Flo Analysis
Computed from live catalog data — where this card ranks, wins, and needs a caveat.
Category standing — vs 1,096 cards in the catalog
Everything else
2x
Gas
2x
Online shopping
2x
Overview
How this card fits in your wallet — fees, value, and who it's built for.
How the points work
Telecommunications: merchants that sell telecommunications equipment such as:
telephones, fax machines, pagers, and cellular phones, along with providers of telecommunications services including local and long-distance telephone calls and fax services.
Earning rates
Category bonuses from our catalog — verify current offers on the issuer site.
- Everything elseAmerican Airlines2×
- Everything else Telecommunications2×
- Everything elseCable2×
- Gas2×
- Everything elseCar rentals2×
- Everything elsePhone Bill2×
- Online shoppingInternet2×
- Everything elseAll Purchases1×
Credits & Benefits
Statement credits and perks we model in net-value calculations.
Credits
- No statement credits listed for this card
Benefits
- Free Checked Bag$30/yr
Primary credit cardmembers may check one bag free of charge when traveling on domestic itineraries. Valid for up to four companions.
- Preferred Boarding
Receive preferred boarding boarding (Group 5). Valid up to four companions.
- 25% Off Inflight Purchases
Receive a 25% savings on in-flight purchases of food and beverages and wifi on flights operated by American Airlines when purchased with your card.
- Earn a Companion Certificate
Earn a $99 domestic economy fare companion certificate by spending $30,000 and keeping your account open for at least 45 days after the anniversary date.
- Companion Certificate
$99 domestic economy fare American Airlines Companion Certificate. Details, terms and conditions, certain restrictions, and restricted dates apply and will be disclosed on the certificate.
- Reduced Mileage Awards
Redeem AAdvantage miles for discounted round trip or one-way travel on MileSAAver awards to select destinations designated every other month.
Transfer partners
Where this card's points can go, and at what ratio. 20 partners.
- Air France KLM Flying Blue1:1
- American AAdvantage1:1
- Avianca LifeMiles1:1
- Cathay Asia Miles1:1
- Emirates Skywards5:4
- Etihad Guest1:1
- EVA Infinity MileageLands1:1
- JAL Mileage Bank1:1
- JetBlue TrueBlue1:1
- Qantas Frequent Flyer1:1
- Qatar Privilege Club1:1
- Singapore KrisFlyer1:1
- Thai Royal Orchid Plus1:1
- Turkish Miles&Smiles1:1
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club1:1
- Accor Live Limitless2:1
- Choice Privileges1:1.5
- Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club5:1
- Preferred Hotels I Prefer1:2
- Wyndham Rewards1:1
Work out what a transfer is worth in the transfer calculator.
Is the annual fee worth it?
Quick breakeven from stated credits and perks — open the full tool to dig deeper.
Credits & perks vs fee
Verdict
Fee exceeds stated credits & perks
You'll need enough rewards on your spend to cover the gap — model that below.
Flo calculator tools
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FAQ's
Issuers generally look for good-to-excellent credit; exact thresholds vary.
See the annual fee analysis above, or open the full calculator to model credits and perks against $99 per year.
Use the rewards calculator above — set your monthly spend by category and the engine models net annual value on this card server-side.