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Hi guys!
I started travelling a lot at the beginning of this year and began researching airline rewards. I am already a member of Alaska and American Airline's reward programs, but I just applied for my first airline cards the other day. I am a loyal Citi card holder and, in the process of researching the American Airlines card, they sent me an offer for the MileUp card (no annual fee with a $50 + 10,000 mile bonus offer). I signed up and was approved for $1,600.
Of course, then I did more research that I should have done prior and ended up applying for the Platinum Select card, too. They approved me for $4,000 ($99 annual fee, waived first year with a 50,000 mile bonus offer).
The wording on the card pages reads:
That makes it sound like I can get the bonuses for BOTH cards, but I wanted to be sure because, if I have to choose, obviously I'm going for the bigger one.
SIDE QUESTION: I'm also curious if I can use one of these American Airlines mile earning cards to pay for purchases through mileageplanshopping.com (Alaska's site) and earn miles through both programs at once?
Thanks in advance!
I wouldn't count your eggs with 2 Citi cards within the 48 month period. I would go grab the Barclay's version for the double bonus if you really want the extra miles.
https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/aadvantage-aviator-red-world-elite-mastercard/
Yes you should be able to get the bonus for both cards since Citi considers the Mile Up and Platinum Select AA cards different products.
Slightly off topic, would I have to wait 48 months to snag another bonus even if I was approved for my 2nd Platinum AA card which had the 24 month wording?
@Anonymous wrote:Yes you should be able to get the bonus for both cards since Citi considers the Mile Up and Platinum Select AA cards different products.
Slightly off topic, would I have to wait 48 months to snag another bonus even if I was approved for my 2nd Platinum AA card which had the 24 month wording?
The 48 month language will be the terms when you start the app for the new card.
It is cute that your existing AA card says 24 months, but that applied at the time you apped that specific card.
And I agree, MileUp and Platinum AA are different products, OP should expect both bonuses after meeting the spend for each.