First, I want to say I just found this site and couldnt be more excited! I travel quite a bit and its a relief to have this much info on a single site. I'm hoping to get EXP status w/ AA, but I only fly around 50,000 miles a year...so i'm considering the AA Citi card, as I rack up $100k+ on my credit card. hopefully that will get me EXP status (AA Gold is useless if flying out of ORD) I'm also considering AMEX platinum, to give me access to AC and the other airline clubs as an alternative. Any suggestions? ...