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9-13; A minor mystery solved; and why I paid foreign transaction fees in...
Star MegaDO 6 took place May 9-13. It was an opportunity for aviation geeks to get together and geek out about all things aviation related. The “Star” part of the title indicates that this was not...
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Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit now offers AAA, AARP and military rates
The Citi Prestige card somehow keeps getting better. I bet that many get scared off by its advertised $450 annual fee, but I believe that the card is suited to just about every frequent traveler: You...
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Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit does not allow government (or...
This morning I posted the good news that the Citi Prestige card’s 4th Night Free benefit now allows booking AAA, AARP, and military rates. Several people asked me about government rates. I had...
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A new comparison of Citi Prestige, Premier, and Preferred cards
Note: This post is a re-write of a previously published post: Citi Prestige vs Premier vs Preferred. Since that post was written, there have been big changes in the ThankYou program… Lately I’ve had a...
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My failed (but profitable) Prestige 4th Night Free experiment, and an...
One of the Citi Prestige card’s many perks is its 4th Night Free hotel benefit. Cardholders can book a four night (or longer) stay through the Citi Prestige Concierge, and about four weeks after their...
View ArticleYou DON’T have to pay with your Prestige card for 4th Night Free (but you...
UPDATE 6/15/2016: Recent evidence suggests that people do, at least sometimes, check to make sure that charges are placed on your Prestige card before credits are awarded. I recommend always paying...
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Crazy 4th Night Free deals, and the $100 e-gift card challenge
The Citi Prestige card’s 4th Night Free hotel benefit always struck me as kind of crazy. When you use this benefit to book a four night stay, you get reimbursed for the entire price of the 4th night....
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Last week I challenged readers to beat my best 4th Night finds. The idea was to find hotels and dates in which the 4th night of a stay was astronomically more expensive than the first three nights....
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Do you have to pay with the Prestige card to get the 4th Night Free?
The Citi Prestige card has many great perks. One of those perks is the ability to get a rebate of the full cost of the fourth night of a hotel stay booked through the Citi Prestige Concierge. Full...
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Prestige 50K offer hanging on by a thread. Still possible to get up to $1300...
A couple of weeks ago I reported that the writing was on the wall for two great Citibank signup offers: the Citi Prestige 50K offer and the Citi AT&T Access More free phone offer (See: Two great...
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Platinum vs Reserve vs Prestige
Amex, Chase, and Citibank each offer premium travel cards. These are $450 per year cards that aim to justify their huge fees with piles of great benefits. Which is best? The truth is that each card...
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Can you game the World of Hyatt with your Citi Prestige card?
Beginning March 1 2017, Hyatt will dump their Gold Passport loyalty program in favor of the new World of Hyatt. To get caught up on the changes, please see: 5 things I love about the World of Hyatt 5...
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Stacking Citi Prestige for “3 nights free” with SPG (sort of)
Starwood is out with a promo for hotels in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Points, Miles, and Martinis has a detailed post outlining the promotion. When paying with a Mastercard and using promo...
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Book your Prestige 4th Night Free benefit ASAP if…
I’m currently in Amsterdam enjoying the tail end of a recent Citi Prestige 4 Night Free booking at the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht (which I’ll review in a future post). And last night (my time),...
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3 considerations in prep for Citi Prestige 75K
As we reported on Sunday, the Citi Prestige is set to be refreshed on Sunday with a new 75K-point sign up bonus. Are you interested in 75K points? Of course you are. But if you’re looking to apply when...
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Citi Prestige 75K link live
As reported by Doctor of Credit and The Points Guy, the Citi Prestige 75K offer is now live. The Deal 75,000 bonus ThankYou points after spending $7,500 in purchases within 3 months of account opening...
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Should you book Prestige 4th Night Free online?
Now that the Citi Prestige card has turned into a bit of a turkey through the loss of AA Admiral’s Club access, less valuable points, no more free golf, etc., I thought it was worth taking a second...
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Up to 1.67 cents per point value from ThankYou points
The Citi ThankYou Rewards program is weird, but in a good way — sort-of. If you have multiple ThankYou cards, you can keep your points separate by card or you can pool your points together. Chase, on...
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Did you know about the Hyatt family rate?
A reader commented on a post over the weekend with a piece of information that was news to me: Hyatt offers a family plan rate that includes up to 50% off a second room when you reserve a second room...
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Stack two free night promos + 10K bonus @ Hyatt all-inclusive
Hyatt has a great promotion out at the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos all-inclusive property: get a 4th night free + 10,000 bonus Hyatt points. Better yet, this stacks with the new Citi Prestige 4th night free!...
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