If you’re looking to boost your summer travel with a nice haul of transferable points, you might want to think about one of Citi’s most viable cards on the market.
The Citi Premier® Card (see rates and fees) is offering 60,000 ThankYou points after you spend $4,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening. According to TPG valuations that peg ThankYou points at 1.8 cents apiece, that’s a bonus worth $1,080.
While that’s worth your consideration on its own, let’s dive deeper into the Premier to see what other perks it offers.
Official application link: The Citi Premier Card with a 60,000-point bonus
Aside from the potential points haul that the sign-up bonus represents, the Citi Premier is one of the best earners among rewards credit cards thanks to its various bonus categories. They include:
You’ll receive 1 point per dollar on all other purchases.
Apply here for the 60,000-point bonus on the Citi Premier Card.
What can you do with Citi ThankYou points?
What’s particularly valuable about ThankYou points is the ability to utilize the issuer’s airline and hotel transfer partners.
For some context, after meeting the initial spending requirement of $4,000 in the first three months, you’ll have at least 64,000 ThankYou points — and even more if you’ve spent in the bonus categories listed above.
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If you value simplicity, the 60,000-point sign-up bonus will let you book $600 of paid travel directly through the Citi ThankYou travel portal. You’ll earn miles and elite status on these flights by redeeming points this way, and you don’t have to worry about award availability. You could also redeem your points for $600 in gift cards.
Related: Everything you need to know about ThankYou points
Things to consider
Here’s the specific verbiage on application restrictions for this offer:
Bonus ThankYou® Points are not available if you have received a new account bonus for a Citi Premier® account in the past 48 months.
There are tons of other smaller benefits on this card that can get overshadowed by the big ones: free FICO credit score monitoring, temporary purchase lock, lost wallet protection for emergency cash, Citi Concierge access, complimentary ShopRunner membership, no foreign transaction fees, Citi Entertainment and more.
Related: Review of the Citi Premier Card
Bottom line
Between the sign-up bonus and earning 3 points per dollar on a wide range of popular bonus categories, the Citi Premier Card is a great travel rewards credit card.
If you’re ready to add the Citi Premier to your wallet, here’s the link to apply for the card with a 60,000-point bonus.
Additional reporting by Emily Thompson, Ryan Wilcox and Juan Ruiz.
