I really have to put a sharp pencil to their offer for Million Mile credit. We essentially quit using the AA card after they stopped giving credit towards million mile status years ago. But, now, my wife is 9k miles short of gold for life and I am 81k miles short of Platinum for life. Without fancy footwork, I doubt I'll achieve Platinum this year via the credit card, but should get a lot closer for next year--might encourage me to visit SXM multiple times next year. I do like that feature. Also. November trips sfo/sxm can be had for 20k miles rt. Can also get 1st class for 50k without having to spend 2 overnights and flights of 11 to 12 hours.