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$99 Annual Fee · First Year Waived

Is the AAdvantage Platinum Select worth it for you?

Drag in your real annual spend. I'll do the miles math the bank won't — earn rates, your credits, and how you value each mile — then tell you if the fee pays for itself.

Bonus Miles

Opening the card or thinking about closing it? Each situation has its own bonus — but you only get one.

Standard public offer: 50,000 miles after $2,500 in 3 months. Targeted offers can reach 80,000 miles.
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Your Annual Spend

AAdvantage miles shine on international business and first class — Oneworld partners (British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, JAL) can yield 5¢+ per mile. TPG values them at 1.6¢ on average.

How you value your miles
Annual spend by category

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Flights, AA Vacations packages
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Card credits

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First checked bag free for you and up to 4 companions on domestic American Airlines itineraries. At $35/bag each way, two passengers roundtrip saves $140.
Ease of use5/5See why we rated it this way →

Applies on domestic American Airlines itineraries. Cardmember must be on the reservation. Does not apply on codeshare or partner flights.

$/ $140 max
$125 American Airlines flight discount after spending $20,000 in a membership year and renewing the card. Full value if you fly AA regularly and hit that spend level.
Ease of use2/5See why we rated it this way →

Requires $20,000 spend in a membership year AND card renewal. Discount applies to new AA ticket purchases.

$/ $125 max

Every eligible AAdvantage mile you earn from this card also counts as 1 Loyalty Point toward elite status. See where your annual spend lands on the AAdvantage status ladder.

0 Loyalty Points estimated from this card · 1 LP per eligible mile earned

AAdvantage Gold40,000 Loyalty Points
+40,000 away
AAdvantage Platinum75,000 Loyalty Points
75,000 needed
Platinum Pro125,000 Loyalty Points
125,000 needed
Executive Platinum200,000 Loyalty Points
200,000 needed

Need 40,000 more Loyalty Points to reach AAdvantage Gold

See full AAdvantage status tiers on AA.com →

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Net value after the $99 fee
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Rewards earned$99 fee
Miles earned / year0 mi
Miles value$0.00
Annual fee−$99
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