Ben, any gut sense on how long this offer lasts? (45 days) Oct 1 or (60) Oct 15?
@ JR -- I wish I knew! I'd say it'll likely last for several weeks, but it's hard to say anything beyond that. Sorry.
Hi Ben, this actually seems like a bad deal for my use case. I am BOS based and use my $99 companion fair for BOS-PDX at xmas which usually is a $800-$1100 ticket. with the premium card the $99 companion seems to go away and the 25k certificate seems like it would be useless as mileage ticket is 85k for that routing. Am I missing something as to how I would benefit from the new card which swaps the $99 for the the new global companion?
@ Brad -- Nope, you're not missing anything, as it's just a different card with a different value proposition. There's nothing preventing people from getting both cards, so I think you should keep your current card. If you can get value from the Global Companion Award, then maybe it makes sense to get the other card as well.
Are there any restrictions on getting the welcome bonus for this new card if say you got a welcome bonus for the AS signature card a few months ago? I did get the offer through email since I had signed up last year and did not see any restrictive wording.