Update 8/19/25: Working link found. Rumor is this card will be discontinued on 9/30. Hat tip to reader Traveler
Update 3/20/25: Available again.
The Offer
- Sign up for the AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard and receive a signup bonus of 70,000 AAdvantage miles after you make your first purchase in the first 90 days and pay the $99 annual fee
Card Details
- No foreign transaction fee
- Annual fee of $99 is not waived the first year
- First checked bag free, for the primary cardmember and up to 4 companions on eligible bags when traveling on domestic itineraries operated by American Airlines
- Group 5 boarding, for the primary cardmember on domestic itineraries operated by American Airlines
- 25% inflight savings on food, beverages, and headsets on American Airlines-operated flights
- Earn 2x miles on all eligible American Airlines purchases
- Earn 1x points on all other purchases
Our Verdict
Not as good as the 75,000 point bonus. The upside is this is available via referral so if you can refer a friend/family member and effectively split the referral miles then this offer is actually better. You can see how being added as an AU affects your credit by reading this post. We will add this to the best credit card bonuses, but keep in mind if you’re not using a referral from somebody you know it’s probably better to wait for the 75k bonus to return. This is also the best offer on a card with no minimum spend. Read through these things you should know about Barclays credit cards before asking any basic questions in the comments.
Post history:
- Update 2/2/25: Still live
- Update 1/31/25: Last day.
- Update 10/25/24: Available again.
- Update 8/26/24: Bonus still active.
- Update 7/30/24: Deal will end tomorrow.
- Update 6/14/24: This offer is now available via public link. The public version gets 70k directly and does not need the authorized-user card added. (ht dealdad)
I just have a simple question. This looked like a time limited 70K offer. Why did people wait and not jump on it as soon as it came out? Looks like they may have missed the boat.
Also for those who applied, has anyone been able to confirm it will be 70k bonus?
The 50K no AF is still live
How do you get the AF waived?
Where’s that link?
where do you see the NO AF link, Thanks
Keep getting error message using link (Friday,
Aug 22). Anyone know what’s going on with the Barclay website? I called and the CS people had no clue.
dead
Is this deal dead?
Looks like link is dead
Probably safe to call this dead at this point.
Given so many people get “We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.”
Looks like that’s a sign of shutting down the offer.
I’ve tried every link to 70K I could find and they all have the same result. I called and the CS people knew nothing.
I’ll wait over the weekend. If it still doesn’t work then I will use the 50k + no AF
Link not working
should i downgrade my Citi AA card before applying for this? I understand you can’t have both.
i see no way to refer using my account. Anyone know how?