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
Apr 11, 2019, 2:50 pm
#361
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
Programs: UR, TYP, MR, C1, AA, UA, WN, BA, AS, AV, AC, Choice, Hyatt, IHG, Hilton, Wyndham, Marriott
Posts: 1,978
Apr 15, 2019, 1:33 am
#362
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 48
The bonus categories are worth 3x and fixed quarterly. Q1: Advertising/Office Supply/Professional Services and Q2: Computer Equipment and Software Merchants are the most potentially useful, because they are unique for a TY point card. However, they become mostly a redundancy if you have Chase Ink cards, which offer these categories at a higher bonus multiple. Nevertheless, if you are UR point rich and TY point poor, it may be in your interested to accrue TY points at the lower multiple some of the time. There is also an anniversary bonus based on your annual spend, but it is frankly pretty small and not worth thinking about unless you're running quite a lot of money through the card.
On the Thank You website (https://www.thankyou.com/cms/thankyou/tc.page?MID=tc&cmp=VAN), there is also a "CitiBusiness World Card with Citi Thank you Rewards". This card gives you 3x at Office Supply Merchants/Professional Services all year round, instead of just Q1, so that card may potentially be more valuable to the MSer/Reseller (although it doesn't look like you can apply for it online, and it's not clear if there is a sign up bonus. It's probably not possible to product change either).
All in all, I would apply for the Sears card before I applied for the CitiBusiness Thank You card, but I'm happy I have it in my portfolio as a long term hold.
At the end of the day, I believe the Citi Prestige is the best premium card currently in the market--in terms of earning rate, airline transfers (especially in light of the United devaluation), and benefits (with the $250 travel credit, Priority Pass, and 4th Night free, I can easily exceed the $350 annual fee). As long as my annual fee stays at $350 (and I believe it will, at least until my July 2020 annual fee hits), or as long as I continue to receive great retention bonuses (I've had the card for 4 years, I've only paid the annual fee once), this card will remain the top card in my wallet.
Last edited by KIcarus; Apr 15, 2019 at 2:38 am
Apr 15, 2019, 7:38 am
#363
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,487
Citi updated their benefits guide on 4/14 to include the terms of the new Cell Phone protection benefit-- coverage is in line with what was reported by the blogs last month. It does appear that cardholders can start paying their cell phone bills this month, for coverage effective the first of the following month.
Apr 15, 2019, 2:32 pm
#364
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
The other important thing here (at least to me, hopefully to others) is that cell phones under lease from the cellular carriers are covered under this plan. The Ink Preferred does not cover leased phones.
New booklet (h/t to OMAAT): https://3ie87c2dond928rt2e2zzo8o-wpe...ts_FINAL-1.pdf
New booklet (h/t to OMAAT): https://3ie87c2dond928rt2e2zzo8o-wpe...ts_FINAL-1.pdf
Apr 15, 2019, 3:19 pm
#365
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: CA
Programs: cnb reward for travel/gas/restaurant/grocery
Posts: 81
Apr 15, 2019, 4:53 pm
#366
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Tampa, FL
Programs: AAMM & PLT; UA Gold, DL Silver, Marriott LT Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 1,591
Apr 15, 2019, 8:28 pm
#368
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
1) Ink Preferred
2) Wells Fargo Consumer
3) Uber Visa
4) Citi Prestige
ETA: Just announced that all World and World Elite MasterCards will now have cell phone insurance coverage.
Last edited by DrAlex; Apr 16, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Apr 23, 2019, 10:10 am
#370
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 169
The CitiBusiness TY card is just ok. It has no annual fee, and it's a business card, so it avoids 5/24. The sign up bonus is 20,000 TY points after 3k spend (or 40,000 if you can find a match). The card can only be applied for in-branch as far as I know.
The bonus categories are worth 3x and fixed quarterly. Q1: Advertising/Office Supply/Professional Services and Q2: Computer Equipment and Software Merchants are the most potentially useful, because they are unique for a TY point card. However, they become mostly a redundancy if you have Chase Ink cards, which offer these categories at a higher bonus multiple. Nevertheless, if you are UR point rich and TY point poor, it may be in your interested to accrue TY points at the lower multiple some of the time. There is also an anniversary bonus based on your annual spend, but it is frankly pretty small and not worth thinking about unless you're running quite a lot of money through the card.
On the Thank You website (https://www.thankyou.com/cms/thankyou/tc.page?MID=tc&cmp=VAN), there is also a "CitiBusiness World Card with Citi Thank you Rewards". This card gives you 3x at Office Supply Merchants/Professional Services all year round, instead of just Q1, so that card may potentially be more valuable to the MSer/Reseller (although it doesn't look like you can apply for it online, and it's not clear if there is a sign up bonus. It's probably not possible to product change either).
The bonus categories are worth 3x and fixed quarterly. Q1: Advertising/Office Supply/Professional Services and Q2: Computer Equipment and Software Merchants are the most potentially useful, because they are unique for a TY point card. However, they become mostly a redundancy if you have Chase Ink cards, which offer these categories at a higher bonus multiple. Nevertheless, if you are UR point rich and TY point poor, it may be in your interested to accrue TY points at the lower multiple some of the time. There is also an anniversary bonus based on your annual spend, but it is frankly pretty small and not worth thinking about unless you're running quite a lot of money through the card.
On the Thank You website (https://www.thankyou.com/cms/thankyou/tc.page?MID=tc&cmp=VAN), there is also a "CitiBusiness World Card with Citi Thank you Rewards". This card gives you 3x at Office Supply Merchants/Professional Services all year round, instead of just Q1, so that card may potentially be more valuable to the MSer/Reseller (although it doesn't look like you can apply for it online, and it's not clear if there is a sign up bonus. It's probably not possible to product change either).
Apr 24, 2019, 8:28 pm
#371
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: DL-Plat, UA-Plat 2MM, AA-PlatPro, B6-Mosaic 3, AY-Plat, HY-Globalist, MR-LT Plat, HH-Gold
Posts: 1,235
I’m currently CitiPriority and was planning to upgrade to CitiGold to keep the lower AF. Just got a notice about the increased fee, and that it would take effect on my next renewal date (September in my case). There was no mention of a lower fee option for CG clients. I also went on to the Citi website and both the Prestige and CitiGold pages have no mention of the benefit. Was this always the case or Is the lower fee now dead as a CG benefit? I’m pretty sure it used to be spelled out on the site.
Apr 25, 2019, 2:38 pm
#372
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 81
Thank you for this data point. I am fake Citi Priority (signed up for CP and then downgraded) and just received notice of AF increase from $350 to $495. I was unsure if this applied to ACTUAL Citi Priority account holders. Now I know.
Post #325 above is from last month and he stated he's CG and his AF is $350, after having applied for the $495 card. So, it looks like you would continue at $350 if you upgrade from CP to CG.
Post #325 above is from last month and he stated he's CG and his AF is $350, after having applied for the $495 card. So, it looks like you would continue at $350 if you upgrade from CP to CG.
Apr 25, 2019, 6:07 pm
#373
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 432
Thanks for the info. The part I wonder about is whether the in-branch $350 accounts and the former CG $350 accounts will remain or get targeted for the higher fee. So far no data points on that.
Apr 25, 2019, 6:16 pm
#374
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX
Programs: AS 100K, DL PL, B6 M3
Posts: 180
Prior Citi Gold, currently The Citibank Account Package. Just received my confirmation via mail that fee a $495 fee will be charged in September.
Last edited by firemandan9; Apr 25, 2019 at 7:45 pm
Apr 26, 2019, 8:28 pm
#375
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: DL-Plat, UA-Plat 2MM, AA-PlatPro, B6-Mosaic 3, AY-Plat, HY-Globalist, MR-LT Plat, HH-Gold
Posts: 1,235
Thank you for this data point. I am fake Citi Priority (signed up for CP and then downgraded) and just received notice of AF increase from $350 to $495. I was unsure if this applied to ACTUAL Citi Priority account holders. Now I know.
Post #325 above is from last month and he stated he's CG and his AF is $350, after having applied for the $495 card. So, it looks like you would continue at $350 if you upgrade from CP to CG.
Post #325 above is from last month and he stated he's CG and his AF is $350, after having applied for the $495 card. So, it looks like you would continue at $350 if you upgrade from CP to CG.