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Citi AAdvantage Globe Mastercard vs AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard

Both are Citi cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate

Dining

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x

Gas

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate

Flights

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 4.4% 3x
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 2.9% 2x

Hotels · portal

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard · AAdvantage Hotels 8.7% 6x

Public transit

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate

Rideshare & taxis

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard 2.9% 2x
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard 1.5% 1x base rate

What the numbers are doing

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge AAdvantage Globe Mastercard $350 and AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard $99 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard takes gas; AAdvantage Globe Mastercard takes flights, public transit and rideshare & taxis.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseAAdvantage Globe Mastercard1.5%
DiningAAdvantage Globe Mastercard2.9%
GasAAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard2.9%
FlightsAAdvantage Globe Mastercard4.4%
Hotels · portalAAdvantage Globe Mastercard · AAdvantage Hotels8.7%
Public transitAAdvantage Globe Mastercard2.9%
Rideshare & taxisAAdvantage Globe Mastercard2.9%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard — 1.5%
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%

Dining

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%

Gas

  1. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard — 1.5%

Flights

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard — 4.4%
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 2.9%

Hotels · portal

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard · AAdvantage Hotels — 8.7%

Public transit

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. AAdvantage Globe Mastercard — 2.9%
  2. AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard — 1.5%
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