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Old Nov 6, 2015, 11:03 pm
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Current welcome offer is 50,000 30,000 Crystal points with $5,000 $3,000 spending in the first 90 days. First annual fee not waived. (as of telephone call with bank employee 8/7/2019)

Past bonuses were:

***** #1502 - signup bonus 1/16/18 BUT ANNUAL FEE NOT WAIVED ******

100,000 points after spending $5,000 in first three months. Offer expires 30 December 2015. EXPIRED

A 70,000 points offer was offered back in March 2017 and expired March 31st, 2017. EXPIRED

The requirements for the application process varies from bank to bank based on various online data points collected from FlyerTalk, Doctor of Credit, etc.

Some banks require that you go into a branch and apply personally. Other banks want you to have another account open for 90 days before you can get this card. Some banks (if you already have a relationship with them) let you apply via mail. Sometimes you have to be a resident of the state they operate in, while some were able to get the card without living in those states. It is very much YMMV. You will need proof of income (W2, check stubs, etc). The only states City National Bank operates in are: NY, DE (only trust office, no go), DC, GA, TN, MN, NV & CA. The bank is looking for high net worth individuals, but that's not exactly consistent either.

The card has no foreign transactions fees and is fee-free the first year, then $400 annually.

Register your card for online access (cno.cnb.com). This changed on Sept 19 2019.
Register separately for the award page (www.cnbrewards.com).
Register for Visa Infinite info and access at https://myvisainfinite.com/cnb/en_us/home.html
Click "my info" to see details on points awarded.
Best* redemption found to date is $1,000 prepaid visa for 105K pts. It's now 125K pts for a $1,000 prepaid visa. Link to catalog
*(other than spending for flights etc. & getting 1.2 cents each in value)

To set-up spending alerts, create an account here : http://citynationalbank.digitalcardservice.com

Point redemptions for flights have been reported as being as high as 1.35cpp (see here) by calling the Concierge service at +1 800 595 8950 and having them book direct from airline website for you

Significant benefits:

$250 per calendar year airline incidental credit - works on AU card as well - STARTING JAN 1ST, 2020 THE CREDIT WILL BE $350 PER ACCOUNT
$100 Global Entry fee credit - works on AU card as well Per DDResq post 842
Priority Pass lounge membership for up to 2 people. No fee for any number of guests, but lounge policy may limit the number of guests admitted.- STARTING JAN 1ST, 2020 EACH ADDITIONAL GUEST BEYOND ACCOUNT HOLDER WILL BE CHARGED $32
12 GoGo inflight passes - create an account at myvisainfinite.com/cnb. Once the account is created, you enter, then search for GoGo passes. You then input your card number again, create a GoGo account if you don't have one, and the 12 passes post to it ready to be used when you fly again on a participating airline. - works on AU card as well
$100 off when you book a qualifying airline itinerary via visa discount air portal (https://www.visadiscountair.com/CNB/default.aspx - STARTING JAN 1ST, 2020 THIS WILL NO LONGER BE OFFERED AS A BENEFIT
$30 off GroundLink car service (works with AU cards as well) plus instant 15% off rides. There are $25 current user referrals to go for first.

Airline fees are reimbursed up to $250 per calendar year. Fees must be from domestic carriers. There is no need to declare a carrier, and fees can be reimbursed from multiple carriers. Partial Ts and Cs:

Qualifying Airline Purchases are defined as incidental airline fee transactions made at eligible US Domestic Airline Carriers and include: ticket change/cancellation fees, checked baggage fees, inflight entertainment, onboard food and beverage charges, airport lounge membership fees and day passes, onboard wireless charges (excluding Gogo Wireless), and TSA Pre✓® membership application fee.


What works
AA: Award Fees/Taxes, Award Redeposit Fees ($150)
AA: e-Gift cards $250 including AUs (1x per card max 4)
AS: Award ticket fees, $16
AS: In flight food, entertainment.
AS: Premium Class Upgrade, $59

HA: Interisland Flight, $48.80
UA: award ticket fees, $51
WN: Award Fees/Taxes, Award Redeposit Fees (limit unknown, but it's between $75 and $80 per transaction), Early Bird boarding fees ($15)
DL: Baggage fees
B6: $53.30 airfare

What doesn't work
AS: Award ticket fees, $130ish
DL: GC; PGGM (reports of not working since April/2016)
DL: Just about anything. Don't use on Delta
UA: MPX, Award Fees (~$170)
UA: Gift card registry (up to $75) (No longer working as of 11/25/17)
UA: Seat Selection Fee
WN: GC
EY: Award Fees
TW: Change fee
UO: Seat fee
AA: Award Fees/Taxes on an itinerary originating outside the US.

To Be Confirmed
UA: Award Redeposit Fees ($200)


Global Entry reimbursements: (works on AU also)

user - mnsweeps ( https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29336509-post1549.html )

Used mine and a AU card to register for GE for in laws
01/17/201801/18/2018USCUSTOMS TRUSTEDTRAVELER$100.00
01/17/201801/18/2018USCUSTOMS TRUSTEDTRAVELER$100.00

Credit posted today for both cards.
01/20/201801/24/2018GLOBAL ENTRY STMT CREDIT $100.00
01/20/201801/24/2018GLOBAL ENTRY STMT CREDIT $100.00

In 2016, 2017 AND 2018 airline incidental credits for transactions on-or-after January 1st did not start posting until the third week of January. In 2019 they started posting on Jan 11th.

For further information, see this

STARTING JAN 1ST, 2020 there are going to be major changes to this card, these being:[/s]
  • $350 airline incidental credit per account (was $250 per AU)
    • $95 Annual Fee per AU
      • $32 per guest using PriorityPass (used to be free & unlimited)
        • Elimination of $100 Visa Air Discount Benefit
          • Groceries and Gas only earn 1x (used to be 3x)

Sources:

discussion starting here

https://www.cnb.com/content/dam/cnbc...ewards2020.pdf
https://www.cnb.com/content/dam/cnbc...rystal2020.pdf


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Old Nov 13, 2018, 2:00 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2018
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Pocket Aces still not working for me. I've yet to recieve first statement tho I have satisfied min spend.
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Old Nov 13, 2018, 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by SR99
I still didn't receive my credit for $250 AA gift card purchase.
Is the purchase description something like this: AMERICAN AIRXXXXXXXXX?
One of my reimbursements took 5 days, and the other took 7 days from post date to post date.
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Old Nov 13, 2018, 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by JoeSmart
Is the purchase description something like this: AMERICAN AIRXXXXXXXXX?
One of my reimbursements took 5 days, and the other took 7 days from post date to post date.
The purchase shows as AMERICAN AIR0010635326449
FORT WORTH ,TX 75261
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Old Nov 13, 2018, 3:28 pm
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Has anyone had success with United Luggage Fees or PGGM in general with this card?
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Old Nov 14, 2018, 8:28 am
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: US
Programs: SPG Gold
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How does the $550 lounge membership reimbursement work? Is it a manual credit or automatic?
Also can I buy a lounge membership for a family/friend and get the $550 back?
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Old Nov 14, 2018, 8:40 am
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Join Date: Aug 2018
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Originally Posted by ramkashyap
How does the $550 lounge membership reimbursement work? Is it a manual credit or automatic?
Also can I buy a lounge membership for a family/friend and get the $550 back?
It's manual, unlike the airline incidental credit -- and it has to be called in. The terms say it must be for a membership in a CNB cardholder's name, but I don't know if they dig that deep to verify.

To claim and request a Qualifying Airline Lounge Club Membership Fee Statement Credit, please call Customer Service at (800) 998-6205. When making your request, you must supply all of the following information: (a) the name of the airline lounge membership program, (b) the airline lounge membership number, (c) the fee paid for the annual airline lounge membership, and (d) the date the annual fee posted to your Crystal Visa Infinite Card account.
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Old Nov 14, 2018, 3:03 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Originally Posted by FrequentFlyer9000
Has anyone had success with United Luggage Fees or PGGM in general with this card?
Doing PGGM right now, one week, still no credit, but did it few months ago with smaller amount, and it worked.
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Old Nov 14, 2018, 3:32 pm
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Originally Posted by msthegame
Got redeposit fees from AA credited by CNB.
Do you remember the amount of the charge?
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Old Nov 14, 2018, 9:33 pm
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I'm wondering if the card services agreement update that was issued in October changed things. The language specifically notes that gift csrfa are not covered. I haven't seen that mentioned here yet.
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Old Nov 15, 2018, 12:26 am
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Originally Posted by FrequentFlyer9000
Has anyone had success with United Luggage Fees or PGGM in general with this card?
PGGM worked, got credit today.
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Old Nov 15, 2018, 5:26 am
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Originally Posted by yugi
PGGM worked, got credit today.
Thanks! Which airline?
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Old Nov 15, 2018, 9:03 am
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Update. Pocket Aces finally took down a $500 pot. Two weeks of waiting. I plan on playing two more hands. Hopefully they'll take down another nice pot.
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Old Nov 15, 2018, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by yugi
PGGM worked, got credit today.
What is PGGM? thanks
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Old Nov 15, 2018, 12:08 pm
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Platinum Guy's Grand Mehalach. Start your google search.
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Old Nov 15, 2018, 12:19 pm
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SR99 did your AA GC get credited yet?
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