• Reviews
    • Airlines
    • Trips
    • Hotels
  • Credit Cards
    • Personal Cards
    • Business Cards
  • About Miles/Contact
  • Disclosures/Privacy

Monkey Miles

  • Reviews
    • Airlines
    • Trips
    • Hotels
  • Credit Cards
    • Personal Cards
    • Business Cards
  • About Miles/Contact
  • Disclosures/Privacy
Home » Credit Cards » Citi Prestige Retention Offer after new benefits
Credit Cards

Citi Prestige Retention Offer after new benefits

Miles July 18, 2017 Citi, Tips 4 Comments

We may receive a commission when you use our links. Monkey Miles has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Monkey Miles and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Monkey Miles is also a Senior Advisor to Bilt Rewards Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities. We appreciate you using our links!!!


Citi Prestige Retention Offer after new benefits

I picked up my Citi Prestige last year and have been very pleased with it thus far. When I signed up I was CitiGold ( through a fantastic 50k AA offer) and the fee was reduced to just $350. I weighed the costs and benefits of keeping the card a 2nd year in early June – if you’re weighing the decision it’s worth checking out. With the new benefits just being announced, I didn’t know whether Citi would still offer retention bonuses. I figured I’d wait and confirm my annual fee in one fell swoop. I received an email from Citi yesterday morning confirming the new benefits and called in afterwards to see if I had any retention offers attached to my account. Here’s my Citi Prestige Retention Offer after the new benefits have been announced:

If you’re unfamiliar with the new benefits:

  • New Metal Card
  • 4th Night Free Benefit is Changed
    • Can book online with discount taken at checkout
    • Taxes not included
    • Can still book via Citi Concierge
  • Thank You Cash back increases to $0.01

Annual Fee Confirmation

  • 37 days from the time the fee hits to get the fee back
  • $350 will be my fee because of my Citi Priority Status

Offers:

  • $200 statement credit after $4k each month for 3 months
  • $50 statement credit after $1500 after 7 months
  • 1 point for everything for 6 months max at 50k
  • lower apr 11.74% or balance

I took the extra point for 6 months

Confirming my annual fee of $350 and earning another point on all spend was enough to see the deal for me. This is what my earn structure will look like:

  • 4x points on Air Travel and Hotels
  • 3x points on dining and entertainment ( Freedom is still better)
  • 2x points on everything else

My strategy right now is to keep the card for another year.  At that point, I’ll have gone two years without signing up for any Citi Thank You cards and will be eligible for a new card sign up bonus. Depending on the public offers, I’ll either pull the trigger for Citi Premier, or downgrade the Citi Prestige and reapply.

 

 

Affiliate Disclosure

Monkey Miles has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Monkey Miles and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers.


Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

A Monkey Miles favorite for beginners and point pros alike – a staple of our wallet that earns Premium transferrable Ultimate Rewards. $95 annual fee

♥ Earn 60k Bonus Points after $4k Spend in 3 months

♥Points are transferrable to over dozen partners, or redeemable for 1.25c in Chase travel

♥5x on travel purchased via Chase Travel and 2x everywhere else

♥3x on dining, including eligible delivery services, takeout and dining out

♥3x on select streaming

♥ 3x points on online grocery purchases (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs 

♥ $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards. *New cardmembers can get this credit immediately – existing cardmembers get it after anniversary

♥ 10% Anniversary Point Bonus. Spend $10k in a year, get 1k bonus points.

 Learn more


 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

Related

Previous Article MMMondayMemo: How long does it take to transfer into Singapore Airlines Krisflyer?
Next Article HELLS YES We’re Requesting a metal Citi Prestige card

About Author

Miles

This Monkey didn't get the name Miles for nothing. I might look like an innocent little furball, but I am a Points and Awards BEAST!! Follow me around the world to see how I fly in lie flat seats and sleep in 5* suites for pennies on the dollar.

Related Posts

  • Massive 75k American Express Blue Business Plus ( Targeted )

    August 9, 2022
  • Bank of America application rules

    Bank of America application rules

    August 6, 2022
  • We review the United Business Card with a 75k offer

    August 5, 2022
  • Capital One 20% transfer bonus to Air France/KLM Flying Blue

    August 4, 2022
  • Transfer Capital One Miles to British Airways with a 20% bonus

    August 4, 2022

4 Comments

  1. cj Reply
    July 19, 2017 at 7:49 am

    i called back in march and they gave me 4x extra on travel up to 35,000 bonus points –so i got 7x on travel — point of referrence i spent about 20,000 on the card per year

    i think they base it on your spend

  2. Varun Reply
    July 18, 2017 at 10:10 am

    I received similar offers, except for the $50 credit one. In place of that I got a 1 extra point/dollar on all travel.

    I tried asking the agent (who was really friendly) about any other offers specific to travel (I was hoping to get a +4x on travel expenses) but no dice.

    I took the 1 extra point/dollar on all transactions. The fourth night benefit is still valuable to me so will take a call next year.

    • Miles Reply
      July 18, 2017 at 10:26 am

      Varun – the +4x on travel would have been incredible… thanks for the input!

  3. Pingback: Confirmed: My Citi Prestige replacement is metal - Monkey Miles

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Popular Posts

  • Miles Credit Cards
    Monkey Miles Favorite Credit Cards: August 2022 July 29, 2022
  • Buy Alaska Miles with up to a 60% Bonus ( 1.85 cents a piece ) July 27, 2022
  • Don’t forget American Express statement credits due to expire July 16, 2022

Recent Posts

  • Massive 75k American Express Blue Business Plus ( Targeted ) August 9, 2022
  • Transfer American Express to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles with 20% bonus (Targeted ) August 8, 2022
  • Up to 25% off Hyatt hotels in Mexico, Caribbean and South America August 7, 2022

Social Media

Archives

Editorial Disclosure The editorial content on this page is not provided by any of the companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. Opinions expressed here are author’s alone.

Comments Disclosure Responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the bank advertiser’s responsibility to ensure all posts and/or questions are answered

Monkey Miles is owned by BABA BOY, INC. This site is for entertainment purposes only. The owner of this site is not an investment advisor, financial planner, nor legal or tax professional and articles here are of an opinion and general nature and should not be relied upon for individual circumstances.
 

Loading Comments...