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I’d be mildly interested but for the fact the last several admirals clubs I walked past at dfw, aus, and clt all had signs out front saying they’re not accepting passes. So that benefit is useless. Group 5 is such a joke, I’m already group 4 with gold status!
I'm at a united hub and there are some features here I wish the middle level united card offered
Considering both the 350 and 595 credit card. I also have gold status and if I can’t use the Admiral passes, that would be a major disappointment.
I am guessing this new card is what Aviator Silvers will transfer to. The inflight credit and the 15K loyalty points are all benefits of the Silver, just earned differently.
I read on Upgraded Points these passes (the “Globe” pass) will not be restricted when a standard day pass will be, so it seems it’ll be more useful. Wait and see how it works in practice of course.
I’ll be getting this card next year and canceling my Exec (only waiting because I’ve opened too many cards this year). Only use an Admirals Club maybe 2-3x a year and Alaska Lounges about the same amount, so it’s an easy call to save myself a bit of money when combined with having the Summit card. My AUs are probably going to be mad when I tell them they’re on their own. 🙂
I like this, but the more billions of miles AA generates as part of sign up bonuses and transfer partnerships with Citi, I know the day is coming…
“We know that premium partner award availability is a problem, so we fixed it by introducing dynamic pricing. Now it’ll cost you 450k miles to fly to Japan in business. But the good news is you can do it any day of the week.”
FINE PRINT.. only the primary cardholder can use the Admiral Club passes AND MUST accompany any of the other people using passes… this is VERY different than the Executive Platinum!
It's the same with the Citi Strata Elite passes . . . acknowledging the comment below about the passes on the Globe card potentially will not be subject to capacity restrictions.
As always, "the devil is in the details." Do you know/can you find out whether new applicants be able to keep the transitioned card and earn an additional 15K LPs for 12 flights…and is each segment counted as a flight?
I really want to like this card but the dining and transit multipliers should have been at least 3x across the board for a $350 annual fee.
Also who at Citi came up with the $240 Turo credit? Why Turo out of all other potential companies to offer credits for?
I applied for this earlier but instead of instant approval (which there is no reason to believe I wouldn't) it told me it was going to take 7-10 business days for a response.
I have the aviator Silver so I wonder if that is playing a part as well. I'd hate to be automatically given this without an opportunity to do the sign up bonus
Under the terms and conditions it does mention flight segments. It also says award flight segments do not count
Are we certain the 15k LP’s will stack with the 20k LP’s via exec card? That works on biz + personal hotel cards but not two personal cards. Also believe Citi and Barclay LP’s didn’t stack in past if had both.
I'll be disappointed if this is the replacement for Barclays AA Silver Mastercard as it does not give everything that Barclays Silver does and costs more. Yes, it has additional perks, but none I want or need or would use as I have the very expensive Citi card as I use the Admiral's Club at least twice a month flying between primary and secondary homes. I have had the card since US Airways days and only used the companion passes once. I will miss the Barclays AA Silver.
This actually sounds fairly decent for someone with my admittedly niche travel pattern. Because I mostly fly internationally and only rack up about 12 domestic segments a year. So I don't need an Admirals Club membership (Emerald covers enough of that), but wouldn't mind the extra LPs and such.
I assume the companion pass will be just as worthless as the Barclay's passes which have every conceivable blackout date and you need to call the meeting line to redeem?
You'd think that with such an expensive annual fee, you'd at least get one free suitcase when traveling internationally. I recall a few years ago checking-in FDF-MIA and having to pay for my suitcase. On Delta it would have been free. So this credit card offer, meh.
Seriously a contender for the extra 15K LPs, as the $100 splurge credit will easily knocjk the AF down to $250 before any other credits kick in. But also the extra miles on transit and rideshares can be major. The biggest personal drawback is that I have AC membership. I'd prefer if those passes were transferable or they offered a choice between those and [something].
Sounds like this is what Citi will offer as a (more expensive) Barclay Silver replacement - with the 15K bonus LP (flights, not spend) and the $99 companion.
Could it even be that Citi brings the Aviator Silver over as is and treats it as a discontinued card? Like the Prestige. Rather than mandate conversion.
@ Fred -- It's anyone's guess (I have no inside info here), though it seems hard to bring over a card from another issuer and maintain those exact benefits, since it's not like this was a legacy Citi product. So if I had to guess, I'd say that a product conversion is likely, but who knows.
Atmos Summit has 8 visits, 2 per calendar quarter. That would seem appropriate for this card.
Sounds like the Executive would be the card for you. As for earn rate, if you don't need tier status, use the Citi Premier and transfer points to American?
It's 90,000 AA points for $350. That's net $550 in value at breakeven. Close it after a year. There's little debate here. Churn and burn, fellas.
Seems like an aviator silver with a higher fee, worse companion ticket, worse in flight purchase benefit, and 4 lounge passes to make up for that. not very compelling beyond the first year.
@Andrew:
They better not change the current redemption of 80K for first class on JAL. I flew ORD/TYO/ORD for 80K points o/w mid September. While it took lots of checking back, I managed to get the seats. I do not see myself racking up that many points for a 450K redemption much less the 1.8M miles that JAL first would require. If they were to make this change, these programs would be of even less value to me.
Barclays has no foreign transaction fee. Will the new Citi card continue to charge a foreign trabsaction fee?
I’d be mildly interested but for the fact the last several admirals clubs I walked past at dfw, aus, and clt all had signs out front saying they’re not accepting passes. So that benefit is useless. Group 5 is such a joke, I’m already group 4 with gold status!
I read on Upgraded Points these passes (the “Globe” pass) will not be restricted when a standard day pass will be, so it seems it’ll be more useful. Wait and see how it works in practice of course.
This explains why Citi was so generous with its Strata screw ups.
I'm at a united hub and there are some features here I wish the middle level united card offered
Considering both the 350 and 595 credit card. I also have gold status and if I can’t use the Admiral passes, that would be a major disappointment.
I am guessing this new card is what Aviator Silvers will transfer to. The inflight credit and the 15K loyalty points are all benefits of the Silver, just earned differently.
I’ll be getting this card next year and canceling my Exec (only waiting because I’ve opened too many cards this year). Only use an Admirals Club maybe 2-3x a year and Alaska Lounges about the same amount, so it’s an easy call to save myself a bit of money when combined with having the Summit card. My AUs are probably going to be mad when I tell them they’re on their own. 🙂
I like this, but the more billions of miles AA generates as part of sign up bonuses and transfer partnerships with Citi, I know the day is coming…
“We know that premium partner award availability is a problem, so we fixed it by introducing dynamic pricing. Now it’ll cost you 450k miles to fly to Japan in business. But the good news is you can do it any day of the week.”
@Andrew:
They better not change the current redemption of 80K for first class on JAL. I flew ORD/TYO/ORD for 80K points o/w mid September. While it took lots of checking back, I managed to get the seats. I do not see myself racking up that many points for a 450K redemption much less the 1.8M miles that JAL first would require. If they were to make this change, these programs would be of even less value to me.
FINE PRINT.. only the primary cardholder can use the Admiral Club passes AND MUST accompany any of the other people using passes… this is VERY different than the Executive Platinum!
It's the same with the Citi Strata Elite passes . . . acknowledging the comment below about the passes on the Globe card potentially will not be subject to capacity restrictions.
As always, "the devil is in the details." Do you know/can you find out whether new applicants be able to keep the transitioned card and earn an additional 15K LPs for 12 flights…and is each segment counted as a flight?
Under the terms and conditions it does mention flight segments. It also says award flight segments do not count
I really want to like this card but the dining and transit multipliers should have been at least 3x across the board for a $350 annual fee.
Also who at Citi came up with the $240 Turo credit? Why Turo out of all other potential companies to offer credits for?
I applied for this earlier but instead of instant approval (which there is no reason to believe I wouldn't) it told me it was going to take 7-10 business days for a response.
I have the aviator Silver so I wonder if that is playing a part as well. I'd hate to be automatically given this without an opportunity to do the sign up bonus
Are we certain the 15k LP’s will stack with the 20k LP’s via exec card? That works on biz + personal hotel cards but not two personal cards. Also believe Citi and Barclay LP’s didn’t stack in past if had both.
I'll be disappointed if this is the replacement for Barclays AA Silver Mastercard as it does not give everything that Barclays Silver does and costs more. Yes, it has additional perks, but none I want or need or would use as I have the very expensive Citi card as I use the Admiral's Club at least twice a month flying between primary and secondary homes. I have had the card since US Airways days and only used the companion passes once. I will miss the Barclays AA Silver.
Sounds like the Executive would be the card for you. As for earn rate, if you don't need tier status, use the Citi Premier and transfer points to American?
This actually sounds fairly decent for someone with my admittedly niche travel pattern. Because I mostly fly internationally and only rack up about 12 domestic segments a year. So I don't need an Admirals Club membership (Emerald covers enough of that), but wouldn't mind the extra LPs and such.
I assume the companion pass will be just as worthless as the Barclay's passes which have every conceivable blackout date and you need to call the meeting line to redeem?
You'd think that with such an expensive annual fee, you'd at least get one free suitcase when traveling internationally. I recall a few years ago checking-in FDF-MIA and having to pay for my suitcase. On Delta it would have been free. So this credit card offer, meh.
Seriously a contender for the extra 15K LPs, as the $100 splurge credit will easily knocjk the AF down to $250 before any other credits kick in. But also the extra miles on transit and rideshares can be major. The biggest personal drawback is that I have AC membership. I'd prefer if those passes were transferable or they offered a choice between those and [something].
Atmos Summit has 8 visits, 2 per calendar quarter. That would seem appropriate for this card.
Sounds like this is what Citi will offer as a (more expensive) Barclay Silver replacement - with the 15K bonus LP (flights, not spend) and the $99 companion.
Could it even be that Citi brings the Aviator Silver over as is and treats it as a discontinued card? Like the Prestige. Rather than mandate conversion.
@ Fred -- It's anyone's guess (I have no inside info here), though it seems hard to bring over a card from another issuer and maintain those exact benefits, since it's not like this was a legacy Citi product. So if I had to guess, I'd say that a product conversion is likely, but who knows.