American Airlines and Citi announced the Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard on October 19, 2025, filling a slot that had been missing in the AAdvantage co-brand lineup for years. The Globe sits between the Platinum Select ($0 the first year, then $99) and the $695 Executive card, with a $350 annual fee, four Admirals Club passes a year, and a welcome bonus of 60,000 miles after $4,000 of spend in the first three months.
On October 1, 2026, Citi's own Globe page and American's card page both showed 60,000 miles after $4,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. If you see a higher figure quoted elsewhere, check the date on the page.
What Launched, and When
Citi and American announced the Globe in a joint press release dated October 19, 2025. Citi's offer terms say the welcome bonus isn't available if you've received a new account bonus for a Globe account in the past 48 months, or if you converted another Citi card on which you earned a new account bonus in the last 48 months into a Globe account.
The headline numbers, as they stand today:
- Welcome bonus: 60,000 AAdvantage miles after $4,000 in purchases within three months.
- Annual fee: $350.
- Lounge access: Four Admirals Club Globe Passes every calendar year, for nearly 50 Admirals Club lounges.
- Companion certificate: $99 plus taxes and fees for a round-trip domestic Main Cabin flight, starting in your second cardmembership year as long as your cardmembership is renewed.
- Statement credits: Up to $100 a year for American Airlines inflight purchases; up to $100 a year in Splurge Credit at AAdvantage Hotels, 1stDibs, Future Personal Training, or Live Nation (pick two brands at enrollment).
- Turo credits: Up to $30 per trip on Turo, capped at $240 a year, when you pay with the card.
- TSA PreCheck or Global Entry: Statement credit up to $120 every four years.
The Earning Structure Is the Widest in the AAdvantage Lineup
The Globe earns 6x miles on AAdvantage Hotels bookings, 3x on American Airlines purchases, 2x at restaurants including takeout and delivery, 2x on Rides and Rails (taxis, rideshares, public transit), and 1x on everything else. Every eligible mile also counts as a Loyalty Point toward AAdvantage status.
That last detail is the part most readers will care about. The 2x category on rideshares and transit is unusual at this price point, and it pairs with the Flight Streak benefit, new to this card: 5,000 Loyalty Points after every four qualifying American Airlines flights, capped at 15,000 bonus Loyalty Points per status year. For someone flying American eight to twelve segments a year on revenue tickets, that is a meaningful accelerant on the path to AAdvantage Platinum or Platinum Pro.
Why the Math Works for the Right Flyer
The $350 fee looks high in isolation. The credits do most of the offsetting work. Citi's page groups the Admirals Club passes and the Turo, inflight and Splurge credits under "over $750 in value." Real-world offset depends on whether you actually use Turo, eat at AAdvantage Hotels properties, or shop the Splurge brands; the inflight credit is the only one that is effectively automatic for a frequent American flyer.
Citi puts the lounge passes at over $300 of that $750. Add the companion certificate, and the value proposition is strongest for travelers flying American four to twelve segments a year who are not ready to commit to the Executive card.
For comparison, the Citi AAdvantage Executive at $695 a year delivers full Admirals Club membership for the cardholder plus authorized users. If you visit the Admirals Club fifteen-plus times a year, the Executive remains the better fit. Below that, the Globe's four passes cover most occasional-traveler use cases at a $350 annual fee instead of $695.
Who Should Pass
Travelers without a steady American Airlines pattern should pass on this card. The credits skew heavily American-specific: the inflight credit, the companion certificate, and the Flight Streak bonus all assume a baseline of paid AA flying. Without that, you are paying $350 for a Turo credit and four lounge passes, and the math no longer works.
Heavy lounge users should also think twice: the Globe's lounge benefit stops at four Admirals Club passes a calendar year.
What to Do If You Are Interested
Check your Citi history first. Citi's terms rule out the bonus if you've received a new account bonus on a Globe account in the past 48 months, or if you converted another Citi card that earned a new account bonus in that window into a Globe account.
If you are clear of the 48-month rule and you fly American consistently, the 60,000-mile offer is the one to apply for. Co-brand welcome offers move, so confirm the current figure and its spending window on Citi's own application page before you apply.
The Globe is not a card for everyone. It is a strong fit for the AAdvantage flyer who wants Admirals Club access without Executive-card pricing, and the Flight Streak bonus makes status earnable for travelers flying American on the higher end of leisure frequency. For that reader, this is the most compelling Citi AAdvantage launch in years.
Updated October 1, 2026: Checked the welcome offer against Citi's Globe page and American's card page, which both showed 60,000 miles after $4,000 in purchases in the first 3 months, corrected the Platinum Select's annual fee from American's and Citi's card pages and the 48-month bonus rule, the companion certificate timing and the lounge pass wording from Citi's Globe page, and replaced our own value sums with Citi's figures.
