As we know, as of April 19 the reward categories changed on the Citi Thank You Premier card. We now earn 3x rewards on travel and 2x rewards on dining and entertainment, which is the reverse of what it was previously.
Interestingly, many Premier cardholders who only recently got the card were receiving communication from Citi indicating that they would continue to receive 3x rewards on dining and entertainment until their anniversary year is up. We reported on this here.
At that time, we speculated that the newer cardholders would get both 3x travel and 3x dining/entertainment. We’ve now been able to confirm this in an official response from Citi. We also confirmed that this benefit is applicable to anyone who signed up for the card from 4/19/14 – 4/18/15. All of those new cardholders will be eligible for 3x rewards for one year from the date that they became a cardmember.
Here’s the official reply:
Q:
- Is this offer automatically applied to anyone who became a cardholder between 4/19/14 and 4/18/15, or is it only for those who received such communication from Citi?
- Will they also begin earning 3x points on travel as well? Will they now be earning 3x points on both the travel category and the dining/entertainment category or will they just earn based on the old rates of 2x for travel and 3x for dining/entertainment?
A:
Yes, for those people who recently applied for ThankYou Premier (in the last year), they will earn 3X on dining out and entertainment for one year from the date they became a cardmember. After that, they will earn 2x in these categories.
Effective April 19, all ThankYou Premier cardmembers began earning 3x on travel.
