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Better Sign-Up Bonus: Earn 50,000 American Airlines Miles With These Citi Cards!

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    Via The Points Guy, you can earn 50,000 American Airlines miles with after meeting minimum spending requirements on the Citi American Airlines Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard.

    And the sign-up bonus for the business version is 50,000 American Airlines miles after meeting minimum spending requirements, too!

    The information for the Citi AAdvantage Platinum and CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum has been collected independently by Million Mile Secrets. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
    50,000 American Airlines Miles Is Enough for 2 Round-Trip Coach Flights Within to US. So You Could Take a Loved One to San Francisco for a Getaway!

    I’ll explain the details of this offer.  And what you can do with 50,000 American Airlines miles!

    Earn More American Airlines Miles

    Link:   Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard

    Link:   CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select World Mastercard

    For a limited time, the Citi American Airlines Platinum Select card has an increased sign-up bonus of 50,000 American Airlines miles when you spend $3,000 within the first 3 months of account opening.

    The normal sign-up bonus for the Citi American Airlines Platinum Select card is 30,000 American Airlines miles.  So you can earn an additional 20,000 American Airlines miles with this offer.  That’s a good deal!

    The card also comes with perks like:

    And the $95 annual fee is waived the first year.

    Getting Your First Checked Bag Free Is a Nice Perk. And Can Save You Lots of Money If You Check Bags!

    You can also earn 50,000 American Airlines miles with the CitiBusiness AAdvantage card after spending $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months.

    And get even more perks like 2X American Airlines miles per $1 spent on telecommunications, rental car companies, and gas stations.  And a $99 Companion Ticket good for a coach domestic flight after spending $30,000 on purchases per cardmember year.

    Just remember, Citi will NOT let you to earn the sign-up bonus from more than one card of the same “brand” within 24 months.  So if you’ve had the Citi American Airlines Platinum personal card in the last 24 months, you can’t earn the bonus on another personal American Airlines card.

    And if you’ve had the CitiBusiness AAdvantage card in the past 24 months, you can’t earn the sign-up bonus again on that card.

    What Can You Do With 50,000 American Airlines Miles?

    Link:   American Airlines Award Chart

    Link:   American Airlines Oneworld and Partner Award Chart

    Link:   My Series on Booking American Airlines Award Flights Like a Pro

    With 50,000 American Airlines miles, you can get:

    50,000 American Airlines Miles Is Enough to Fly to Europe Round-Trip During the Off-Peak Season. Visit Beautiful Madrid!

    Plus, you can use American Airlines miles for flights on American Airlines’ oneworld partner airlines (like Cathay Pacific and Qantas), and other partners like Etihad.  So they can be very valuable!

    Don’t forget to check out my post about all the ways to earn American Airlines miles if you need more.  And here are the top 6 big travel trips with the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select 50,000 miles bonus!

    Bottom Line

    There’s a limited-time higher sign-up bonus on the Citi American Airlines Platinum Select card.  And you can earn 50,000 American Airlines miles after completing the minimum spending requirements.

    Usually, the sign-up bonus for this card is 30,000 miles.  So this is a great deal!

    Because 50,000 American Airlines miles is enough for 2 round-trip coach tickets within the continental US.  Or a round-trip coach award seat to Europe during the off-peak season.

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