Jul 25, 2022, 5:39 pm
Citi Prestige discontinued (USA).
Aug 10, 2021, 2:43 pm
#61
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What are you expecting anyway?
Aug 10, 2021, 3:02 pm
#62
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SEA/NYC/IAD
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Posts: 1,928
I'd love some communication from Citi on the future direction of their credit card biz. If they're refreshing the Prestige, then great, I'm happy to keep my card for a year, but if it's "we're giving up on the luxury/premium market" then ideally I can go downgrade my card to a Custom Cash before my fee posts at the end of September.
Aug 10, 2021, 3:20 pm
#63
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,511
Aug 10, 2021, 3:23 pm
#64
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Aug 10, 2021, 3:28 pm
#65
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
Programs: UA 1K/MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Something, IHG Gold, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 8,161
Aug 12, 2021, 7:45 pm
#67
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: New York, N.Y.
Posts: 309
Given the recent changes in this class of cards, I'm coming around to the view that there's no reason to keep all three of these cards.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
Aug 12, 2021, 8:57 pm
#68
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
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Posts: 4,895
Given the recent changes in this class of cards, I'm coming around to the view that there's no reason to keep all three of these cards.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
The decision depends on how much you spend on
1) Dining
2) Grocery
3) Other Travel
I spend a lot on all three of these categories - a lot of restaurant/bar tabs, and a lot of Uber. Theoretically I could make an Amex Platinum (5x airfare), Amex Gold (4x dining and grocery) and Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x travel) all work. As of right now I am putting dining on various 3x cards (Freedom Unlimited, Citi Premier, soon Chase Sapphire Preferred), grocery on Citi Premier when there isn’t a quarterly promotion, and Uber/Lyft on Apple Card/Freedom Flex/CSP (regular yellow cab, subway, Amtrak, etc)
Probably the better solution is to spend less on dining and Uber and stick with my current setup
Aug 13, 2021, 9:48 am
#69
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,511
Given the recent changes in this class of cards, I'm coming around to the view that there's no reason to keep all three of these cards.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
I typically transfer all of my points to SQ for J to Asia a couple times per year so every currency transfers all the same.
Aug 13, 2021, 10:37 am
#70
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,028
Given the recent changes in this class of cards, I'm coming around to the view that there's no reason to keep all three of these cards.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
Aug 14, 2021, 6:42 pm
#71
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Given the recent changes in this class of cards, I'm coming around to the view that there's no reason to keep all three of these cards.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
I think the move for people who have all three is to keep the Amex Platinum and the Citi Prestige and downgrade the Chase Sapphire Reserve to the Sapphire Preferred. The Amex Platinum will earn five points on airfare with travel insurance that is almost as good as the CSR's, the Citi Prestige will earn five points on restaurants and three on hotels while providing a Priority Pass membership that includes airport restaurants, and the Chase Sapphire Preferred will earn two points on other travel and provide primary car rental coverage, plus other benefits like three points on online grocery and streaming. Supplement those cards with a no-fee card that earns 1.5 or 2 points on unbonused in your loyalty currency of choice (Freedom Unlimited for Ultimate Rewards, Double Cash for ThankYou, or Blue Business Plus for Membership Rewards) and you've got a pretty comprehensive portfolio that maximizes point earnings while still giving you nearly all of the benefit of all three high-end cards.
I never thought I'd get to a point where I'd consider the Prestige to be a better value than the Sapphire Reserve, but it seems awfully hard to keep the Reserve when Chase has increased the annual fee and made the Preferred more compelling.
Aug 14, 2021, 6:51 pm
#72
Join Date: Jan 2014
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I was going to apply for Citi Prestige later this year, but the card is gone.
The decision depends on how much you spend on
1) Dining
2) Grocery
3) Other Travel
I spend a lot on all three of these categories - a lot of restaurant/bar tabs, and a lot of Uber. Theoretically I could make an Amex Platinum (5x airfare), Amex Gold (4x dining and grocery) and Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x travel) all work. As of right now I am putting dining on various 3x cards (Freedom Unlimited, Citi Premier, soon Chase Sapphire Preferred), grocery on Citi Premier when there isn’t a quarterly promotion, and Uber/Lyft on Apple Card/Freedom Flex/CSP (regular yellow cab, subway, Amtrak, etc)
Probably the better solution is to spend less on dining and Uber and stick with my current setup
The decision depends on how much you spend on
1) Dining
2) Grocery
3) Other Travel
I spend a lot on all three of these categories - a lot of restaurant/bar tabs, and a lot of Uber. Theoretically I could make an Amex Platinum (5x airfare), Amex Gold (4x dining and grocery) and Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x travel) all work. As of right now I am putting dining on various 3x cards (Freedom Unlimited, Citi Premier, soon Chase Sapphire Preferred), grocery on Citi Premier when there isn’t a quarterly promotion, and Uber/Lyft on Apple Card/Freedom Flex/CSP (regular yellow cab, subway, Amtrak, etc)
Probably the better solution is to spend less on dining and Uber and stick with my current setup
Aug 14, 2021, 6:53 pm
#73
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Sep 29, 2021, 2:24 am
#75
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