Originally Posted by
moe8555
And what about 3 kids?
>2 makes the travel game a lot harder...
with 3 kids, the 2 usbac and vx still works but they have have 2 lounge access each per year, or only for 1 trip, but yeah def harder as the family gets bigger
Originally Posted by
colonelcasey
Got my Strata Elite card approved 8/1/2025 after they had to manually review my application due to me needing to unfreeze my credit. For those who got the card, can you use a virtual number with it immediately? I linked the Strata Elite card to my Citi online account but the Elite doesn't show up under the virtual numbers section yet. I'm hoping to get my card soon, since I have a big insurance expense due EOW.
i dont think my wife got a virtual number. but we got the card pretty fsat? like 2-3 working days. i think many people are reporting the same
Originally Posted by
italdesign
Just to provide a counter DP, I was trying to use my Venture X credit for a Japan trip. All hotels on C1 portal were priced significantly higher than Agoda, and the portal's dynamic loading made it almost impossible to use. I was unable to use any of the credit for a real trip and had to convert it to airline credit. I did not find the Venture X credit easy to use.
1) it's not really a counter DP unless you checked citi and citi is better. nobody is say c1 portal has no downsides, and is not news that hotel prices can be inflated on 3rd party portal, but generally, citi is worse. and again, it's generally speaking, not absolute and ymmv
2) you tend to get better deals with flights, which you can use c1 credits for, but not citi credits. and as you pointed out, c1 credits have the option of converting to airline credits. overall, you have more options and more flexbility with c1 credits