Jan 31, 2019, 2:14 pm
Last edit by: mia
Accepting applications as of 1.31.2019 50,000 points for $4,000 spend in 90 days:
https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/credit-card-details/citi.action?ID=citi-prestige-card#ddl-pricinfo
Bonus ThankYou Points are not available if you received a new cardmember bonus for Citi Rewards+℠, Citi ThankYou® Preferred, Citi ThankYou® Premier/Citi Premier℠ or Citi Prestige®, or if you have closed any of these cards, in the past 24 months.
https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/credit-card-details/citi.action?ID=citi-prestige-card#ddl-pricinfo
Bonus ThankYou Points are not available if you received a new cardmember bonus for Citi Rewards+℠, Citi ThankYou® Preferred, Citi ThankYou® Premier/Citi Premier℠ or Citi Prestige®, or if you have closed any of these cards, in the past 24 months.
Citi Prestige USA refresh: 5X Air,Dine; 3X Hotel,Cruise; Hotel 4NF capped 2X/yr; $495
Feb 2, 2019, 9:34 am
#286
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 178
I called multiple people and they said they still see the fee $350 for CitiGold clients.
However, they can't confirm if that note just hasn't been updated post-refresh or if it's still the case ($350 fee).
Unbelievable how uninformed their customer service is.
However, they can't confirm if that note just hasn't been updated post-refresh or if it's still the case ($350 fee).
Unbelievable how uninformed their customer service is.
Feb 2, 2019, 2:58 pm
#287
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,486
”Annual Fee will be increasing to $495, and $75 per authorized user, including cardmembers with a Citi Priority account. You will receive official notice of this change at a later date. This change will be effective at your account anniversary after September 1, 2019. If you maintain a Citigold or Citi Private Bank account, these annual fee and authorized user fee increases will not apply to your account.”
Feb 3, 2019, 7:20 am
#290
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,752
I can see doing that too, especially with Citigold. UR Partner transfers, especially post UA/Hyatt devaluations and losing KE, doesn't offer the compelling value it once did. And, now, their travel portal is via Expedia? Well, that's a deal breaker for me.
Feb 3, 2019, 8:08 am
#291
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
For sure. I don't reside in the U.S. most of the time, but if I did, I'd add the AT&T card to the mix and get 2TYP per dollar on lots of online spending as well. This would really be great!
Feb 3, 2019, 10:23 am
#292
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Western US
Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime
Posts: 1,251
I think what works best is really personal situation specific.
That being said, I too downgraded my CSR a few days ago. We are de-emphasizing airline transfers & foreign travel for the next couple of years vs. domestic paid fares, and mostly need indy hotel stays. So the combo of fee and benefit reductions didn't seem great to me. Plus a lot of its benefits are duplicative (for me).
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Feb 3, 2019, 10:27 am
#293
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Feb 3, 2019, 11:59 am
#294
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Feb 4, 2019, 9:31 am
#295
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Western US
Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime
Posts: 1,251
I confused that with UR Portal, having erroneously inferred it from this blogger
https://milenomics.com/2019/01/redeeming-bank-points-2/
Although TYP can now be used directly on Expedia , so perhaps over time they will deepen the Citi/Expedia relationship more.
https://milenomics.com/2019/01/redeeming-bank-points-2/
Although TYP can now be used directly on Expedia , so perhaps over time they will deepen the Citi/Expedia relationship more.
Feb 4, 2019, 9:34 am
#296
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Thank you for the clarification. Indeed it is surprising that the issuer of Expedia's co-branded cards does not use Expedia to operate their travel portal, but for now we have three portals with different operators:
American Express = Orbitz (owned by Expedia)
Chase = Expedia
Citi = Connexions
I think it's fair to say that Chase's transition from Connexions to Orbitz has not gone well, which is not to say that there are zero benefits.
American Express = Orbitz (owned by Expedia)
Chase = Expedia
Citi = Connexions
I think it's fair to say that Chase's transition from Connexions to Orbitz has not gone well, which is not to say that there are zero benefits.
Feb 4, 2019, 1:35 pm
#297
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Western US
Programs: Costco Executive Member, Amazon Optimus Prime
Posts: 1,251
It seems to me that the UR portal got worse for car rentals after the cutover, but that's just my anecdote from a couple times checking it.
We'll see how the TYP portal changes over time.
I was poking around Connexions website today to read their case studies and reports.
It seems like its a good offering.
So far, I've found it functional enough, but I'm not doing anything complicated.
To me the bigger impairments were going from 1.6 cpp on AA bookings, to 1.25, and eventually to 1.
That really hammers anyone who's (foolishly!) saved their TYP
We'll see how the TYP portal changes over time.
I was poking around Connexions website today to read their case studies and reports.
It seems like its a good offering.
So far, I've found it functional enough, but I'm not doing anything complicated.
To me the bigger impairments were going from 1.6 cpp on AA bookings, to 1.25, and eventually to 1.
That really hammers anyone who's (foolishly!) saved their TYP
Feb 6, 2019, 12:14 pm
#300
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 539
It should according to the terms:
$250 Air Travel Credit
Your Card Account is eligible to receive statement credits of up to $250 per calendar year for Travel Purchases made by the Primary cardmember or Authorized Users and which appear on your billing statement during that calendar year (“Travel Credit”). Citi will automatically post available Travel Credit(s) after eligible Travel Purchases appear on your statement. Please allow one to two billing cycles after the qualifying purchase is charged to your Card Account for statement credit(s) to be posted to the account.- Travel Purchases are defined as purchases made within the travel category, including purchases from airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, travel agencies/travel aggregators/tour operators, commuter transportation, ferries, commuter railways, subways, taxis/limousines/car services, passenger railways, cruise lines, bridge and road tolls, parking lots/garages, and bus lines.