Apr 19, 2015, 6:10 pm
Last edit by: ninim2200
Is there currently an offer for this card with a signup bonus?
Yes:
Yes:
- 50K TYP for $4K spend/3 months, $95 AF waived for first year. Open in private/incognito window for best results.
- Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.
Does anybody know when the signup bonus will increase?No. Please don't ask in the thread "just to double-check if anybody knows." Nobody knows.Can I see the number of TYP earned on an individual purchase?No. The best you can do is visit the Account Details page for your card to see how the merchant for a given transaction was categorized.What are the bonus categories for the Premier card?
What happens to my TY points if I close my card account?Effective April 19th, 2015, unless you are participating in a limited-time offer, you will earn:- 3 ThankYou Points for every dollar you spend on purchases at airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, travel agencies, gas stations, commuter transportation, taxi/limousines, passenger railways, cruise lines, bridge and road tolls, parking lots/garages, campgrounds and trailer parks, time shares, bus lines, motor home/RV rental and boat rentals;
- 2 ThankYou Points for every dollar you spend on purchases at restaurants and on select entertainment merchants, including sports promoters, theatrical promoters, movie theaters, amusement parks, tourist attractions, record stores and video rental stores; and
- 1 ThankYou Point for every dollar you spend on other purchases.
Airlines are classified as merchants that provide air travel. Hotels are classified as merchants that provide sleeping or meeting room accommodations, and may include goods and services that are on a bill for these accommodations by a hotel, motel or inn. Car rental agencies are classified as merchants that provide short-term or long-term rentals of cars. Travel agencies are classified as merchants that provide travel information and booking services, and include travel aggregators and tour operators. Gas stations are classified as merchants that sell fuel for consumer use and may or may not be attended. Commuter transportation is classified as merchants that provide suburban and local mass passenger transportation over regular routes and on regular schedules, including ferries, commuter railways and subways. Taxis/limousines are classified as merchants that provide passenger transportation services for hire and includes horse-drawn cabs and carriages, bicycle taxis, aerial tramways, airport shuttles or cable cars. Passenger railways are classified as merchants that primarily provide long-distance transportation and may include overnight accommodations on the train. Cruise lines are classified as merchants that provide passenger transportation on the open sea or inland waters for the purpose of vacation or pleasure and operate predefined and advertised routes. Bridge and road tolls are classified as merchants who collect fees associated with toll roads, highways and bridges. Parking lots/garages are classified as merchants that provide temporary parking services for automobiles, usually on an hourly, daily or monthly contract or fee basis. Campgrounds and trailer parks are classified as merchants that provide overnight or short-term campsites for recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, or tents. Timeshares are classified as retailers that sell, lease, and rent timeshare real estate and arrange timeshare condominium exchanges. Bus lines are classified passenger bus transportation services that operate on a regular schedule over predetermined routes. Motor home and recreational vehicle rentals are classified as merchants that rent motor homes, RVs, pop-up campers, tent trailers, and other recreational vehicles on a daily, short-term, or extended-term basis. Boat leases and boat rentals are classified as merchants that primarily provide boat rental and leasing services, including fishing boats, non-crew houseboats, sail boats, powerboats, jet skis, and yachts.You may earn ThankYou Points as long as your Card Account is open and current. If your Card Account is closed, you will not be able to earn ThankYou Points and you will lose any accumulated ThankYou Points that have not been transferred to your ThankYou Member Account. Balance transfers, cash advances, convenience checks, returned purchases, disputed or unauthorized purchases/fraudulent transactions, finance charges, Card Account fees, and fees for services and programs you elect to receive through us do not earn ThankYou Points unless otherwise specified.
Restaurants are classified as dining establishments that primarily prepare food and drinks for immediate consumption by consumers, either on the merchant’s premises or packaged for takeout, and include bars, cocktail lounges, discotheques, nightclubs, taverns and fast food restaurants. Sports promoters are classified as merchants that operate and promote live sporting events (professional or semi-professional), and may also include sports stadiums. Theatrical promoters are classified as merchants that operate live theatrical productions or concerts, and include ticketing agencies. Movie theaters are classified as establishments that sell tickets and refreshments for movie productions. Amusement parks (including zoos, circuses and aquariums) are classified as establishments that operate parks or carnivals and offer mechanical rides and games and/or live animal shows. Tourist attractions and museums (including art galleries) are classified as establishments that operate attractions and exhibits for tourists. Record stores are classified as establishments that sell CDs and related items, including online record stores. Video rental stores are classified as merchants that rent DVDs and/or games and related equipment for consumer use, including online video rentals.
We do not determine how merchants or establishments are classified, however, they are generally classified based upon the merchant's primary line of business. We reserve the right to determine which purchases qualify for this offer. Purchases not eligible to receive the additional ThankYou Points include, but are not limited to, purchases made at warehouse clubs, discount stores, department stores and convenience stores.
If you do not already have a ThankYou Rewards Member Account ("ThankYou Member Account"), one will be set up for you. ThankYou Points earned from purchases post to your Card Account at the close of each billing cycle, and at that time we will transfer the ThankYou Points you earned to your ThankYou Member Account. (Bonus ThankYou Points may take one to two additional billing cycles to post to your Card Account.) ThankYou Points are not eligible for redemption until they are transferred to your ThankYou Member Account. ThankYou Points may not be redeemed and may be lost if your Card Account is not open or current.Please see the wiki at Citi ThankYou points - cancel, downgrade & expiration considerations
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Sep 21, 2016, 7:38 pm
#856
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I don't know where the last few Premier or Preferred sign up bonus offers were found, but they weren't found by browsing "all our cards" on the Citi site, that I can tell you. When I applied for the 40k Premier offer this past spring, it was only available (that I could find) here (in this thread's wiki), not anywhere on the Citi site if you searched there. Same for the 10k Preferred offer which came up later.
So if you don't know where those previous "obscure" offers were found, are you sure you're checking periodically in the right place?
An analogous case happens with Citi AA cards. Most of the time, all that's on either the Citi site or the AA site are 30k miles offers. But the AA Plat/Gold/business card thread routinely has 50k offers. It's semi-widespread knowledge how to find some of those -- awayN.citicards.com, travelN. citicards.com, etc, where N is between 2 and 9. But I don't know of any similar pattern of semi-obscure websites to try for TYP card bonuses. (And I don't know myself how the "other half" of the Citi AA 50k bonus offer links in that thread's wiki get found, so I can't begin to guess myself where to look for Citi TYP Premier signup bonus offers.)
Sep 22, 2016, 9:50 am
#858
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,164
For most of us here on FT we probably will not qualify for a bonus because of the new 24 rule, but if i find any new links in the future i will post them, as far as i can tell, there are no links with bonus offers these days for this card.
Sep 22, 2016, 11:30 am
#859
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
As for Citi giving out a bonus on the Premier again, I'm not holding my breath while I'm waiting. Apparently they think the card is just so awesome that "we don't need to give no stinkin sign up bonus".
With 3X points on nearly all travel spend, and hopefully a 10K retention bonus, that's a lot of points for me. If I didn't already have the card, I'd probably not apply for it. But having it, and now knowing how many things are 3X, (train passes, metro tix, museum tix, uber, gas, etc) I'm going to keep it open. Now if they eliminate the sign up bonus for the Prestige, I'll cancel that. But hopefully they don't, because I'm only 6 months away from getting another one.
Oct 5, 2016, 8:23 am
#861
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: Delta Gold
Posts: 158
Should I get the TY Premier?
I currently have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and spend $25-30K/year on it. I've found myself traveling a lot more for work and now want to segregate that spending on another card.
I was considering opening a TY Premier card, but don't seem to find many current reviews of this card by the typical bloggers (I guess Citi doesn't pay them). I've scanned several of the threads in this forum but was curious to see if folks could give me an honest assessment on whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for me.
My husband is a true road warrior so we play the credit card game with his travel with airline and hotel specific cards. For the type of travel I do, this strategy wouldn't work very well and an overall travel rewards card would work better.
I was considering opening a TY Premier card, but don't seem to find many current reviews of this card by the typical bloggers (I guess Citi doesn't pay them). I've scanned several of the threads in this forum but was curious to see if folks could give me an honest assessment on whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for me.
My husband is a true road warrior so we play the credit card game with his travel with airline and hotel specific cards. For the type of travel I do, this strategy wouldn't work very well and an overall travel rewards card would work better.
Oct 5, 2016, 9:26 am
#862
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Currently there is no new account bonus for Premier. This likely explains why there is not much publicity. We do not know if the withdrawal of the bonus means that the product is doing so well that it doesn't need one, or if it means that Citi is planning a major revamp of the card.
To tell you whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for you we would need to know how you redeem points. Do you transfer to airlines, use to purchase revenue travel, claim gift cards etc?
My initial inclination is that you would do better to stay with one program, and apply for another Chase card to segregate spending.
To tell you whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for you we would need to know how you redeem points. Do you transfer to airlines, use to purchase revenue travel, claim gift cards etc?
My initial inclination is that you would do better to stay with one program, and apply for another Chase card to segregate spending.
Oct 5, 2016, 11:12 am
#863
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
Currently there is no new account bonus for Premier. This likely explains why there is not much publicity. We do not know if the withdrawal of the bonus means that the product is doing so well that it doesn't need one, or if it means that Citi is planning a major revamp of the card.
To tell you whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for you we would need to know how you redeem points. Do you transfer to airlines, use to purchase revenue travel, claim gift cards etc?
My initial inclination is that you would do better to stay with one program, and apply for another Chase card to segregate spending.
To tell you whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for you we would need to know how you redeem points. Do you transfer to airlines, use to purchase revenue travel, claim gift cards etc?
My initial inclination is that you would do better to stay with one program, and apply for another Chase card to segregate spending.
they would do better with a simple cash back card. Even for domestic economy airfare, better to get the cash, and buy the tickets. If one uses points for award flights, or perhaps hotel awards, and does a lot of travel, I actually think the Premier card is wonderful. It give 3 points per $ on a huge selection of "travel" charges. Yes, airline tickets, hotel fees, uber and taxis, etc. But also gasoline, train/subway tickets, cruises, car rentals, parking lots, the list goes on and on. Plus 2 points per $ for dining and entertainment. I've found that my wine club purchases (direct from the winery) end up credited this way. It's sad there is no sign up bonus, but if you have a lot of the types of spend listed above, it may well be worth the AF anyway.
Oct 5, 2016, 12:19 pm
#864
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: Delta Gold
Posts: 158
Currently there is no new account bonus for Premier. This likely explains why there is not much publicity. We do not know if the withdrawal of the bonus means that the product is doing so well that it doesn't need one, or if it means that Citi is planning a major revamp of the card.
To tell you whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for you we would need to know how you redeem points. Do you transfer to airlines, use to purchase revenue travel, claim gift cards etc?
My initial inclination is that you would do better to stay with one program, and apply for another Chase card to segregate spending.
To tell you whether this card would be worth it to get or if there is something else that's better suited for you we would need to know how you redeem points. Do you transfer to airlines, use to purchase revenue travel, claim gift cards etc?
My initial inclination is that you would do better to stay with one program, and apply for another Chase card to segregate spending.
How long has this card gone without an account bonus?
Oct 5, 2016, 2:36 pm
#865
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Oct 8, 2016, 8:36 pm
#867
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 5
Hello Everyone,
I'm not sure if this question has come up here....
I applied for my first ThankYou premier card back in May for an offer of 40000 points with $3000 spent in the first 3 months of account opening. I knew I was going to meet the spending requirement because I already had a plan to travel abroad for a month. I specifically signed up for the card so that I could pay my expenses abroad AND get bonus points for the money spent.
Now it's been over 3 months but the points never showed up in my account. I gave Citi a call and the rep told me "there's no such offer in your account" I googled around and noticed that Citi's sign-up offered was pulled earlier this year, BUT it was alive around april-june for 40K. I'm positive that the offer was available when I signed up through Citi (with 40,000 clearly written on the application page), otherwise I wouldn't have bothered.
The rep has referred my case for someone to investigate further. I'm just curious to know if it has happened to anyone here as well...and the outcome. It sucks that I spent all the money thinking I was getting more bang out of my bucks....
I'm not sure if this question has come up here....
I applied for my first ThankYou premier card back in May for an offer of 40000 points with $3000 spent in the first 3 months of account opening. I knew I was going to meet the spending requirement because I already had a plan to travel abroad for a month. I specifically signed up for the card so that I could pay my expenses abroad AND get bonus points for the money spent.
Now it's been over 3 months but the points never showed up in my account. I gave Citi a call and the rep told me "there's no such offer in your account" I googled around and noticed that Citi's sign-up offered was pulled earlier this year, BUT it was alive around april-june for 40K. I'm positive that the offer was available when I signed up through Citi (with 40,000 clearly written on the application page), otherwise I wouldn't have bothered.
The rep has referred my case for someone to investigate further. I'm just curious to know if it has happened to anyone here as well...and the outcome. It sucks that I spent all the money thinking I was getting more bang out of my bucks....
