Citi AAdvantage Bronze Update

[Anonymous]

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-cards/citi-aadvantage-bronze-relaunches-aadvantage-mileup-upg...

"Citi and American Airlines are polishing up the Citi® / AAdvantage® Bronze credit card, giving it enhanced earning power and a new name.

Launching on July 22, 2018, the new AAdvantage® MileUp℠ credit card will continue to have no annual fee, but it will come with a new rewards structure:

• Earn 2 AAdvantage® miles for every $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases and at grocery stores.
• Earn 1 AAdvantage® mile for every $1 spent on all other purchases."

"Like all American Airlines credit cards co-branded with Citi, the AAdvantage MileUp℠ card also comes with the following benefits:

• Get 25% savings off of in-flight food and beverage purchases.
• Ability to purchase presale tickets and VIP experiences through the Citi Private Pass program."

In other words, rendering the $50/year gold AAdvantage card useless.

[SomewhereIn505]

Just dawned on me I can now access Citi Private Pass! Hopefully there will some good concerts to check out this summer.

[QuakerOatmeal]

But but but! "The new rewards structure is a significant improvement" LOL

As per the article at least 

[Anonymous]

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@QuakerOatmeal wrote:

But but but! "The new rewards structure is a significant improvement" LOL

As per the article at least 

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I mean it is...

You're going from an earnings category of $2 = 1 mile, to $1 = 2 miles on grocery and AA purchases, and $1 = 1 mile on everything else. Citi has improved the bronze and platinum card, but why haven't they touched executive and gold???

[redpat]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@QuakerOatmeal wrote:

But but but! "The new rewards structure is a significant improvement" LOL

As per the article at least 

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I mean it is...

You're going from an earnings category of $2 = 1 mile, to $1 = 2 miles on grocery and AA purchases, and $1 = 1 mile on everything else. Citi has improved the bronze and platinum card, but why haven't they touched executive and gold???

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Exec won’t be changed because of 10 AUs and card perks.

[Anonymous]

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@redpat wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@QuakerOatmeal wrote:

But but but! "The new rewards structure is a significant improvement" LOL

As per the article at least 

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I mean it is...

You're going from an earnings category of $2 = 1 mile, to $1 = 2 miles on grocery and AA purchases, and $1 = 1 mile on everything else. Citi has improved the bronze and platinum card, but why haven't they touched executive and gold???

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Exec won’t be changed because of 10 AUs and card perks.

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So change the gold so it's not a worse card than the no AF bronze version. 

[redpat]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@redpat wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@QuakerOatmeal wrote:

But but but! "The new rewards structure is a significant improvement" LOL

As per the article at least 

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I mean it is...

You're going from an earnings category of $2 = 1 mile, to $1 = 2 miles on grocery and AA purchases, and $1 = 1 mile on everything else. Citi has improved the bronze and platinum card, but why haven't they touched executive and gold???

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Exec won’t be changed because of 10 AUs and card perks.

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So change the gold so it's not a worse card than the no AF bronze version. 

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25k SUB and reduced miles option.  It appears that all have something different,  Individuals will need to apply for the card that fits them the best or have two after a 24 month period.  

[UpperNwGuy]

It appears to me that they are planning to phase out the Gold.

[Anonymous]

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@UpperNwGuy wrote:

It appears to me that they are planning to phase out the Gold.

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The bronze was already phased out. 

I don't get why they'd bring that back, re-brand it, and then phase out an already existing card. 

[Anonymous]

If they did improve the Gold, I'd consider downgrading to save on the AF. Would just depend on what they do.