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- What are the most current working links?
- Is this card churnable?
- How frequently can I apply for these cards?
- Do I have to close my previous card before reapplying?
- I got the 60K card and bonus but when I finished the spend on my second 60K card I did not get the bonus. What happened?
[1] What are the most current working links?
There is a standard offer for 50K points after $1K spend in 4 months. (No landing page is available for this offer; lnik taken from wiki for http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...amex-citi.html.)
There are no known 60K offers available. The most recent one expired in late September 2014.
[2] Is this card churnable?
In the past, this card has been easily churnable. However, in December 2014 Citi began inserting language into some applications and landing pages disqualifying current Hilton Visa cardholders & requiring an 18-month wait from the date of the previous card's cancellation. The application link listed above does not include this restriction, and FTers have confirmed that they have been approved through this application despite being current or recent holders of another Citi Hilton card.
[3] How frequently can I apply for these cards?
You can only apply for ONE Citi card in a week or TWO in two months (60 days). To be safe, it is frequently suggested to wait 8+ days between ANY two Citi applications and 65+ days until your third Citi application of ANY kind. These are rolling dates, so you have to wait at least 60 days (65+) from your second application to your 4th applications, and so forth.
If math is not your strong suit, you can use: http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html.
Example:
Day 0 - Citi HHonors Card #1
Day 8 - Citi AA Personal Card
Day 65 - Citi AA Business Card
Day 73 - Citi HHonors Card #2
Day 130 - Citi TY Card
[4] Do I have to close my previous card before reapplying?
Not if you use the application link above. As stated above, in December 2014 Citi began introducing new application pages requiring an 18-month wait since cancellation of the prior card.
Note that when you close an account, Citi may not "free up" the credit limit from that card for as long as 6 months. So if you're going to apply within 6 months, it's better to not cancel beforehand.
[5] I got the 60K card and bonus but when I finished the spend on my second 60K card I did not get the bonus. What happened?
There appears to be a problem with Citi crediting you with both bonuses but Hilton not crediting the second bonus because their system sees it as a duplicate.
You need to open up a case, preferably with Hilton, and explain that you have two separate cards (feel free to explain one is for business and one for personal if they ask why you have multiple cards and you feel like explaining). You also need to diligently check back with them and make sure that they do not close the case as you already got the bonus.
This is very much a YMMV situation. Depending on who you talk to and where, this can be a relatively short process or a particularly unpleasant and long one. Best advice: Be nice to the CSRs and get them on your side or HUACA until you find someone useful.
For some people it may be worth getting the 50K card instead, possibly trying to "bump the bonus" to 60K and getting it as a 10K adjustment instead.
Citi Hilton HHonors Visa [2011-2014]
#617
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: Southwest RR , AA
Posts: 23
Hi All,
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
#620
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
Yes that is just for myself. We typically augment with 2-3 per quarter for my wife as well (at some point the spend becomes unmanageable...)
I generally only cancel at the 12 month mark if I cannot get the annual fee waived, or unless they have known churnability - e.g. Amex cards which now clearly state you can only get the bonus if you have not had the card in the past 12 months. Also I sometimes cancel quite new cards as part of the recon process, though this may be a little risky
I generally only cancel at the 12 month mark if I cannot get the annual fee waived, or unless they have known churnability - e.g. Amex cards which now clearly state you can only get the bonus if you have not had the card in the past 12 months. Also I sometimes cancel quite new cards as part of the recon process, though this may be a little risky
#621
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: 25 million points to burn!
Posts: 1,522
Hi All,
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
Citi's and Amex' systems are completely independent of each other, as they are different banks, so no worries.
#622
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX
Posts: 2,851
Hi All,
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
#623
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Posts: 2,983
So you actually verified, by personal experiment, that with Amex you need to wait 12 months after you cancel a card and not 12 months after you get the card?
#624
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,755
Pull up an AMEX HHonor or an AMEX SPG application form you can see the wordings - it says you would not be eligible to receive anything if you have owned the card within prior 12 months - so that would mean from cancellation, wouldn't it?
Though I am not sure whether you would get the sign up bonus or only the spend bonus after the 12 months are up.
#625
Suspended
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 2,998
Hi All,
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
I dont have any hilton credit cards till now.
can i apply for 2 citi HH Visa cards ( using 2 browser trick) and also the amex Hilton HHonors card at the same time.
And Do i get the signup bonus on all the 3 cards after meeting the spend requirements ?
Can I use my Hilton Honors number in all the 3 applications?
#626
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 14
Ok simple noob question hopefully that I want confirmed. I applied and received the AMEX Hilton HHonors (50K points) no fee card. When I do the 2 browse trick for the Citi Visa Hilton cards should I input my HH member# or should I just get a new member numbers and combine after the points post?
#627
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
Ok simple noob question hopefully that I want confirmed. I applied and received the AMEX Hilton HHonors (50K points) no fee card. When I do the 2 browse trick for the Citi Visa Hilton cards should I input my HH member# or should I just get a new member numbers and combine after the points post?
#628
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 14
Ok I didn't think it would matter but I will have to check the naming. Thanks!
#629
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: PHL
Programs: US; AA; UA; Hilton Gold; Club Carlson Gold; IHG Platinum;
Posts: 388
I thought the question was whether to enter HHonors number on both CitiBank applications when doing 2 browsers trick or just on one and then combine the points if new HHonors number is assigned to the second card. My guess is that it doesn't matter but maybe someone has a different take on it?
#630
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Hilton Gold; Marriott Silver
Posts: 118
I thought the question was whether to enter HHonors number on both CitiBank applications when doing 2 browsers trick or just on one and then combine the points if new HHonors number is assigned to the second card. My guess is that it doesn't matter but maybe someone has a different take on it?