Where You Shouldn’t Vacation Right Now, The Ultimate In Airline COVID Safety, Citi’s New Bonus Category

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…
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The Basics of Citi ThankYou Points

Written by K2 @ MileValue

Welcome back! Let’s continue our series on the types of credit card reward programs frequented by travelers. In this series, we are looking at:

An introduction to credit cards frequented by travelersAmerican Express Membership RewardsChase Ultimate RewardsCapital One RewardsMarriott Bonvoy (coming soon)

In this article, we’ll look at the basics of Citi ThankYou points.

As with the other credit card programs we’ve discussed, Citi offers cards which earn transferable points as well as cards earning cash back. Citi points are called ThankYou Points, or TYP for short.

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Why I Ditched The Citi Prestige And Went With The Citi Rewards+ Instead Of The Citi Double Cash Card

Written by Flying High On Points @ Flying High On Points

From my previous post, “Call Results: My Surprising Retention Offer For The Citi Prestige Credit Card (2020),” it was apparent that the best retention offer Citi had for me and my Citi Prestige card was no offer at all. Why I Ditched The Citi Prestige And Went With The Citi Rewards+ Instead Of The Citi […]

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Call Results: My Surprising Retention Offer For The Citi Prestige Credit Card (2020)

Written by Flying High On Points @ Flying High On Points

Once upon a time, the Citi Prestige was my favorite credit card of all. Years passed by, and through devaluation after crippling devaluation, I kept it. Although the credit card had become all but useless for travel (due to the annihilation of its travel benefits), I thought I had found one good reason to keep […]

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Premium Travel Cards Pivot Benefits in a Coronavirus World: Update

Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue

Updated 6/9/20 with Citi’s latest addition to the Prestige Card.

In an attempt to keep you as a customer in a world where travel is severely limited, banks have been changing the benefit profiles of their credit cards that previously rewarded behavior centered primarily around travel.

Those of you most concerned with what to do with your travel cards are likely paying big annual fees for the premium transferrable point cards–the Chase Sapphire Reserve, The Platinum Card from American Express, and the Citi Prestige–so let’s compare those changes.

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Major Changes Are Coming To The Citi Premier Credit Card

Written by Flying High On Points @ Flying High On Points

Citi announced this week they are making some major changes to the Citi Premier credit card. The question is, “will these changes be positive or negative?” Let’s take a look. Major Changes Are Coming To The Citi Premier Credit Card Officially, Citi is calling this overhaul a “redesign”. First, The Good News Effective August 23, […]

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Are Credit Card Concierge Services Worth Anything?

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

Many credit cards offer access to a concierge. You might ask, “So what?” (I know that’s what Sharon would say) (Note from Sharon: Yup!). Well, a concierge may be able…

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