I think this will thin the crowds at the AC lounges. Good move. This card was underpriced for along time for all of the maximized benefits you could squeeze out of it.

I still think the Barclary Silver card adds up more reward per annual fee. 15K LP after spending $50K on the card. So you get 5K less LP bonus with Barclay vs. Citi.

$50 Wifi credit and $25 food credit per day are also big winners with the Barclay card.

And with the AC costs going up for the card, it really evens the playing field.