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Citi Prestige USA refresh: 5X Air,Dine; 3X Hotel,Cruise; Hotel 4NF capped 2X/yr; $495
#121
I guess it it doesnt really matter though because one of the hotels we stay at on Maui twice a year doesnt have a rewards program and our average rate is usually $500/night.
But I stay in hotels about 130 nights per year for work so I use this card on almost every booking now.
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I finally got around to thinking about this card this morning when I got my email about the impending devaluation. My first instinct is to cancel the card after my next $250 credit posts.
But I gotta ask this: why do bloggers think these points are worth 1.5-1.7 cents each? The flight redemptions are not that high, and the list of transfer partners is paltry. I literally don't participate in a single program with which they have a transfer option.
Are the bloggers basing their valuations on one of those transfer programs? Is there one that is seen as superior to the others for someone who doesn't actually put their flight EQM's there as well? I know SQ is a great airline, but slow-crawling to an award via credit card transfers seems like too long of a bet on the future.
To date, I've redeemed TYP on short cheap flights via their portal. Stuff where redeeming a traditional miles award would not make sense.
But I gotta ask this: why do bloggers think these points are worth 1.5-1.7 cents each? The flight redemptions are not that high, and the list of transfer partners is paltry. I literally don't participate in a single program with which they have a transfer option.
Are the bloggers basing their valuations on one of those transfer programs? Is there one that is seen as superior to the others for someone who doesn't actually put their flight EQM's there as well? I know SQ is a great airline, but slow-crawling to an award via credit card transfers seems like too long of a bet on the future.
To date, I've redeemed TYP on short cheap flights via their portal. Stuff where redeeming a traditional miles award would not make sense.
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The value would only be on the fringes - an ultra-luxe stay at a brand outside the major chains where elite status and point don't matter, or a limited-service stay where I'm giving up points and just using the portal to save a few bucks (maybe half of the 4th night free, if I'm lucky). If I had two four-night Four Seasons stays per year, I'd still be enthusiastic about this card.
#125
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But I gotta ask this: why do bloggers think these points are worth 1.5-1.7 cents each? The flight redemptions are not that high, and the list of transfer partners is paltry. I literally don't participate in a single program with which they have a transfer option.
Are the bloggers basing their valuations on one of those transfer programs? Is there one that is seen as superior to the others for someone who doesn't actually put their flight EQM's there as well? I know SQ is a great airline, but slow-crawling to an award via credit card transfers seems like too long of a bet on the future.
To date, I've redeemed TYP on short cheap flights via their portal. Stuff where redeeming a traditional miles award would not make sense.
Are the bloggers basing their valuations on one of those transfer programs? Is there one that is seen as superior to the others for someone who doesn't actually put their flight EQM's there as well? I know SQ is a great airline, but slow-crawling to an award via credit card transfers seems like too long of a bet on the future.
To date, I've redeemed TYP on short cheap flights via their portal. Stuff where redeeming a traditional miles award would not make sense.
I will be keeping the card for my next AF cycle that begins July '19. I travel often and will easily get credits surpassing the AF. I used to be one of the hyper-users of the 4NF, in one year using it ~25 times. It was nice while it lasted but let's be real, it was too good to be true. That said, 2 4NF a year can still be valuable. This year I used it at the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho this spring, when my rate was ~$600 / night. I got to stack the benefit w/ Luxury collection's 4th night free rate. 4 night's in Tokyo during cherry blossom season for nearly 50% off and I earn my SPG points for 4 nights? Hard to beat.
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But I gotta ask this: why do bloggers think these points are worth 1.5-1.7 cents each? The flight redemptions are not that high, and the list of transfer partners is paltry. I literally don't participate in a single program with which they have a transfer option.
Are the bloggers basing their valuations on one of those transfer programs?
Are the bloggers basing their valuations on one of those transfer programs?
The problem is, these values are often hard for regular people (even many of us here on FT) to replicate, because we don't always have the flexibility in travel patterns to fly when those premium redemptions are actually available.
Not to mention that there is always that argument, that just because an international business class ticket retails for $5,000, it's not really "worth" that much unless you would have otherwise paid out of pocket if the mileage redemption wasn't available.
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Because they need to keep pumping cards to get their referrals But yes, the high point valuations bloggers attribute to credit card currencies are generally based on premium reward redemptions via mileage transfer partners.
The problem is, these values are often hard for regular people (even many of us here on FT) to replicate, because we don't always have the flexibility in travel patterns to fly when those premium redemptions are actually available.
Not to mention that there is always that argument, that just because an international business class ticket retails for $5,000, it's not really "worth" that much unless you would have otherwise paid out of pocket if the mileage redemption wasn't available.
The problem is, these values are often hard for regular people (even many of us here on FT) to replicate, because we don't always have the flexibility in travel patterns to fly when those premium redemptions are actually available.
Not to mention that there is always that argument, that just because an international business class ticket retails for $5,000, it's not really "worth" that much unless you would have otherwise paid out of pocket if the mileage redemption wasn't available.
I'm curious if there's one program in particular on TYP's odd (and really limited) list that the bloggers are baselining off of. Turkish? AsiaMiles?
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To extend that example, SQ is also a transfer partner at Membership Rewards and Ultimate Rewards, which means you can accelerate accumulation by pooling points earned through spending and bonuses from cards issued by three banks.
#129
Join Date: Feb 2000
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I will be sure to get my two 2020 4-night reservations booked via Citi Prestige Concierge prior to Sept 2019.
will then cancel the card when the annual fee posts in late 2020.
the card is relevant to me only to the extent it helps me keep WOH Globalist status
will then cancel the card when the annual fee posts in late 2020.
the card is relevant to me only to the extent it helps me keep WOH Globalist status
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I have the Chase Hyatt Visa that gets me Discoverist, but I don't use it often. I just pay the fee, use my annual Cat 4 cert, and use the card for my 3-4 paid Hyatt stays a year. I wasn't aware of any Citi-Hyatt tie...
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#133
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Got the email as well.
No mention of the $100 AF reduction for Citigold members, or was that considered a part of the "Relationship Bonus" which is going away?
No mention of the $100 AF reduction for Citigold members, or was that considered a part of the "Relationship Bonus" which is going away?
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