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Old Oct 23, 2018 | 2:06 pm
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DevRogue
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Join Date: Aug 2017
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FYI:

https://thepointsguy.com/news/citi-prestige-changes/

Note the following changes upcoming for 2019:
  • 4th Night Free will be limited to twice per calendar year, and this cap includes both the main card member and any authorized users.
  • No more 25% bonus for air travel when you redeem points directly through Citi. You’ll now get 1 cent per point on airfare when redeeming through the Citi travel portal.
  • 2x points on entertainment going away. So starting in September you’ll earn just 1 point per dollar on entertainment purchases.
  • Annual fee increasing to $495, from $450. The increased annual fee won’t impact Citigold and Private Bank clients, who will still pay $350 a year
So my gripe about 1.2 to 1 point transfer is gone as well. In addition, points can only transfer in 1000 increments; Customer service is extremely daft and will not figure or warn you about this until a transfer has happened, then let you know you can't do a 2nd transfer in the same day. Hence, my 106,031 miles equates to:

95,000 KrisFlyer miles
10,000 cash back into $100
1,031 lost miles b/c i didn't know about the increments and could of applied to KrisFlyer

Last edited by DevRogue; Oct 23, 2018 at 2:23 pm Reason: added info
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