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The Citi® / AAdvantage® Globe™ Mastercard® (review) is American Airlines’ new premium credit card. The card has a huge welcome bonus, which makes it worth considering, and it’s one of the reasons I already applied for the card.
While the card has a steep $350 annual fee, it offers lots of perks that can help offset that, whether you’re an occasional or frequent flyer on American. In this post, I’d like to take a look at the up to $100 annual “Splurge Credit” offered by the card.
How exactly does this perk work, and how useful is it? This is modeled after a similar perk on the Citi Strata Elite℠ Card (review), though unfortunately I find this one to be considerably less useful, sadly. That’s not to say it isn’t worth anything, though!
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Unfortunately the retail partners are a bit random, and I wouldn’t consider this credit to be worth close to face value. Personally I think AAdvantage Hotels is probably the best option, as you can essentially get a credit of $100 toward a hotel, all while earning AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points for your stay. Many American flyers use AAdvantage Hotels anyway, so for those people, this credit is worth pretty close to face value.
Personally I’d consider some of the other perks of the card to be more valuable, like the Flight Streak Loyalty Points bonus, up to $100 annual inflight credit, the four annual Admirals Club passes, and more.
What’s your take on the Citi AAdvantage Globe Card $100 Splurge Credit?