We reported on the new reward categories coming in April for the Citi Thank You Premier card. Currently the card earns 3 Thank You points for dining and entertainment, and 2 Thank You points for airline and hotels. Coming April 19 these numbers will be reversed, with dining and entertainment earning 2x and travel earning 3x.
There’s a report on Reddit indicating that new cardholders will continue to receiving the 3x dining and entertainment for one year. It sounds like this will mean that as of April 19, they’ll be getting 3x on the dining/entertainment category and the travel category.
The Reddit member reports receiving in the new-member welcome packet that new cardholders will continue to get 3x on dining and entertainment for one year from the date of approval. I’m interpreting that to mean that they’ll get these benefits without losing the benefits of 3x travel which is coming to all cardholders on April 19, but I could be wrong.
If this information proves correct, then this could a good time to apply for the Premier card, since we’ll be able to get the benefits in both categories for the first year. We’ll have to wait for more confirmations on this.
