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Old Apr 19, 2015, 6:10 pm
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Is there currently an offer for this card with a signup bonus?

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?
    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.

    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.
    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.

    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.
    What happens to my TY points if I close my card account?
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Old Dec 21, 2016, 7:32 pm
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Originally Posted by forextrader
I just would like to confirm my understanding of the 24 month rule:

I have Premier Card that I opened in June 2015 - My plan is to open a Prestige Card in July 2017, while the Premier Card remains open.

Assuming I am approved for the Prestige Card, I then would close the original Premier Card, to avoid the annual fee.

Appreciate your confirmation - Happy Holiday to all:-:
If you're going to use up all your Premier-earned points by the time you cancel or very soon after, then yes.

But be aware that unlike some other transferable-points programs (like Amex MR and Chase UR and all hotel programs), Citi points earned on a card you cancelled go "poof" 60 days after you cancel, even if you have another Citi TYP card open.

So you can't accumulate TYP points for years by applying for a different card every 2 years and cancelling the previous one. The only way to accumulate TYP points for years is to never cancel any of the cards you earned TYP points with, until you've used up those TYP points, however long that takes.

And the other problem is that most of the airline transfer partners of TYP have rather harsh miles expiration policies themselves. So you can't keep transferring every few years to one TYP airline transfer program and necessarily expect it to add up over time there either .

So it depends entirely on how and when you want to use your TYP points as to whether what you describe makes sense. From the point of view of just getting the bonus, without thinking about combining it with any points you earned previously, yes what you wrote would seem to make sense. But if you want to get a new bonus to combine with points you earned before, then it's questionable whether what you suggested would work.

If you haven't yet looked at it, I suggest you take a look at the following thread:
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Old Dec 22, 2016, 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by forextrader
I just would like to confirm my understanding of the 24 month rule:

I have Premier Card that I opened in June 2015 - My plan is to open a Prestige Card in July 2017, while the Premier Card remains open.

Assuming I am approved for the Prestige Card, I then would close the original Premier Card, to avoid the annual fee.

Appreciate your confirmation - Happy Holiday to all:-:
^ Sounds good to me.
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Old Dec 22, 2016, 8:35 am
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Thank you for the above sdssearch and RobertHanson. In fact, I have just used up my remaining Premier-earned points. I was going to then cancel the card, to get back some of the annual fee. However, I then remembered that doing this would start the 24 month clock again.

So I wanted to re-confirm (thanks again) that keeping an OPEN Thank You card would not violate the 24 month rule.

A bit of bad planning on my part having not used the 56K+ Thank you points during the initial 12 month fee free period. So while I did get 25% ($140) extra benefit, the $95 2nd year annual fee wiped a good part of the bonus.

On the plus side by not cancelling, I get to apply for a new card 1 year earlier.
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Old Jan 11, 2017, 10:41 am
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Got this offer in my email today:

EARN 5X ThankYou® Points on eligible purchases through 03/31/2017.
It's fast and easy to earn 5X ThankYou Points.
Use your Citi ThankYou® Premier Card to earn 5 ThankYou Points per $1 spent on eligible purchases you make at: Clothing Stores, Computer & Electronics Stores, Department Stores & Toy Stores
Enroll today to earn up to 2,500 ThankYou Points, now through 03/31/2017 — it's just another great way to get more out of what you buy with your card.
Decent offer on $500 of spend - Computer & Electronics Stores portion suggests Best Buy and gift cards is an easy option to get this done.
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Old Jan 12, 2017, 11:25 pm
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24 month workaround?

I opened a Prestige account in Jan 2016, would like to open another card, pick up signup bonus TYPs before the 1.6x Premier AA redemption rate goes away in July of this year. Are there any Preferred or Premier offers without the 24 month rule, earn the signup bonus?
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Old Jan 13, 2017, 5:01 am
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Originally Posted by diver858
I opened a Prestige account in Jan 2016, would like to open another card, pick up signup bonus TYPs before the 1.6x Premier AA redemption rate goes away in July of this year. Are there any Preferred or Premier offers without the 24 month rule, earn the signup bonus?
no.
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Old Jan 14, 2017, 7:47 am
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Exclamation offer dropped to 30k on existing links; 40k available in branches up to Jan 22

The offer (on existing links) just dropped to 30k online. 40k reportedly available in branches up to Jan 22. I learned about this through this FTG blog that is on the front page of FT today:

http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2017/...card-soon.html

I edited the wiki to show the change.
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Old Jan 27, 2017, 11:43 am
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how the quarterly bonus calculated? for this quarter, it says:
Use your Citi ThankYou® Premier Card to earn 5 ThankYou® Points per $1 spent on purchases you make at clothing stores, computer & electronics stores, department stores and toy stores.1 Earn up to 2,500 points, now through 03/31/2017.
it seems to be 5 points total for each dollar? however, my January statement has a single transaction: $43.29 MPX purchase of Gamestop GC. thankyou listed:
01/2017 Other Purchases+ 43 pts
01/2017 Bonus Points Earned+ 229 pts
it's more than 6 points in total?

EDIT: looking into details I've found that

01/24/2017 1X Citi ThankYou® Premier Card (0039) Other Purchases Earn + 43 pts
01/24/2017 Citi ThankYou® Premier Card (0039) Bonus Points Earned Bonus + 173 pts
01/24/2017 Citi ThankYou® Premier Card (0039) Bonus Points Earned Bonus + 56 pts

it looks the bonus is correct (4 points extra). the 56 I believe is the missing bonus for previous Netflix payments.
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Old Jan 29, 2017, 11:26 pm
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I haven't applied for a Citi card in over 14 months. I actually have not applied for many cards in the past 2 years. I applied for this card and got the following message:

"After careful consideration, we are unable to approve your application. You will receive written notification with the reasons for the decision"

Any advice?
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Old Jan 30, 2017, 2:26 am
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Originally Posted by diver858
...Are there any Preferred or Premier offers without the 24 month rule, earn the signup bonus?
Originally Posted by ninim2200
no.
New information here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...13-2016-a.html


Originally Posted by coltonatx
I haven't applied for a Citi card in over 14 months.
Which Citi card(s) did you apply for in the past 24 months?
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Old Feb 22, 2017, 3:26 pm
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I found a link with the annual fee waived 1st year 30k-3k spending. added link to wiki, application does have the 24 month disclaimer.
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Old Feb 24, 2017, 5:53 pm
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There have been recent reports of 50k Citi Thank You Premier offers without 24 months language. The one in front of me has a 12 digits invitation number, which based on my limited experience, means it cannot be used by other people.
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Old Feb 24, 2017, 6:12 pm
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Just got another very appealing bonus offer on this card:

Start earning additional ThankYou Points on eligible stays at hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio — simply enroll and use your Citi ThankYou® Premier Card on your next Hilton stay.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: Upon enrollment, you will earn 5 additional ThankYou Points per $1 spent on stays at more than 4,700 hotels and resorts within the Hilton Portfolio.ą This is in addition to the 3 ThankYou Points you already earn for every $1 spent at hotels. Respond by 05/25/2017 to earn up to 5,000 additional points, now through 05/31/2017.
That's 8x on HH stays through end of May. Thankfully I've got a couple of stays at Hilton already planned during the period so should be able to hit the bonus (and no FX so can use it for the international)
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Old Feb 25, 2017, 4:27 am
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Is this card offer free authorized user?
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Old Feb 25, 2017, 5:56 am
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Originally Posted by cyster2007
Is this card offer free authorized user?
That question is answered clearly on the landing page for the very first offer listed. I'm not talking about the fine print; it's there in the big type under Convenience/Additional Cards.
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