{"id":12873,"date":"2025-12-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=12873"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:34:18","slug":"weekend-triple-new-rewards-debit-citi-aa-executive-and-shopping-portals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/weekend-triple-new-rewards-debit-citi-aa-executive-and-shopping-portals\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Triple: New Rewards Debit, Citi AA Executive, and Shopping Portals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MEABNOTE: I\u2019ll be going on a blogging vacation at the end of the year and there won\u2019t be any daily posts between December 15 and December 31, at least none from me. We may have guest posts during that period, but that depends on you sending me some<\/a>. On January 1(ish), we\u2019ll celebrate with the 2025 version of Travel Hacking as Told by GIFs (also, jifs is wrong way to pronounce that word – also known as the Bonvoy way).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Klarna released a new rewards earning Visa debit card<\/a>, apparently with WebBank’s charter. The application link<\/a> is live on their site too. The earnings structure seems to be:

    – Plus:, $9.99 monthly fee: Earns 1.0% (1.0x?)
    – Premium, $19.99 monthly fee: Earns 1.5% (1.5x?)
    – Max, $44.99 monthly fee: Earns 2.0% (2.0x?) and provides lounge access

    They mention transfer partners like SAS Eurobonus, British Airways, FlyingBlue, Accor and Radisson, but transfer ratios and mechanics are currently unknown. Also the “Max” tier’s card comes in either rose gold or bro’s gold (aka rose gold), your choice. The T&Cs exclude lots of things from earning, but… (Thanks to     C-MontgomeryChurns<\/a>)
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  2. The Citi AAdvantage Executive Mastercard has a heightened sign-up bonus of 100,000 AAdvantage miles<\/a> after $10,000 spend in three months. The card’s main utility after its sign-up bonus is in AA lounge membership for the card holder and its modest loyalty point boosts. You can also add up to three authorized user cards with their own AA lounge access for $175 total. I suggest you don’t add up how many cheese cubes you need to eat to offset the annual fee though.

    There was a glorious time in the mid-2010s where you could apply for 12 of these cards back-to-back, get approved for all of them, hit all the spend, get the bonuses, and then close the card before the annual fee hit. Those games are long gone though, at least with Citi.
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  3. There are a few short lied airline shopping portal bonuses:

    –     AA eShopping<\/a>: 500 miles with $150+ spend by tomorrow night
    –     Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping<\/a>: 1,000 miles with $200+ spend by tomorrow night
    –     United MileagePlus Shopping<\/a>: 1,000 miles with $150+ spend by Saturday night

    As usual, giftcards.com is an easy way to hit these.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Have a nice weekend friends!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    AA lounge cheese cube alternative: Adult hot dog Mac ‘n Cheese, now non-toxic*.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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