Earn 60k Miles With the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select Cards

Looking to earn some extra American miles? Now’s a great time to sign up for the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard or the CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard, since both are offering an elevated sign-up bonus of 60,000 miles after you spend $3,000 in the first three months.

The normal offer for these two cards is 30,000 miles after you spend $1,000 in the first three months, and the last elevated bonus we saw was for a lower 50,000 miles after meeting the same $3,000 minimum spending requirement. So now’s definitely a great opportunity to open the personal and/or business version of this card.

Based on TPG’s latest valuations, AAdvantage miles are worth 1.5 cents apiece, so you’re getting $900 in value with this 60k offer. With 60,000 miles, you could book one round-trip business-class ticket within the US, two round-trip main-cabin tickets from the US to Mexico, a one-way business-class ticket to Japan or Korea and many other redemptions on AA or its partners. If you aren’t starting from scratch when it comes to your AAdvantage miles balance, the 60k miles could open up even more long-haul awards, especially in costlier premium cabins.

Beyond the healthy sum of miles you’ll earn, the Citi AAdvantage Platinum and CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum offer some solid, elite-like perks. You’ll get a first bag checked for free on domestic AA itineraries for you and up to four companions on the same reservation, plus preferred boarding and 25% off in-flight purchases. Additionally, you’ll get 10% of your redeemed miles back, up to 10,000 miles each year.

Both cards earn 2 miles per dollar on American Airlines purchases, and the business version of the card also offers 2x miles on telecommunications, car rental and gas station purchases. You’ll earn 1 mile per dollar on all other spending. Both cards have a $95 annual fee that’s waived the first year, and neither charges foreign transaction fees.

Bottom Line

If you’ve been considering opening either of these cards, now’s a great time to do so, since you’ll earn even more miles than we saw with the last elevated bonus, and you’ll enjoy some nice perks when traveling on American, to boot. If you’re looking for more ideas on how to redeem this haul of rewards, check out this post on options for 50k miles — which would leave you with 10,000 miles toward your next award.

Source: thepointsguy.com