Citi is revamping their AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard. These additional benefits and changes go into effect on January 24, 2027. (They’re also revamping their AAdvantage Business World Elite Mastercard which we covered separately.)
- The annual fee is increased from $99 to $150. Fee will still be waived for the first year.
Card points earning:
- 3X on eligible AAdvantage Hotels and AAdvantage Cars bookings
- 2X on gas stations and EV charging stations (EV is new)
- 2X on select streaming services
- 2X on eligible Rides and Rails purchases
- 2x on American Airlines purchases (no change)
- 2x at restaurants (no change)
- 1x everywhere else (no change)
- 1x Loyalty Point per $1 spent (no change)
Other benefits:
- Up to $100 per calendar year in statement credits for inflight purchases, including food, drinks, and wifi. (This replaces the old 25% discount.)
- Annual Walmart+ membership ($98 value) (see this comment)
- $150 American Airlines Flight Discount after spending $20,000 or more during the cardmember year and renewing the card, up from $125
- Up to $120 Global Entry or TSA PreCheck credit every four years
- 50% off an annual FOX One subscription
- New travel protections – trip delay, trip cancellation/interruption, rental car insurance, and lost baggage protection
- 10% savings on eligible American Airlines Vacations travel packages (no change)
- Preferred boarding on American Airlines flights (no change)
- First checked bag free (no change)
- No foreign transaction fees (no change)
- $180 in Turo credits (already live), we previously discussed this here. You receive $30 per booking, up to $180 total. You can find more details about this new addition here.
