Airline Miles Credit Cards

I got the “Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard®” a year ago to rack up the bonus miles. As the second year is approaching, I called to close the account rather than have to pay the annual fee. I was then transferred to a very friendly account specialist, who of course, tried to persuade me not to close the account. First he offered me a $50 “credit” to offset the annual fee. I pointed out that the annual fee is $85, so $50 was not good enough. He apologized and stated that he thought the fee was only $50 (he checked and confirmed that it is in fact $85). He said he did not have the authority to give me an $85 offset “credit” BUT offered me 3,000 bonus miles to “think about” whether I would like to reamin cardholder, specifically stating that i could still cancel later and keep the miles. He said they will post in 3-5 days. I don’t know why they are so eager to keep me. I never have, and never will
carry a balance or pay any finance charges/interest

Sandy, try capital one. Not exactly sure about the card name but they didn’t charge 3%. a friend is currently using it.

Okay, I’ve looked at all the credit card “offers”. I would like to feel that I’m an educated individual (others will debate this) and I can’t tell which one is the best offer. How do these offers compare to credit cards offered by the airlines?

I do not recommend the Chase United miles card. After years of paying on time one of my online payments didn’t post on time and I was charged a huge interest fee and late payment. I have heard of other card companies being flexible about at least waiving the late fee or offering something to keep you as a customer, but there was absolutely no flexibility on the payment being 2 days late. My customer loyalty wasn’t worth $150 so I cancelled the account.