Citi Refreshes Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® and Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard®; Annual Fees Rise

I do hate to copy and paste from press releases but had no notice and am on a plane to an event, so it was this or nothing. 

Both cards have a bunch of new benefits / spend categories. Remember that on the CitiBusiness AAdvantage® card, your employee spend earns Loyalty Points for both their account and yours. That’s the only situation like that I can think of.

Both annual fees rise to $150.

Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard®

New and enhanced benefits for travel and everyday spending

• 3X AAdvantage® miles on eligible AAdvantage Hotels® bookings made on aadvantagehotels.com and eligible AAdvantage Cars® bookings made on aadvantagecars.com.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles at gas stations, now expanded to include EV charging stations.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles on select streaming services.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles on eligible Rides and Rails™ purchases.
• $150 American Airlines Flight Discount, increased from $125, after spending $20,000 or more in purchases during cardmembership year and renewing the card.
• Up to $120 Global Entry® or TSA PreCheck® application fee credit every four years.
• Up to $100 back in statement credits annually on inflight purchases.
• Complimentary annual Walmart+ membership ($98 in value) for primary cardmembers to enjoy Free Delivery ($35 minimum for scheduled delivery orders), Gas Savings and Video Streaming Choice.
• 50% discount on an annual FOX One subscription.
• Travel protections, including Trip Delay Protection, Trip Cancellation & Interruption Protection, Worldwide Car Rental Insurance and Lost Baggage Protection.

Existing ways to earn rewards and travel benefits

• 2X AAdvantage® miles on eligible American Airlines purchases.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles at restaurants.
• 1X AAdvantage® miles on all other purchases.
• 1 Loyalty Point for every 1 eligible AAdvantage® mile earned from purchases.
• Up to $180 annually on Turo car rentals (up to $30 in statement credits for each eligible Turo car rental trip completed).
• 10% savings on eligible American Airlines Vacations^SM travel packages.
• Preferred boarding on American Airlines flights for the primary cardmember and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.
• First checked bag free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for the primary cardmember and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.
• No foreign transaction fees when traveling internationally

Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ Mastercard®

New benefits and earning opportunities for business spending and travel

• 3X AAdvantage® miles on eligible AAdvantage Hotels® bookings made on aadvantagehotels.com and eligible AAdvantage Cars® bookings made on aadvantagecars.com.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles on an eligible Self-Select Category of the cardmember’s choice: U.S. shipping providers, office supply stores or U.S. advertising services.
• Up to $120 Global Entry® or TSA PreCheck® application fee credit every four years.
• Up to $100 back in statement credits annually on inflight purchases.
• 25% off a Melio subscription plan to help manage business payments.
• Travel protections, including Enhanced Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption, Lost or Damaged Luggage, MasterRental (Car Rental) and Trip Delay.

Existing earning opportunities and travel benefits

• 2X AAdvantage® miles on eligible American Airlines purchases.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles at car rental merchants.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles at gas stations.
• 2X AAdvantage® miles at telecommunication merchants and cable and satellite providers.
• 1X AAdvantage® miles on all other purchases.
• 1 Loyalty Point for every $1 spent on business card purchases by each cardmember (primary and employees). Primary cardmembers will also earn 1 additional Loyalty Point for every $1 spent by any Authorized Users on eligible business card purchases through Dec. 31, 2028.
• $99 American Airlines Companion Certificate for a qualifying single round-trip Main Cabin domestic flight after $30,000 in purchases each cardmembership year and cardmembership is renewed.
• 10% savings on eligible American Airlines Vacations^SM travel packages.
• Preferred boarding on American Airlines flights for the primary cardmember and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.
• First checked bag free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for the primary cardmember and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.
• No foreign transaction fees when traveling internationally.

Beginning Jan. 24, 2027, existing Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Mastercard® and Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ Mastercard® cardmembers will have access to the new and enhanced benefits, and both cards will have an annual fee of $150. For more information, visit citicards.citi.com/usc/aaplatinumrefresh and citicards.citi.com/usc/aabusinessrefresh.

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