Citi Strata Premier Now Live: 75K Bonus, $95 Annual Fee and 3X on Popular Categories

Citi Strata Premier Card Review

🔃 Update (May 12,2024) – Citi Strata Premier is now live for applications. Existing Citi Premier accounts have also been converted to Citi Strata Premier. There’s also an interesting piece of information on the credit card page. It states that “to see if you are eligible to upgrade your Citi Strata Premier^℠ Card to the Citi Prestige^® Card, please call the number on the back of your Citi Strata Premier^℠ card.” And here’s the Protection Benefits Guide.

Citi will replace the popular Citi Premier Card with the new Citi Strata Premier Card. The new product will be almost identical to the current Premier card and is expected to launch on May 16, 2024. The card will launch with a bonus of 75,000 points and will have an annual fee of $95. Check out the full details below.

Welcome Bonus

• Earn a welcome bonus of 75,000 ThankYou points when you spend $4,000 in the first 3 months of account opening.
• Annual Fee: $95 (not waived)
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Eligibility

Bonus ThankYou® Points are not available if you have received a new account bonus for a Citi Premier ® or a Citi Strata Premier ℠ account in the past 48 months.

Card Details

• Earn:
  • 10X Points on Hotels, Car Rentals and Attractions booked through CitiTravel.com
  • 3X ThankYou points at:
    • Supermarkets
    • Gas and EV Charging Stations
    • Restaurants
    • Hotels and Airfare
  • 1X ThankYou point on all other purchases
• There is no limit to the amount of points you can earn and your points don’t expire with this card.
• Redeem points for travel rewards or gift cards at thankyou.com at 1¢ each
• Enjoy $100 off a single hotel stay of $500 or more annually
• Access to Luxury Collection hotel properties on the Citi Travel with Booking.com site offering on-property benefits:
  • Complimentary breakfast for two
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • $100 resort credit
  • Early check-in, late check-out and room upgrades upon availability.
• Access to Mastercard World Elite benefits, with offers on ride-sharing, food delivery, streaming, online shopping and more as well as access to Priceless Experiences
• No foreign transaction fees on purchases
• Travel Protections:
  • Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption (Common Carrier)
  • Trip Delay
  • Lost or Damaged Luggage
  • Car Rental (MasterRental Coverage)

Guru’s Wrap-up

Citi Strata Premier will replace Citi Premier, which will stop taking new applications on May 9, 2024. The two cards seems to be almost identical from the information we have so far. The only difference is the addition of 3X earning on EV chargers, travel protections, and a better welcome bonus of 75,000 ThankYou Points. 

We will have to wait and see what will happen to current Citi Premier cardholders. They might get to keep their legacy Premier cards, or will be migrated to the new Strata Premier.

Citi is also expected to launch another card in the same family, Citi Strata Elite. That card will likely replace Citi Prestige.