Citi Strata Elite 100K Bonus
The Citi Strata Elite card is once again offering a welcome bonus of 100,000 points. The offer is available through a public link on the Citi website, however the spending requirement is a bit higher than what we saw two months ago. Let’s check out the details.
Signup Bonus
- Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $6,000 in the first 3 months of card membership.
- Annual Fee: $595 ($75 for AUs)
- $145 Annual Fee discount with CitiGold ($200K+ balance)
- Waived fee the first year, and $145 discount after that with Citi Private Client ($1M+ assets)
- DIRECT LINK
Bonus ThankYou Points are not available if you have received a new account bonus for a Citi Strata Elite account in the past 48 months or if you converted another Citi credit card account on which you earned a new account bonus in the last 48 months into a Citi Strata Elite.
Earning Rates
- 12x ThankYou Points for each $1 spent on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked through Citi Travel via cititravel.com or 1-833-737-1288 (TTY:711).
- 6x ThankYou Points for each $1 spent on air travel booked through Citi Travel via cititravel.com or 1-833-737-1288 (TTY:711).
- 6x ThankYou Points for each $1 spent at restaurants, including restaurant delivery services, for purchases authorized between Friday 6:00 PM through Saturday 6:00 AM ET, and Saturday 6:00 PM through Sunday 6:00 AM ET (“Citi Nights”). Citi Nights eligibility is based on the day and time your restaurant purchase is authorized, not when the transaction is posted to your Account.
- 3x ThankYou Points for each $1 spent at restaurants, including restaurant delivery services, for purchases authorized at any time outside of Citi Nights.
- 1.5x ThankYou Points for each $1 spent on all other purchases.
Perks & Benefits
- $300 Annual Hotel Benefit: Once per calendar year, enjoy up to $300 off a hotel stay of 2 nights or more when booked with Citi Travel via cititravel.com or 1-833-737-1288 (TTY:711). To receive the annual hotel benefit, you must pre-pay for your complete stay with your Citi Strata Elite Card, ThankYou Points, or a combination thereof. If you choose to use the benefit, up to $300 will be applied to your reservation at the time of booking. If your reservation is less than $300, the remaining amount of the annual hotel benefit will be available for your next qualifying purchase in that same calendar year. If your hotel purchase qualifies for the $300 Annual Hotel Benefit, you won’t earn points on the portion of the purchase that is offset by the benefit.
- Up to $200 Annual Splurge Credit on Eligible Brands: Every calendar year, earn up to $200 in statement credits on your choice of up to 2 of the following brands: 1stDibs, American Airlines (exclusions apply), Best Buy, Future Personal Training and Live Nation (exclusions apply). Once a Splurge Credit merchant is activated, credits will be issued for purchases at the activated merchant that post to the Citi Strata Elite Card, up to a total of $200 each calendar year.
- Priority Pass Select Lounge Membership: Your Priority Pass Select membership includes access to airport lounges participating in the Priority Pass Select network but does not include benefits at restaurants, cafes, or markets in the network.
- Four Admirals Club Citi Strata Elite Passes to American Airlines Admirals Club Lounges: The primary cardmember must redeem one Pass to enter an Admirals Club lounge and may redeem available passes for each accompanying adult 18 years of age or older. The primary cardmember may redeem all four passes in one visit to bring in a maximum of three adult guests.
- Global Entry Or TSA Precheck Application Fee Credit: Up to $120 every four years.
- $200 Annual Blacklane Credit Every calendar year: Ride in style with up to $200 in statement credits toward a chauffeur service with Blacklane. Earn up to $100 in the first half of the year and up to $100 in the second half of the year.
- Access to The Reserve by Citi Travel.
Guru’s Wrap-up
If you missed out on the previous 100K bonus, then you have another chance to apply. However the spending requirement has jumped from $4,000 to $6,000 and you have three months to complete it.
HT: caseyrobinson2
