Frequent Flyer Miles Credit Cards - American Airlines AAdvantage
| American Airlines flyers should consider using an affiliated frequent flyer mile credit card which will help them earn AA reward mileage. You need to be a member of the American's AAdvantage loyalty program to accrue miles. |
Below we profile 7 American Airlines credit cards available, 5 of which are US based, 1 Canadian and the other from the UK. The main travel benefits are highlighted and for further information you should check American Airlines' own website.
Citi
Gold AAdvantage World Mastercard
12,500 bonus miles after first spend
1 AA mile for every $1 spent - 60,000 miles limit per year
Reduced mileage
awards - 5,000 to selected destinations
No blackout dates for AA reward travel
Travel accident / Trip cancellation insurance
$0 first year, $50 annual fee
CitiBusiness
AAdvantage MasterCard
20,000 bonus miles after first $750 spend
1
AA mile for every $1 spent - Double miles on AA ticket purchase
Reduced mileage
awards - 7,500 to selected destinations
No blackout dates for AA reward travel
$0 first year, $75 annual fee
Citi
Platinum Select AAdvantage World Mastercard
15,000 bonus miles after first
spend
1 AA mile for every $1 spent - 100,000 miles limit per year
Reduced
mileage awards - 7,500 to selected destinations
No blackout dates for AA reward
travel
Travel accident / Trip cancellation insurance
$0 first year, $85
annual fee
Citi
Bronze AAdvantage Mastercard
5,000 bonus miles after first spend
1
AA mile for every $2 spent - 25,000 miles limit per year
No blackout dates
for AA reward travel
No annual fee
Citi
AAdvantage American Express
Bonus miles after first spend (various
offers)
1 AA mile for every $1 spent - 60,000 miles limit per year
Reduced
mileage awards - 5,000 to selected destinations
Travel accident / Trip cancellation
insurance
Concierge service
$0 first year, $50 annual fee
TD
/ AAdvantage Platinum Visa Card (for those based in Canada)
10,000 Bonus
miles after first spend
2,500 Bonus miles annually on renewal
1 AA mile
for every $1 spent
Double miles when booking AA flights
For UK travellers using American Airlines you have the following option:
Citi
AAdvantage Visa Card
5,000 bonus miles on card issue
1 AA mile for
every £1 spent
£0 first year, £25 annual fee
Also consider, if you reach 1 million AA miles, American will offer you Lifetime Gold elite status - this can be achieved both by flying and making payments with the branded cards. Reach 2 million miles and you will have Lifetime Platinum status.
As always, you should read and understand the terms and conditions before applying for any frequent flyer miles credit card.
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