For business owners who fly American regularly, the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® is a great choice.
It offers a generous 65,000 miles bonus when you spend $4,000 in purchases within the first 4 months of account opening. Here are some ideas on meeting the spending requirement. We value these 65k miles at around $910. This is a good value bonus versus competitors.
- The CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® is a rewarding option if you and your coworkers frequently fly with American Airlines.
- With this card you’ll earn 2 AAdvantage® miles for each $1 spent on purchases at telecommunications merchants, cable and satellite providers, car rental merchants and at gas stations.
- And 2 AAdvantage® miles for every $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases.
- All other purchases earn 1 AAdvantage® mile for every $1 spent.
- Additionally, earn 1 Loyalty Point for every 1 eligible mile earned from purchases
Although it costs $99 a year, the annual fee is waived your first 12 months. Plus, the travel perks can save you hundreds of dollars, easily negating the card’s annual fee.
Based in the Dallas – Fort Worth area, American Airlines (AA) is the world’s largest airline.
Card Details
- Earn 2 miles for every $1 spent on:
- Cable and satellite providers
- Eligible American Airlines purchases
- Gas stations
- Select telecommunications merchants
- Car rentals
- Earn 1 mile for every $1 spent on other purchases
- First checked bag free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for you and up to 4 travel companions on the same reservation
- Preferred boarding on American Airlines flights
- Earn an American Airlines Companion Certificate for domestic travel after you spend $30,000 or more in purchases each cardmembership year and cardmembership is renewed.
- 25% savings on American Airlines inflight Wi-Fi purchases when you use your card
- 25% savings on inflight food and beverage purchases on American Airlines flights when you use your card
- No foreign transaction fees
- $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $99
Other Citi cards that earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles to consider:
- Citi’s American Airlines AAdvantage MileUp Mastercard
- Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite
- Citi / AAdvantage Executive Card
*Citi also has popular Checking/Savings account bonuses worth checking out.
READ MORE: SEE THE BEST BANK BONUSES HERE AND THE BEST INVESTING BONUSES HERE.
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