It has been a summer occupied for credit card issuers with all changes and Introductions of new credit cards.
And now, Citi joined the party and finally launched the successor to Citi Prestige® card -The new Citi Strata Elite card.
This card has been anticipated for yearsAnd now that it is finally here, surely everyone is surprised with its annual rate of $ 595 and some unique benefits.
Here is a summary of the new Citi Strata Elite, a card with some flexible offers and Citi’s attempt to align a premium card with his long -standing plane partner, American Airlines.
The information for the Citi Prestige and Citi Strata Elite Card card has been independently collected by the type of points. The details of the card on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
At a glance
The new Citi Strata Elite has an annual rate of $ 595, substantially higher than that of its counterpart of the CITI strata, the Citi Strata Premier® (see rates and rates), which comes at $ 95.
Citi Prestige card holders will not become the new elite of the CITI strata and can continue to carry their prestige card. In addition, prestigious card holders can request and be eligible to obtain the welcome offer at the CITI Strata Elite, assuming they are inside CITI eligibility rules.
The card offers more than $ 800 in declaration credits, several travel protections and access to the priority pass room. It is also the only card in the market it offers Admirals Club Access in four annual salon passes.
The Citi Strata Elite will be broadcast as a Mastercard World Legend card, the first of its kind, whose advantages include priority reserves in high demand restaurants abroad and tickets for music, theater and sporting events worldwide.
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New transfer partner presented
Coinciding with the launch of Citi Strata Elite, Citi added American Airlines Aadvantage as a transfer partner to the thank you rewards program.
The eligible cards that this new exciting partner can take advantage of are the Citi Strata Elite, Citi Strata Premier and Citi Prestige. Citi is the only important credit card issuer you have American Airlines As a transfer partner. The points transfer ratio is 1: 1, which means that 1,000 thanks points will become 1,000 miles of Aadvantage bonus.
Citi Strata Elite also has access to the rest of the Transfer partners of the Citi Thankyou Rewards program.
Related: The best uses of American Airlines Aadvantage Miles
Authorized users
Card holders will have the ability to add authorized users for $ 75 each.
Authorized users will have access to their own priority pass memberships, including the ability to bring two guests. They will also have access to all travel and purchase protections offered by the card.
Related: Everything you need to know about authorized credit users
Surprising earnings rates
The new Citi Strata Elite has income rates that are a bit different from what you would expect from a Premium credit card. Card holders will win:
- 12 points per dollar spent on hotels, car rentals and attractions reserved through Citi Travel portal.
- 6 points per dollar spent on air tickets reserved through the Citi travel portal.
- 6 points per dollar spent on restaurants, including restaurant delivery services in the purchases of Citinights℠, every Friday and Saturday from 6 pm to 6 am east time. Card holders earn 3 points per dollar spent on restaurant purchases outside of these days and hours.
- 1.5 points per dollar spent on all other purchases.
CITI greatly prioritizes card holders from their own travel portal to obtain the greatest amount of rewards. Although this is similar to what other emitters offer, the card lacks any other category of bonus to travel, such as reserving air rates or hotels directly.
This is a true pain point, as competitors such as American Express Platinum Card® and CHASE SAPPHIRE Reserve® (see rates and rates) Both offer bonus points when booking directly.
On the other hand, the high profit rate on Fridays and Saturdays is a unique advantage for those who often drew on weekends.
Unique lifestyle loans and travel advantages
The CITI Strata Elite offers enough credits and statement benefits to compensate for the annual card rate, and some of the offers are distinctive compared to other credit cards.
To start, Citi and American Airlines are address more and more with your associationAnd card holders will receive four admirals club passes every year calendar in addition to the priority pass access with the ability to bring two guests.
As a premium travel card, you also have There are no foreign transaction rates.
The card offers several declaration credits:
- $ 300 benefit of the annual hotel: Each calendar year, card holders receive up to $ 300 discount on a Prepaago hotel (minimum two nights reserve) when reserved through Citi Travel.
- $ 200 waste credit: Each calendar year, card holders receive up to $ 200 in declaration loans on their choice of two brands: 1stdibs, American Airlines, Best Buy, Future Personal Training and Live Nation.
- $ 200 of Blacklane credit: Receive a biannual declaration loan from UP $ 100 (up to $ 200 per year) for Blacklane Chauffur reserves.
- $ 120 Global Entry/Tsa Precheck Credit: Up to a state loan of $ 120 every four years towards Global entrance either TSA PRECHECK.
The credits of the declaration and access to the Admirals Club are worth approximately $ 1,100. Some of the credits of the statement are easy to maximize, such as the benefit of the hotel, which instantly discounts eligible reserves at $ 300 at the time of payment. The derived credit can be easily used to buy air tickets or updates by American Airlines.
As a frequent traveler, the Blacklane credit is useful; However, as a driver service, the price can be quite high and reserves can exceed $ 100.
Card holders will also have access to Premium hotels through the Citi Travel reserve. This includes access to a collection of 4.5-5 stars hotels in Citi Travel and provides advantages such as court breakfast for two, free Wi-Fi, a $ 100 experience of experience (varies according to the property), early check-in, late payment and room updates (subject to availability).
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End
The Citi Strata Elite is the latest premium card to join the ranges dominated by Chase, American Express and Capital One.
Depending on their spending and trip habits, it may have been worth waiting to have access to American Airlines as a transfer partner, the unique admiral passes and unique declaration loans. Unfortunately, Citi lacks its own brand airport halls, and the halls of priority passes are not too spectacular today, but it comes with a select priority pass membership.
Cake members will enjoy high profit rates for CITI travel reserves; However, the reserved trips will only earn 1 point per dollar spent, which makes travelers to maximize their reward gain potential.
The niche earning rate for restaurant purchases is innovative and can be a good welcome for those who enjoy dinner on weekends.
If it is not a frequent traveler with American Airlines or other Oneworld airlines, or prefers to travel directly, it is possible that you should explore a Different card.
