Citi AA Gold Mastercard

Overview

The Citi AA Gold MasterCard is a mid-tier level credit card that earns AA miles and has a relatively low annual fee and minimum spend.

Sign-up Bonus

The card has a minimum spend of $750 in 3 months which rewards you with 25,000 miles. The 50$ annual fee waived for the first 12 months.

Trips you can take with the sign up bonus:

• A round trip flight in coach within the US
• One way flight in first class within the US
• One way flight in coach to Europe (off-peak award), with 5000 miles leftover

UNIQUE CARD BENEFITS

Reduced mileage awards
Select destinations every month have reduced miles requirements. For those who might want an impromptu holiday, this is a great perk on saving some miles.

25% savings on eligible in-flight purchases (food and beverage)

Other Benefits

$0 Liability on Unauthorized charges

Citi Price Rewind
Find a lower price within 60 days on any purchase and Citi will refund the difference

Damage & Theft Purchase Protection
Up to $1000 per item, up to $50,000 per year

Lost Baggage Protection
Up to $3,000 per person ($2,000 for NY)

Reduced Mileage Awards-Save 5,000
7,500 miles on roundtrip MileSAAver awards. To see the current list of routes, click here!

Transfer Partners

The Citi AA Gold Mastercard earns AAdvantage miles, which can be used for award redemptions on American Airlines and its award partners.

Amazing trips you can have with AAdvantage miles

50,000* – One way business class flight to Europe

67,500* – First Class to Asia onboard Cathay Pacific

72,500* – First Class ticket to Australia onboard Qantas

90,000* – First class to Middle East onboard Etihad apartment

Conclusion

A good to card to have to those whose credit is not stellar, with a decent sign up bonus. Not great as an everyday card as other cards have much better point saving platforms.