Below are a promotional link, terms and comments about Citi AA 20th Anniversary Offer for Citi® Platinum Select®/AAdvantage® World MasterCard® , CitiBusiness®/AAdvantage® MasterCard®, and Citi Select(SM) / AAdvantage® American Express®.
IBD note: You get 20,000 AA miles after spending $750 with this card within first 4 months. If you have spent $10,000 within the first year, you will get additional 10,000 AA bonus miles plus 10,000 regular AA miles via AA program. If you do not want to spend $10,000 with this card, you can spend just $66 more to get 66 AA miles and, then, exchange miles for a $150 Crutchfield Electronics gift card (two $75 card for 10,033 AA miles each as of 6/8/7) via Points.com. However, if you spend $10,000 with this card and get totally 40,000 miles, you can exchange the miles for
- $300 Crutchfield Electronics gift card (you will need to spend $130 to accumulate totally 40,130 AA for an exchange as of 6/8/7)
or
- $250 GiftCertificates.com gift card (37,305 AA miles as of 6/8/7)
or
- $250 BestBuy gift card (39,388 AA miles as of 6/8/7)
via Points.com
You should apply via this PROMOTIONAL LINK if you want to try to get the bonus
Some terms from the Citibank website as of 1/5/7:
1) This American Airlines AAdvantage® mileage offer is only valid for new Citi® / AAdvantage® accounts applied for by February 29, 2008, and excludes any other Citi® / AAdvantage® credit cards offered. To qualify for the AAdvantage® bonus miles, you must make $750 in purchases with your new Citi® / AAdvantage® card within 4 months of becoming a Citi® cardmember. The 20,000 AAdvantage® miles will appear as a bonus in your AAdvantage® account 8-10 weeks after you have met these purchase requirements.
2) 10,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles will appear as a bonus in your AAdvantage® account 8-10 weeks after you have made $10,000 in purchases in your FIRST year as a Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmember. An additional 10,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles will appear as a bonus in your AAdvantage® account 8-10 weeks after you have made $10,000 in purchases in your SECOND year as a Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmember.
3) As of December 14, 2007, standard variable APR for purchases - 17.24%; standard variable APR for cash advances - 22.24%. However, if you default under any Card Agreement, Citi® may automatically increase the rate on balances (including promotional balances) to a variable default rate of 31.24%. The annual fee for the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard®, the Citi Select(SM) / AAdvantage® American Express® card and the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® MasterCard® is $0 for the first twelve months and $85, $85, and $75, respectively, thereafter. Minimum finance charge - $.50. Foreign purchase transaction fee - 3% of purchase amount after its conversion into U.S. dollars. Cash advance fee - 3% of cash advance amount, $5 minimum. Balance transfer fee for the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard® and the Citi Select(SM) / AAdvantage® American Express® card - 3% of balance transfer amount, minimum $5. Balance transfer fee for the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® MasterCard® - 3% of balance transfer amount; minimum $5, maximum $50.
4) The maximum number of AAdvantage® miles you can earn with the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard® and the Citi Select(SM) / AAdvantage® American Express® card is 100,000 AAdvantage® miles per calendar year and 150,000 AAdvantage® miles per calendar year with the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® MasterCard® (purchases recorded on your January-December billing statements). AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members, AAdvantage Platinum® members and AAdvantage Gold® members are excluded from these limits. AAdvantage® miles are earned on all purchases except returned goods and services, cash advances, convenience checks, transferred balances, credits, fees and finance charges.
