Jul 25, 2016, 12:23 pm
Last edit by: oopl
7/16: New changes that will take effect on 7/23.
1. The following benefits will be changed effective July 23, 2017:
- Loss of AA Admirals Club Access (Effectively immediately if the account is opened on or after 09/01/2016. See Post 296.
- $0.0125 per each TY points for airfare redemptions at thankyou.com.
- Loss of Complimentary International & Domestic Golf
- 4th Night benefit will be based on the average nightly rate of your complete stay for reservations made on or after July 23, 2017. Taxes will no longer be included within the statement credit.
2. $100 Annual Fee Reduction will be extended to Citi Priority if you are currently a Citigold client and you are impacted by the increase in minimum balance and downgrade.
- 4th night free bookable online at thankyou.com (benefit applied as discount at checkout)
- Cash out TY at 1 cpp
- metal card
- 75,000 TY for $7,500 spend signup bonus
1. The following benefits will be changed effective July 23, 2017:
- Loss of AA Admirals Club Access (Effectively immediately if the account is opened on or after 09/01/2016. See Post 296.
- $0.0125 per each TY points for airfare redemptions at thankyou.com.
- Loss of Complimentary International & Domestic Golf
- 4th Night benefit will be based on the average nightly rate of your complete stay for reservations made on or after July 23, 2017. Taxes will no longer be included within the statement credit.
2. $100 Annual Fee Reduction will be extended to Citi Priority if you are currently a Citigold client and you are impacted by the increase in minimum balance and downgrade.
Citi Prestige benefit and reward changes effective July 23, 2017
Jul 25, 2016, 11:31 am
#166
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AZ
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Posts: 246
I don't see that Costco has any incentive to downgrade and I would be surprised if they negotiated a short term agreement with Citi. I would expect these CB percentages to be in place of at least a year and probably much longer.
Jul 25, 2016, 12:26 pm
#167
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Last edited by mia; Jul 25, 2016 at 2:04 pm
Jul 25, 2016, 2:58 pm
#168
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
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Jul 25, 2016, 4:05 pm
#169
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
Are you sure? When I click on your link, I'm not seeing anything about 1.6 cents per TYP on AA, which for some of us was kind of key to making this contraption continue to spin ...
Jul 25, 2016, 5:00 pm
#171
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ZOA, SFO, HKG
Programs: UA 1K 0.9MM, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Hertz PC, SBux Gold, TSA Pre✓
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Citi has been lazy in term of proper communication.
So consider what you heard is true despite the lack of official communication.
So consider what you heard is true despite the lack of official communication.
Jul 25, 2016, 6:46 pm
#176
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southern California
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 88
I still can't find any reason for all of the fuss! The only benefits being eliminated are Admirals Club Access and 3 free rounds of golf? The card still surpasses all other travel rewards card by a Continent.
So Admirals club Access and 3 free rounds of golf are > than:
1) $250.00 Airline Reimbursement Credit.
2) Priority Pass Select Lounges.
3) 4th Night free Hotel benefit.
4) Global Entry credit ($100.00)
+Plus:
1.) 3 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Travel.
2.) 2 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Dinning and Entertainment.
3.) 1 Thank You Points per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Additionally, If no one is willing to pay the annual fee, why would Citi desire to continue offering all those generous benefits? The same people "weeping" "fuming" over those "small" change of benefits being eliminated, are the very same people calling "retentions" relentlessy demanding a fee waiver.
So Admirals club Access and 3 free rounds of golf are > than:
1) $250.00 Airline Reimbursement Credit.
2) Priority Pass Select Lounges.
3) 4th Night free Hotel benefit.
4) Global Entry credit ($100.00)
+Plus:
1.) 3 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Travel.
2.) 2 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Dinning and Entertainment.
3.) 1 Thank You Points per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Additionally, If no one is willing to pay the annual fee, why would Citi desire to continue offering all those generous benefits? The same people "weeping" "fuming" over those "small" change of benefits being eliminated, are the very same people calling "retentions" relentlessy demanding a fee waiver.
Last edited by livencali; Jul 25, 2016 at 8:20 pm
Jul 25, 2016, 6:57 pm
#177
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
I still can't find any reason for all of the fuss! The only benefits being eliminated are Admirals Club Access and 3 free rounds of golf? The card still surpasses all other travel rewards card by a Continent.
So Admirals club Access and 3 free rounds of gold are > than:
1) $250.00 Airline Reimbursement Credit.
2) Priority Pass Select Lounges.
3) 4th Night free Hotel benefit.
4) Global Entry credit ($100.00)
+Plus:
1.) 3 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Travel.
2.) 2 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Dinning and Entertainment.
3.) 1 Thank You Points per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Additionally, If no one is willing to pay the annual fee, why would Citi desire to continue offering all those generous benefits? The same people "weeping" "fuming" over those "small" change of benefits being eliminated, are the very same people calling "retentions" relentlessy demanding a fee waiver.
So Admirals club Access and 3 free rounds of gold are > than:
1) $250.00 Airline Reimbursement Credit.
2) Priority Pass Select Lounges.
3) 4th Night free Hotel benefit.
4) Global Entry credit ($100.00)
+Plus:
1.) 3 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Travel.
2.) 2 Thank You Points per $1 spent on Dinning and Entertainment.
3.) 1 Thank You Points per $1 spent on all other purchases.
Additionally, If no one is willing to pay the annual fee, why would Citi desire to continue offering all those generous benefits? The same people "weeping" "fuming" over those "small" change of benefits being eliminated, are the very same people calling "retentions" relentlessy demanding a fee waiver.
Last edited by mia; Jul 26, 2016 at 7:31 am Reason: Remove personal characterization.
Jul 25, 2016, 7:57 pm
#178
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, National EE
Posts: 1,204
Hyperbole aside, the spend categories you listed are indeed pretty good. But Citi offers a more expansive version of Travel on their $95/yr Citi ThankYou Premier card.
Jul 25, 2016, 8:16 pm
#179
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
I expected this deval, just like the forward deval, except the forward deval didn't come around for a very long time. ... Not everybody gets this card for the values you speak of. Some get it for the admirals club access and AA 1.6, cause they're AA flyers. Some actually use the golf benefit. Some might not even use PP it or the fourth night free. The ones who are truly mad are the ones who fly exclusively AA and don't use much of the other benefits.
Last edited by mia; Jul 26, 2016 at 7:34 am Reason: Remove personal characterizations and rejoinders.
Jul 25, 2016, 8:30 pm
#180
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294