Love that you said I can have access to just the Citi Partners and still kill it. When people complain about Citi or C1 partners I think, you just need to do a little bit of homework. But I do get your reasoning for thinking about canceling. I'd take that 10k retention offer too! $3k in 6 months? No problem. Citi transfer partners for 1 more year! Thats a win.
Is that background music? Just my preference, but I could do without it. My hearing is not the best, so anything extra is at least slightly distracting. 👍👍👍
@@riosafado they SUCK call it as I see it I had to call for something the agent was no help the agent couldn’t even clear English take note from Amex & Discover service
I'd probably also take that retention offer though yeah the card doesn't offer anything special if you already have other cards with transferrable currencies like the Savor One. Great video Luke!
Nice video Luke on your thought process on whether or not to keep the Citi Strata Premier. I’m just finishing my 75K sub with Citi Strat Premierand I can see myself keeping the card long term as it hits all my daily multipliers and I don’t have an alternative such as WF Autograph or C1 Savor card.
I think going with the retention bonus was a wise choice. For the top 5 travel card issuers, how would you rank them? Amex, Chase, Cap1, Citi and Wells?
Im considering product swapping to the custom cash and getting the rewards + card cause the capital one savor one does the exact same without an annual fee
It sounds like a decent card, just not exceptional. Also the general consensus seems to be that Citi's custom service sucks. I have no experience with this of course, just repeating what I've seen/heard on various platforms.
@@soapa4279 ahhh word to the wise - never repeat such things if you’ve never experienced it. It’s amazing how much weight your words carry. Makes me wonder just how many times “Citi CS sucks” is typed by someone with no relationship with Citi!! 🤣
This card has been on the chopping block for me since I got it two years ago. I never use it for anything, keep it to maybe transfer some points from my Custom Cash and Double Cash someday? And I keep hoping for a card with more general travel and transit rewards. But I did get the 85k offer two years ago, so I'll probably renew one more year...
I recently accepted a 35K MR point to keep the Platinum, and a few days later was able to use a $350 cruise coupon. My motives changed to wanting an eventual switch to the Amex Green, keep these coupons rolling, something I had overlooked due to Costco Travel's Amex policy. An extra year with a card is worth the opportunity to reevaluate, anything can change with us, the card, or downgrade paths.
@@yurig2530 that’s awesome. I’ve heard of some folks not being allowed to product change. I’m Amazon’s you’ve been approved for they many citi cards! Hah
@@LukesPointsandMiles I have 12 year history with Citi. First card was Citi Forward in 2012 (amazing card). Many cards since then. Never cancelled any, always converted.
I haven’t ventured into the Citi ecosystem yet, idk if I will, but this definitely sounds like a valuable card. Citi needs to get in on the referral game. Does Wells Fargo have a referral program?
@@LukesPointsandMilesdarn. Well, they need to get in on it as well. Good to hear you got a retention offer though. I didn’t know that Citi gives those….probably because I don’t have Citi cards 🤣🤣
I decided to go with the Citi Premier over the Savor One for several reasons. The Venture X is already a big earner for me, so I like having a way to earn Citi Thank You Points for diversity. Additionally, I find that Citi transfer bonuses are more enticing than Capital One. And Finally, with Capital One you never know if they are going to approve you as they can be very flaky…so I figured why waste a hard inquiry and leave it to chance.
Sofia, Bulgaria today. Strata 3X for Accor, Radisson, & non-chain hotels, groceries, and restaurants. No car this month. Flying among 6 Balkan countries then taking buses and trains.
