Questions and Answers

I already had the [B][SIZE=3]Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World EliteTM Mastercard and just added the Barclays Advantage Aviator card for the sign on bonus. I don’t need both cards with mileage going to AA. Which one should I keep? I know it’s a bit like comparing apples and oranges, but I could downgrade the Citi or upgrade the Barclays to make them equivalent. I usually can get gold status each year. I probably used the lounge 1 time in 2019 (Citi card benefit).
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If you don’t use the lounge benefit and don’t need the bonus EQs on American for status, there’s no need to spend $450 a year on the Citi card. I’d stick with Barclay’s.

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I second [USER=1436]@rickyw[/USER]
If you don’t use the lounge often, the Citi card is probably not worth it. The Red Aviator is only $99; and the Silver $199 [corrected]. The Silver has a $25 per day food credit for in-flight purchases. Not that I even come close, but when traveling with family it does come in handy. 3x on AA purchases. Silver earns well at less than half the cost of Citi.

I use the Citi Exec WorldElite for my lounge access (that I use about 6 times a month).
(I could use miles for access, but…..). If you do not use the lounge, then that card is a waste of money, I believe.
I use the Barclays Silver for the EQMs and EQDs when I spend the ~$50K each year on the card.
I use the AMEX Gold Card (5X points) to purchase directly with AA website for all my travel tickets. (Made a mistake in 2019 thinking that the AMEX Plat Card would give me 5X membership rewards when I booked online- which was incorrect.)

[USER=4556]@OCTinPHL[/USER] – Isn’t the Silver $199?

[QUOTE=”Gia, post: 68116, member: 1566″][USER=4556]@OCTinPHL[/USER] – Isn’t the Silver $199?[/QUOTE]

My bad. Yes. I think i meant to type that, though maybe I had it wrong in my head. Even better earning return.