You don't have to travel before the card is cancelled, just buy the ticket.
That's what I did when I switched to the CSR. Burned points for flights on 11/16 ,1/17, and 3/17. I wasn't happy after the Forward down grade anyway. But I do miss the 5X's points on restaurants but that was their choice CSR is mine. I still have 30K to use but renewal isn't until 1/17. I haven't used a Citi card since 6/30.
Last edited by jjmiller69; Oct 1, 2016 at 12:33 pm
Reason: Thanks correction made