mile donation to keep the acct. going.

You can get them back. https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantag...-miles.jsp
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Snakeyes77
01-17-2023 at 09:23 PM.
01-17-2023 at 09:23 PM.
Give this guy some REPS! He only has 34, all these comments and new sign ups and no one is even giving him credit. I sent a couple your way OP.
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dtmamg
01-17-2023 at 09:29 PM.
01-17-2023 at 09:29 PM.
go to flyertalk, tons of info there, repped you op
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