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Now Earn 60,000 American Airlines Miles With the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card!

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    Via MileValue, the sign-up bonus on the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ Mastercard® has been increased to 60,000 American Airlines miles for a limited time after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of opening your account.

    This deal isn’t as good as last year’s 75,000 American Airlines mile offer or the previous 100,000 American Airlines mile sign-up bonus.  But it’s still a better offer than the usual 50,000 mile sign-up bonus.

    The card has a $450 annual fee which is NOT waived for the first year.  But, the card has several perks that could make it worth the annual fee.

    There’s a Limited Time Increased 60,000 American Airlines Mile Sign-Up Bonus on the Citi Executive AAdvantage Card. That’s Enough Miles for a Round-Trip Flight to Europe

    What’s the Deal?

    Link:   Citi AAdvantage Executive

    Link:   My Review of the Citi AAdvantage Executive

    You’ll earn 60,000 American Airlines miles when you’re approved for the Citi AAdvantage Executive card and spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of opening your account.  You’ll also get:

    The annual fee is $450, but the Admirals Club membership and Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit can more than off-set the annual fee.

    What Can You Do With 60,000 American Airlines Miles?

    Link:   New American Airlines Award Chart

    Link:   New American Airlines Partner Award Chart

    American Airlines changed their award chart this year and started charging more for certain award flights.  You’ll still have terrific options for using 60,000 American Airlines miles such as:

    If you need more miles, here are all the ways to earn American Airlines miles.

    Note:   If you’ve had this card in the past, you can earn the bonus again if it’s been more than 24 months since you closed the card.

    And if you’ve recently applied for other Citi cards, like the Citi Prestige or Citi ThankYou Premier, remember Citi won’t approve you for more than 1 card every ~8 days.  And no more than 2 in ~65 days.

    If you’ve opened this card in the past few months, it might be worth calling Citi to see if they’ll match you to the higher bonus!

    Bottom Line

    The sign-up bonus on the Citi AAdvantage Executive card has been increased to 60,000 American Airlines miles after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of opening your account.

    This is a better deal than the usual 50,000 mile sign-up bonus.  You’ll still have to pay the $450 annual fee (NOT waived for the first year).

    American Airlines changed their award chart, but you still have many options to use 60,000 American Airlines miles for award flights .

    Will you take advantage of the limited-time higher sign-up bonus?

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