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The Offer
No direct link, need to go into a branch for offer. Might be restricted to some branches.
- Receive a signup bonus of 50,000 points after $5,000 in spend within 90 days of account opening on the City National Crystal Visa Infinite card.
- There is a $400 annual fee which is waived for the first year.
Card Details
- Unlimited Priority Pass Select lounge access for two and their guests (e.g. one primary and one authorized user card + guests)
- $250 airline credit for eligible incidental charges per card per calendar year; each authorized user also gets the $250 benefit separately, up to three AUs. View what does/doesn’t trigger the credit here
- $100 companion fair discount, this can be repeated
- $100 Global Entry Credit
- Crystal Card Concierge service
- Visit Infinite Benefits
- 12 free Gogo passes annually
- Available to U.S. Citizens only (resident was successful here)
- Bonus Points offer is limited to City National Bank clients and colleagues who do not currently have, and have not had within the 24 months prior to the date of application, a City National Bank Visa personal credit card account (this comes directly from an e-mail they sent announcing the offer).
- Read the full review here.
Our Verdict
When the card first launched it had a 100,000 point sign up bonus, most recently it had a 70,000 point bonus so this offer is on the lower side (they did have another 50,000 point in August of last year as well). I doubt we will see another 50,000 point bonus but I wouldnt’ be surprised to see 70,000 points again. 50,000 points is still a great offer (worth $500 towards travel) as you’ll be able to easily double dip the airline credits and also do it for the authorized users. I think this card probably has the most insane value currently if you’re maximizing the airline credits for yourself and the authorized users. Because of that I will be adding it to our list of the best credit card bonuses, even though this isn’t the highest offer we’ve seen on this card.
The downside is that getting approved can be difficult. You need to go in branch to apply branches are in: NY, DE, GA, TN, NV & CA, with the vast majority of branches in California [branch locator here]. They are also a very selective bank looking for high networth/income individuals (although some reports of people getting approved with lower salaries). You should also be able to apply in branch even if you don’t live in a state with branches. If you live near a branch or are planning to be near a branch at any stage I definitely think this card is worth applying for.
I suspect there is also a bonus on the commercial card, if anybody finds out please let us know. No bonus currently on Commercial card.
Hat tip to reader Wouldntbetonit
