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    <title>topic Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB in Credit Cards</title>
    <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131915#M1744108</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi. &amp;nbsp;*cough* &amp;nbsp;Delta person here. &amp;nbsp;If a person were to hypothetically get this card and use their miles to book a China Southern flight using AA miles, does anyone know if China Southern would still honor the limited reciprocal benefits for Delta elites now that they have exited SkyTeam and have become an AA partner (with limited Delta partnership remaining) even though it's an AA award fare, or does this only apply for Delta or China Southern marketed flights?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>K-in-Boston</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:35:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131712#M1744045</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;I realize many are not traveling and there are those shedding travel cards.&amp;nbsp; But I stumbled upon an enhancement for the CITI AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard this morning and I wanted to let the community know in case anyone was interested.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;The standard SUB for this card recently has been 50K AAdvantage miles for spending $2,500 in the first three months.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; And waiver of the $99 Annual Fee in Year One. This is still the offer I'm seeing on the CITI website.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;I saw a different SUB on the American Airlines (aa.com) website this morning that has a higher value.&amp;nbsp; The SUB is 40K AAdvantage miles but for meeting a lower spend requirement of $2,000 in the first three months.&amp;nbsp; However, there is a CA$H credit bonus added to that for any American Airlines spending of up to $250.&amp;nbsp; From my calculations, it appears the 40K miles + $250 SUB is about $110 in higher value than the 50K miles SUB alone*.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You can apply for the card during the checkout process if you book an AA flight.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;(*The Points Guy estimates AA miles are worth about 1.4 cents each.&amp;nbsp; Therefore, 50K AAdvantage miles are worth $700.&amp;nbsp; And 40K AAdvantage miles are worth $560.&amp;nbsp; If you take full advantage of the $250 credit, you'd net 560 + 250 = $810 versus $700 on the 50K SUB alone.&amp;nbsp; Either the 40K miles for $2K spend or the $50K miles for $2.5K spend works out to a value of 28% on that spending.)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Both SUBs give you a waiver of the $99 AF for one year.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;You also get:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;One free checked bag for you and up to four companions &lt;EM&gt;(normal cost $30 for first checked bag on domestic flights.)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Priority Boarding&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;25% savings on inflight food and beverage services &lt;EM&gt;(when they return)&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;img id="smileywink" class="emoticon emoticon-smileywink" src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif" alt="Smiley Wink" title="Smiley Wink" /&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;I had never done the math for this card before now but it can have a decent earn rate if you spend enough on it.&amp;nbsp; The card earns 2 miles for purchases on American and for restaurants and gas stations.&amp;nbsp; One mile on all other spending.&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;(That works out to an earn rate of 2.8% or 1.4% respectively.)&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;However, if you spend $20K annually (or about $1,666 per month), you get a &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;U&gt;$125 companion certificate&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; that boosts your earnings on that spend by .00625%.&amp;nbsp; (125/20000)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; So you could get a real return of up to 3.425% &lt;EM&gt;(2.8 + 0.625%)&lt;/EM&gt; for airfare redemption on American Airlines purchases, restaurant purchases, and gas purchases (uncapped.)&amp;nbsp; And you'd get 2.025% on all other purchases in that $20K spend.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;(1.4 + 0.625%)&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; So you're beating a basic 2% card.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Checking about three domestic bags a year covers almost all the annual fee starting in year two, but of course this is profile dependent.&amp;nbsp; YMMV, more or less, depending on travel and spend. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Combined with no annual fee in year one and an $810 SUB, this is a pretty sweet deal, IMO.&amp;nbsp; As for me, I've got too many new cards this year to add any more right now, so I think I'll continue to garden.&amp;nbsp; It's tempting, since if I added another CITI card the AAdvantage cards would be a good match.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_01.jpg" style="width: 575px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64140i8F64843EF75F45FD/image-dimensions/575x1020?v=v2" width="575" height="1020" role="button" title="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_01.jpg" alt="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_01.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_02.jpg" style="width: 588px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64139i4216D47421425F9A/image-dimensions/588x759?v=v2" width="588" height="759" role="button" title="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_02.jpg" alt="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_02.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_03.jpg" style="width: 569px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64141i67DC003B2045CD5B/image-dimensions/569x833?v=v2" width="569" height="833" role="button" title="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_03.jpg" alt="CITI_AAdvantage_Visa_Offer_03.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:43:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131712#M1744045</guid>
      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:43:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131738#M1744053</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Great information, and well written. Thanks!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Seems like a good deal for a $99/year card (with the first year free), for anyone that flies on AA frequently. Especially useful if you fly &lt;EM&gt;in&lt;/EM&gt;frequently enough to not earn the baggage and priority boarding perks with airline status.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Personally, I'm not a huge fan of airline cards since the earning and spending is tightly tied to the airline itself, making them less flexible than traditional non-cobranded travel cards, but they do usually offer more perks for less annual fees, making them a good choice for less-frequent travellers. For heavy travellers, the ~$500 AF cards like AMEX Platinum, CSR, Citi Prestige, etc. are usually much better choices, both in terms of earning rates, and flexibility of where you can earn and spend the points. CSR, for instance, offers 3x points for all travel purchases made anywhere, and the points can be used for pretty much any travel anywhere. They don't offer as much insofar as airline perks (free bags, priority boarding, etc) but I think usually the people who have these cards have elite status with one or more airlines anyways.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This AA card seems like a good fit for people who fly AA at least once a year (or plan to), but not more than 25k miles per year. After 25k miles/year, you'll already be getting the airline perks without this card, and can get enough higher and more flexible earnings rates with other cards to justify their higher annual fees.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 22:36:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131738#M1744053</guid>
      <dc:creator>coreysw12</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-10T22:36:06Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131746#M1744059</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks for sharing&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1067750"&gt;@Aim_High&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I hadn't seen that yet.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'll keep an eye on this. &amp;nbsp;As an AA flyer multiple times each year (ordinarily) I would benefit from this card. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Been reading a lot about Citi in the Approvals and Applications thread that isn't entirely encouraging with them of late. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:47:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131746#M1744059</guid>
      <dc:creator>cashorcharge</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T00:47:55Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131885#M1744097</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/400213"&gt;@coreysw12&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Great information, and well written. Thanks!&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Seems like a good deal for a $99/year card (with the first year free), for anyone that flies on AA frequently. Especially useful if you fly infrequently enough to not earn the baggage and priority boarding perks with airline status.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Personally, I'm not a huge fan of airline cards since the earning and spending is tightly tied to the airline itself, making them less flexible than traditional non-cobranded travel cards, but they do usually offer more perks for less annual fees, making them a good choice for less-frequent travellers. For heavy travellers, the ~$500 AF cards like AMEX Platinum, CSR, Citi Prestige, etc. are usually much better choices, both in terms of earning rates, and flexibility of where you can earn and spend the points. CSR, for instance, offers 3x points for all travel purchases made anywhere, and the points can be used for pretty much any travel anywhere. They don't offer as much insofar as airline perks (free bags, priority boarding, etc) but I think usually the people who have these cards have elite status with one or more airlines anyways.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;This AA card seems like a good fit for people who fly AA at least once a year (or plan to), but not more than 25k miles per year. After 25k miles/year, you'll already be getting the airline perks without this card, and can get enough higher and more flexible earnings rates with other cards to justify their higher annual fees.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Good points, &lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/400213"&gt;@coreysw12&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; I personally selected the Chase Sapphire Reserve for that very reason ... more flexibility for a variety of travel and redemption than some other options.&amp;nbsp; Still, as you said, for someone who flies less frequently the card can pay for itself even with just the savings on checked bags in some cases, while giving good earning rates on paying for the flight itself.&amp;nbsp; I liken this card to my Marriott and Hyatt hotel cards, which are most useful just in the hotels themselves and pay for themselves with the annual free night award.&amp;nbsp; I don't need to use them often to get good value versus the annual fee! &amp;nbsp; Just another tool for someone to consider based on their profile and lifestyle. &amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:59:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131885#M1744097</guid>
      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T00:59:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131888#M1744099</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1098596"&gt;@cashorcharge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Thanks for sharing&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1067750"&gt;@Aim_High&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I hadn't seen that yet.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;I'll keep an eye on this. &amp;nbsp;As an AA flyer multiple times each year (ordinarily) I would benefit from this card. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Been reading a lot about Citi in the Approvals and Applications thread that isn't entirely encouraging with them of late. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;You're welcome &lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1098596"&gt;@cashorcharge&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Yes, I don't know how their approvals have been lately.&amp;nbsp; With my recent string of new accounts and inquiries, I would be a little hesitant to waste a hard pull for this card.&amp;nbsp; Plus I'm still meeting other SUBs.&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;(I got AOD FCU Visa in April and since then I added the Bank of America Premium Rewards, Wells Fargo Cash Wise, and AMEX Gold!&amp;nbsp; Meanwhile, Navy FCU turned me down for the More Rewards AMEX card and refused a recon so I think I'm best to garden.)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:03:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131888#M1744099</guid>
      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:03:20Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131900#M1744104</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Agreed&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1067750"&gt;@Aim_High&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Similar boat as you. &amp;nbsp;Seems like I have wanted this card a while as it pairs well with my travel agenda but put it on hold in March, not knowing where we'd be today. &amp;nbsp;Starting watching their prequal site but it went down in APR (yes, been keeping track of that too) and since then, I've gotten other accounts (perhaps too many for their liking) lately so I continue to hold off with them. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have to say, while I don't recall specifics, I am always hearing about this card and it's SUB whether it was aboard the plane, in the airport or via marketing emails. &amp;nbsp;No preapprovals...just ordinary marketing. &amp;nbsp;It likely changes often but I think there is "always" something offered with it which works in our favor! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:16:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>cashorcharge</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:16:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131915#M1744108</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi. &amp;nbsp;*cough* &amp;nbsp;Delta person here. &amp;nbsp;If a person were to hypothetically get this card and use their miles to book a China Southern flight using AA miles, does anyone know if China Southern would still honor the limited reciprocal benefits for Delta elites now that they have exited SkyTeam and have become an AA partner (with limited Delta partnership remaining) even though it's an AA award fare, or does this only apply for Delta or China Southern marketed flights?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131915#M1744108</guid>
      <dc:creator>K-in-Boston</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:35:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131932#M1744109</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1098596"&gt;@cashorcharge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;I have to say, while I don't recall specifics, I am always hearing about this card and it's SUB whether it was aboard the plane, in the airport or via marketing emails. &amp;nbsp;No preapprovals...just ordinary marketing. &amp;nbsp;It likely changes often but I think there is "always" something offered with it which works in our favor! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;The one they are really pushing now with heavy marketing, &lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1098596"&gt;@cashorcharge&lt;/a&gt;, is the similar &lt;EM&gt;&lt;U&gt;Barclay's Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Before American and US Airways merged, Barclays had the US Airways contract and Citi had the American contract.&amp;nbsp; So both banks still have a presence with the merged carrier, unlike many airlines that use a single bank to issue their cards. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Both the Citi Platinum Select and Barclay's Aviator Red have a $99 AF &lt;EM&gt;(Citi is waived year one; Barclay's is *NOT* waived)&lt;/EM&gt;,&amp;nbsp; Free checked bag for cardholder and up to four companions, 25% discount on food and beverage, preferred boarding, no FTF, and a companion certificate after $20K annual spend.&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;(The Citi certificate is a little more lucrative at $125 versus $99 for the Barclay's.)&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; Both cards earn 2x miles on American Airlines but the Citi card also pays 2x miles at restaurants and gas stations, which Barclay's does not.&amp;nbsp; Both cards pay a minimum baseline of 1x miles.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Actually, the SUB on the Barclays (60K miles) is actually a little higher than the &lt;EM&gt;(improved)&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; Citi SUB I quoted, now that I look at it.&amp;nbsp; But only slightly. The Barclay's would be worth (60 x 1.4) or $840 versus the $810 in the improved Citi SUB.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;**The other big difference on the SUB is that Barclay's has no minimum spend &lt;U&gt;(just one single purchase of any amount)&lt;/U&gt; while Citi's card requires $2K or $2.5K spend in 90 days!**&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;So I guess it depends on which bank you'd rather deal with and which card's benefits/SUBs align better with your plans! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Barclays_Aviator_Red_AA.jpg" style="width: 782px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64147i3DD4C3D7DF78CBAA/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Barclays_Aviator_Red_AA.jpg" alt="Barclays_Aviator_Red_AA.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:47:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T02:47:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131933#M1744110</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Now that's an interesting question&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/973576"&gt;@K-in-Boston&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;even though you're a "Delta Person" &amp;nbsp;LOL &amp;nbsp;Admittedly, Delta is easy for me to fly to ATL, MSP or SLC....and I actually flew them last year. &amp;nbsp;Not a bad experience at all. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would think that question would best be answered by someone familar with China Southern. &amp;nbsp;I have used AA Award Travel with British Airways, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines....all One World Partners. &amp;nbsp;I should also caveat that similar to your Delta status, I have Lifetime Platinum Status with AA so I don't have/had encountered any restrictions with their partners. &amp;nbsp; When I've flown award travel on their partners, my status shows up in their system and I have always been extended the same opportunities I would have had it been an actual AA flight...but that's because my Advantage Number is tied to the reservation. &amp;nbsp;Using this card to credit miles would go to your AA Account so in essence, asking to change mileage programs before a ticketed itinerary is used so China Southern would see your Delta number and it's associated benefits....hmmm? &amp;nbsp;I have to say, that's a new one.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I found this for you, but it primarily talks about lounge access and I am guessing you don't need a lounge, but instead seek other benefits. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/destinations/asia.jsp#chinasouthern" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/destinations/asia.jsp#chinasouthern&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>cashorcharge</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:47:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131945#M1744111</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1098596"&gt;@cashorcharge&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;Now that's an interesting question&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/973576"&gt;@K-in-Boston&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;even though you're a "Delta Person" &amp;nbsp;LOL &amp;nbsp;Admittedly, Delta is easy for me to fly to ATL, MSP or SLC....and I actually flew them last year. &amp;nbsp;Not a bad experience at all. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I would think that question would best be answered by someone familar with China Southern. &amp;nbsp;I have used AA Award Travel with British Airways, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines....all One World Partners. &amp;nbsp;I should also caveat that similar to your Delta status, I have Lifetime Platinum Status with AA so I don't have/had encountered any restrictions with their partners. &amp;nbsp; When I've flown award travel on their partners, my status shows up in their system and I have always been extended the same opportunities I would have had it been an actual AA flight...but that's because my Advantage Number is tied to the reservation. &amp;nbsp;Using this card to credit miles would go to your AA Account so in essence, asking to change mileage programs before a ticketed itinerary is used so China Southern would see your Delta number and it's associated benefits....hmmm? &amp;nbsp;I have to say, that's a new one.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I found this for you, but it primarily talks about lounge access and I am guessing you don't need a lounge, but instead seek other benefits. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/destinations/asia.jsp#chinasouthern" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://www.aa.com/i18n/plan-travel/destinations/asia.jsp#chinasouthern&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks. &amp;nbsp;Since the SkyTeam exit was fairly recent and obviously not a lot of partner travel happening everything is a little murky. &amp;nbsp;The closest analogue here would be that Hawaiian is both a Delta and American partner, but the Hawaiian benefits for Delta are relegated solely to earning SkyMiles on intra-island flights (i.e. Honolulu to Hilo, but not Honolulu to San Francisco).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Lounge access and priority check-in/security/passport control/boarding (and any possible upgrade opportunity) would be the things I would be looking for.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:54:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>K-in-Boston</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:54:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131948#M1744112</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1067750"&gt;@Aim_High&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I actually still carry all the old American Airlines Luggage Tags to remind myself what it used to be like before AA and US Airways (America West) merged! &amp;nbsp;It's always other legacy business travelers that noticed them and commented. &amp;nbsp;Ahhh the good ole days. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have 1 account with Barclays...the not really popular Black Card. &amp;nbsp;It's high fee is reimbursed to me each year through all my travel/reimbursable spend and Barclays has given me plenty of auto-CLI's over the years.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I called and asked about a PC from my Black to the Aviator 2 years ago I think it was...told no...likely because they didn't want to lose my AF. &amp;nbsp;I've had the account over 10+ years so it helps my aging and pays for itself so I let it ride each year. &amp;nbsp;I have used my other rewards cards for AA tickets....AMEX Plat or CSR...and was thinking the bump from Citi would be nice. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="s-l225.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/skins/images/5A8D00B95190A8D1A2A88DAAFB03B9BF/responsive_peak/images/image_not_found.png" alt="s-l225.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 01:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>cashorcharge</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T01:57:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131950#M1744113</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/973576"&gt;@K-in-Boston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Hi. &amp;nbsp;*cough* &amp;nbsp;Delta person here. &amp;nbsp;If a person were to hypothetically get this card and use their miles to book a China Southern flight using AA miles, does anyone know if China Southern would still honor the limited reciprocal benefits for Delta elites now that they have exited SkyTeam and have become an AA partner (with limited Delta partnership remaining) even though it's an AA award fare, or does this only apply for Delta or China Southern marketed flights?&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Good question &lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/973576"&gt;@K-in-Boston&lt;/a&gt;!&amp;nbsp; I don't know but I tried to look up more about it.&amp;nbsp; I would think the answer lies with the servicing airline, China Southern and not with any American Airlines or OneWorld websites.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;I found this article from Reuters (December 24, 2019) which states that, "&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;China Southern will continue code-share partnerships with 14 existing SkyTeam partners including Aeroflot, Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air and Xiamen Airlines, it said in a statement to Hong Kong stock exchange.&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;U&gt;Frequent flyer cooperations will also be continued with these SkyTeam partners&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;, it said, adding the airline would launch its own priority service brand to substitute “Skypriority” on its flights."&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="2" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chinasouthern-skyteam/china-southern-to-keep-most-skyteam-code-share-partnerships-after-leaving-idUSKBN1YS0L5" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chinasouthern-skyteam/china-southern-to-keep-most-skyteam-code-share-partnerships-after-leaving-idUSKBN1YS0L5&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;To me, while it sounds like China Southern could use their discretion, I would think that you could call their customer service to add your Delta SkyTeam priority status to your reservation after it was made.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;China Southern Airways US website&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="2" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.csair.com/us/en/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzNKI7__f6wIVENbACh39_QHZEAAYASAAEgJQcvD_BwE" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.csair.com/us/en/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzNKI7__f6wIVENbACh39_QHZEAAYASAAEgJQcvD_BwE&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Customer Service (844) 622-2993&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131956#M1744115</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks guys! &amp;nbsp;Sorry for our little connecting flight in the middle of the thread; just trying to figure out what my future with Citi is going to look like.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I think you are both right that it would likely come down to applying my SkyMiles number to the reservation and removing my AAdvantage number, but since I am proposing booking AA stock that would likely leave me very much at the whim of the China Southern agent I spoke with as to whether they will do it or not.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>K-in-Boston</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T02:04:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131958#M1744116</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Got it! &amp;nbsp;Well if you don't have much of any status with AA today....and getting these miles would not count as qualifying miles, you're not really farther ahead status wise, other than total miles in your account. &amp;nbsp;If you used them for Award Travel, unless you were ticketed in Upper Class, getting those benefits wouldn't be offered to you. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I recall flying First Class on BA and regardless of my ticket origination (AA Award) or my status with AA, because I was in Upper Class on a transcontinental ticket, I was given lounge access, priority customs (this was before GE) and everything they offer those passengers. &amp;nbsp;It was as if they didn't care whether the ticket was paid for in cash or miles. &amp;nbsp;I would "think" if you're in an Upper Cabin, China Southern would be the same...but admittedly, I have never flown them.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>cashorcharge</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T02:04:41Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6131965#M1744117</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/973576"&gt;@K-in-Boston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;I think you are both right that it would likely come down to applying my SkyMiles number to the reservation and removing my AAdvantage number, but since I am proposing booking AA stock that &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;would likely leave me very much at the whim of the China Southern agent&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;EM&gt;I spoke with as to whether they will do it or not.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;And then, there's always &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp; ... Hang Up, Call Again!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ... LOL!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="silly_face_emoji.jpg" style="width: 101px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/59194i61FA80B6BD93FEFC/image-dimensions/101x113?v=v2" width="101" height="113" role="button" title="silly_face_emoji.jpg" alt="silly_face_emoji.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yeah, most airlines will offer similar services to F/J passengers as elites (or more correctly, the other way around). &amp;nbsp; The only airline I can think of off the top of my head that seems to be different is Alaska, where some if not all of their lounges are available to paid and award F passengers, but not to elites on F upgrades that don't otherwise have access.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Edit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1067750"&gt;@Aim_High&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;😂 yeah there is always that option.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:12:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>K-in-Boston</dc:creator>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
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      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yes! &amp;nbsp;Alaska is a weird one! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I had a J ticket on AA in SEA with no AA lounge, attempted to use the Alaska lounge...no dice! &amp;nbsp;Had to use PP access at some random lounge...UGH! &amp;nbsp;Recently enjoyed the Centurion Lounge last year though.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 02:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2020-09-11T02:16:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6132051#M1744126</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/973576"&gt;@K-in-Boston&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;, there's another Barclay's card you might be interested in if you want a One World/American Airlines card to add to your lineup, at least for the SUB.&amp;nbsp; This is the Aviator BUSINESS card that has an even higher 75K miles SUB (at 1.4 cents per mile, worth approximately $1,050 in value!)&amp;nbsp; &lt;img id="smileysurprised" class="emoticon emoticon-smileysurprised" src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-surprised.gif" alt="Smiley Surprised" title="Smiley Surprised" /&gt;&amp;nbsp; (Only requires $1K spend and one purchase on an employee card.)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Same benefits as the Aviator card but also includes 2x AAdvantage miles for every one dollar spent at eligible office supply, telecom and car rental merchants.&amp;nbsp; And a 5% mileage bonus annually.&amp;nbsp; And $3,000 in elite qualifying dollars annually with $25K spend.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Barclays_Aviator_Business.jpg" style="width: 942px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/64150iC2096D2C6EB951E6/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;amp;px=999" role="button" title="Barclays_Aviator_Business.jpg" alt="Barclays_Aviator_Business.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 03:02:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6132051#M1744126</guid>
      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T03:02:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6132173#M1744157</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;If I'm not mistaken the Citi card does not offer a companion certificate, but rather a $125 discount on a ticket purchase, so it's value is as you described (for the first $20K annual spend)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The Barclays card on the other hand does offer a companion certificate for $99, and thus it's value is the cost of the ticket you are able to redeem it for (minus $99), which could very well be more than the Citi $125 discount.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 05:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6132173#M1744157</guid>
      <dc:creator>dogmeat</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T05:45:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New CITI American Airlines Platinum Select SUB</title>
      <link>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6132604#M1744345</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/528918"&gt;@dogmeat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;If I'm not mistaken the Citi card does not offer a companion certificate, but rather a $125 discount on a ticket purchase, so it's value is as you described (for the first $20K annual spend)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;The Barclays card on the other hand does offer a companion certificate for $99, and thus it's value is the cost of the ticket you are able to redeem it for (minus $99), which could very well be more than the Citi $125 discount.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;Excellent point, &lt;a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/528918"&gt;@dogmeat&lt;/a&gt;, and thanks for pointing that out!&amp;nbsp; Since I don't have either of the cards, when I mentioned the credit on the Barclays card I just interpreted it as the same benefit.&amp;nbsp; As you said, it could be worth substantially more depending on how it is redeemed, although it is limited to a &lt;STRONG&gt;domestic economy&lt;/STRONG&gt; fare, and it appears you have to pay whatever taxes and fees you would pay on the full-price fare. &amp;nbsp; And domestic is defined as continental US travel only.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="4" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select verbage&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/U&gt;:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;$125 AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT DISCOUNT&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;Earn a $125 American Airlines Flight Discount certificate (the "Flight Discount") after you spend $20,000 or more in purchases on your Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® credit card during your credit cardmembership year (every 12 months from the billing period after your annual fee bills through the next billing period your annual fee bills). For your first year of credit cardmembership, purchases qualify as of the date of your account opening. To receive the Flight Discount, your account must be open for one billing cycle after your annual fee is billed. The Flight Discount expires one year from date of issue of the certificate. The Flight Discount is redeemable toward the initial ticket purchase of air travel wholly on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines, or on flights marketed by American Airlines and operated by Compass Airlines, LLC, Envoy Air Inc., Republic Airways Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Mesa Airlines, Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc., or Piedmont Airlines, Inc. for itineraries originating in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or U.S. Virgin Islands, and sold in US Dollars. The Flight Discount is also redeemable for air travel on any oneworld® carrier or American Airlines codeshare flight. The Flight Discount is redeemable online at AA.com, or by calling American Airlines Reservations. A reservations services fee may apply for travel booked through American Airlines Reservations. The Flight Discount is redeemable only toward the purchase of the base airfare and directly associated taxes, fees and charges that are collected as part of the fare calculation for travel. The Flight Discount may not be used for flight products and/or services that are sold separately or non-flight products and/or services sold by American Airlines. If the ticket price is greater than the value of the Flight Discount, the difference must be paid only with a credit, debit or charge card, or with American Airlines Gift Cards. If travel booked with the Flight Discount is cancelled or changed by the credit cardmember, the Flight Discount will be forfeited and the credit cardmember will be responsible for any applicable fare difference and the applicable change fee. The Flight Discount will not be replaced for any reason. The Flight Discount is non-refundable, may not be sold and has no cash redemption value. After qualification, please allow 8-12 weeks for delivery of the Flight Discount.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;&lt;FONT size="4"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;U&gt;Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red verbage&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Anniversary Companion Certificate&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;At each card anniversary, you will be eligible to earn one (1) domestic economy fare Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) provided that $20,000 or more in eligible Net Purchases are made with your Card Account during the cardmembership year (each 12-month period through and including your Card Account anniversary month) and your Card Account remains open for at least 45 days after the anniversary date. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;When the Companion Certificate is used according to its terms, you will pay a $99 companion ticket fee plus government taxes and fees, the amount of which will depend on the itinerary (as of the date of these Card Account Reward Rules government taxes and fees range between $21.60 and $43.20), for a round-trip qualifying domestic economy fare ticket for a companion when an individual round-trip qualifying domestic economy fare ticket is purchased and redeemed through American Airlines Meeting Services. Companion certificate eligible travel must be booked and purchased from select economy inventory. The Companion Certificate will be valid one year from the issue date. Companion Certificate eligible travel is defined as travel on flights within the 48 contiguous United States, on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines, or on flights marketed by American Airlines and operated by Compass Airlines, LLC, Envoy Air Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Mesa Airlines, Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc., or Piedmont Airlines, Inc. This is not available for travel on codeshare flights booked with an American Airlines flight number but operated by another airline. For residents of Alaska and Hawaii, Companion Certificate eligible travel is defined as round-trip travel originating in either of those two states and continuing to the 48 contiguous United States. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Details, terms and conditions, certain restrictions, and restricted dates apply and will be disclosed on the Companion Certificate.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="verdana,geneva,sans-serif"&gt;There was also another benefit to the Barclays card which I didn't mention which is added value above the Citi cards.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; There is a credit of up to $25 annually for usage of inflight Wifi, which adds potential further value.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3" face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Anniversary $25 Wi-Fi Credit&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;You will qualify for Wi-Fi statement credits up to a maximum of $25 per Card Account each cardmembership year (each 12-month period through and including your Card Account anniversary month) towards in-flight Wi-Fi sessions purchased on your Card Account. Transaction dates for each Wi-Fi purchase will be used to determine the cardmembership year in which each Wi-Fi purchase applies. This benefit applies to cardmembers in Good Standing, and flights that are marketed and operated by American Airlines, or marketed by American Airlines and operated by Compass Airlines, LLC, Envoy Air Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Mesa Airlines, Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc., or Piedmont Airlines, Inc. This benefit will not be available for travel on codeshare flights booked with an American Airlines flight number but operated by another airline. You may not receive Wi-Fi statement credits unless your Card Account annual fee has been paid in full. Any outstanding Wi-Fi statement credits will be applied to your Card Account once you pay your Card Account annual fee in full. Wi-Fi statement credits will appear on your Card Account Billing statement up to 4 weeks after each eligible purchase and corresponding Wi-Fi statement credit are posted to your Card Account. If your Card Account is closed, any outstanding Wi-Fi statement credits will be forfeited. Wi-Fi usage is subject to the terms of usage and restrictions of the Wi-Fi service provider. Additional terms, conditions and restrictions may apply and are subject to change without notice. Please visit aa.com/wifi for additional details.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/New-CITI-American-Airlines-Platinum-Select-SUB/m-p/6132604#M1744345</guid>
      <dc:creator>Aim_High</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-09-11T18:10:06Z</dc:date>
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