When I got back from my recent trip to Myanmar I dreaded going through all of the mail which had accumulated while away.
Besides the usual bills and a few free magazines, there was mostly junk to get rid of. However, while making my way through the pile, I came across a special, limited time offer for one of my Citi AAdvantage Executive cards.
With this offer, I could earn three miles per dollar in select categories until June 30, 2015.
This seemed like an interesting offer worth taking a look at, especially since I’m not currently working on hitting any minimum spends on new credit cards…
The Categories:
- Department Stores
- Restaurants
- Gas Stations
- Grocery Stores
In order to qualify to earn the bonus miles , registration was required.
The letter I received from Citi included an invitation number so I think it’s safe to say that this is a targeted offer. (I also didn’t receive this offer for my other active Citi AA Exec card which I need to close in the upcoming weeks.)
The promo actually offers two bonus miles per dollar (it already earned one mile per dollar) so now I can earn a total of three miles per dollar spent.
There is also a maximum amount of miles that can be earned with the offer which is 2,500.
For now I decided to make the Citi Executive card my go to card when dining out. I used it at a few restaurants and am also thinking of using it at grocery stores (except when shopping at Whole Foods).
Why wouldn’t I use this card at Whole Foods (or the gas category) you might wonder?
With the Chase Ink card I earn 5X points at office supply stores. Rather that just pay for my Whole Foods purchase with a credit card, I first go to Staples and buy Whole Foods gift cards to pay with.. I do the same with Amazon and for gas stations like Shell…
I have until 6/30/15 to earn three miles per dollar with this card and plan to try to earn the full 2,500 bonus.
Did any of you receive a targeted offer from Citi for the AA Executive card? If so, what categories can you earn the bonus in and, do you plan to try to earn the extra miles?
NR- LOL- So sorry for the / being left out… Fixed.
You should have no problem maximizing the offer since you have a thousand years to complete it.