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(EXPIRED) AAdvantage Aviator Red Mastercard: 70K Miles Welcome Offer
Update 1/31/25: Today is evidently the last day for this increased 70K offer, as it’s scheduled to end on 1/31. Getting 70,000 AAdvantage miles for simply making one purchase is a terrific deal, so if you’ve been thinking about grabbing it, now’s the time. ~~~ The Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard has is back with a […] The post (EXPIRED) AAdvantage Aviator Red Mastercard: 70K Miles Welcome Offer appeared first on Frequent Miler. Frequent Miler may receive compensation from CHASE. American Express, Capital One, or other partners.
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Update 1/31/25: Today is evidently the last day for this increased 70K offer, as it’s scheduled to end on 1/31. Getting 70,000 AAdvantage miles for simply making one purchase is a terrific deal, so if you’ve been thinking about grabbing it, now’s the time.
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The Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard has is back with a very solid welcome offer of 70,000 miles after making only one purchase, 10K better than what’s otherwise available (without going through a referral). While this new offer does charge a $99 annual fee, the additional miles should more than make up for it. (h/t: DDG)
The Offer & Key Card Details
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70K Miles ⓘ Non-Affiliate 70K miles after 1st purchase and paying the annual fee within 90 days $99 Annual Fee Recent better offer: Up to 75K: 60K miles after first purchase and 15K after adding an authorized user and making one purchase on that card [Expired 2/24/24] Earning rate: 2X AA ✦ 1X everywhere else Card Info: Mastercard World Elite issued by Barclays. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: Earn $99 + tax domestic companion certificate with $20K membership year spend. Noteworthy perks: First checked bag free ✦ Preferred boarding for the primary cardmember and up to 4 companions traveling on the same reservation ✦ 25% off in-flight purchases ✦ $25 wifi credit per membership year ✦ Flight cents: round up purchases to earn more miles |
Quick Thoughts
This new offer is just shy of the best that we’ve seen for time on the Aviator Red, and it awards 10,000 more bonus miles than the previous public offer – and one purchase is as low as it gets for minimum spend. Our current reasonable redemption values have AAdvantage Miles at 1.3cpp, giving this offer a total value of ~$800-900…a great return for effectively no spend.
For those playing the AA Loyalty Games for elite status, it’s worth noting that the bonus miles you earn here will not earn a corresponding number of Loyalty Points. However, your base spend on the card does earn you 1 Loyalty Point per dollar and so cards like these can still help you towards AAdvantage status (although at sub-optimal return).
Barclays Application Tips
- 6/24 Rule: Similar to Chase, Barclays has a rule that you may not be approved for a new card if you have opened 6 or more cards (with any bank) within the past 24 months. However, this rule is inconsistently applied and there are data points of people being approved despite being over 6/24.
- 24 Month Rule: Barclays also has a rule that you can only get a welcome offer on a card for a second time if it's been more than 24 months since you last received a welcome offer on the same card. Like the 6/24 rule, this seems to be inconsistently applied and some cards display the following language: “You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this Program.”
- No Duplicate Cards: Barclays won't let you have two of the same card. In order to reapply, you'll need to cancel the card first. It's generally thought that you need to wait at least six months after cancelling before attempting to reapply.
- Card Limits: Barclays doesn't have a strict limit on the amount of cards that you can have, but it does place limits on the total amount of credit that they will issue you across all cards. It's also thought that the bank will use your spending on other Barclays cards as one of its approval considerations.
- Application Status: Call (888) 232-0780 to check your application status or use this link for personal cards and this link for business cards.
- Reconsideration: If denied, call (866) 408-4064 and ask for your application to be reconsidered.
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