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Sensei's take
Typical welcome bonusBonus points, miles or cash a card gives new cardholders who spend a set amount within the first few months. Glossary: 60,000 points (about $1,020 in travel), or one-way business class to Europe. It pays for itself if you book one $500+ hotel stay a year through Citi Travel. Keeper card
- Bonus60,000 points (about $1,020)Spend $4,000 in 3 months
- Fee vs perks$95 fee · $100 perksPerks a year if you use them all
- Value+$1,025Year one · +$5 after
- Good time?Fair time to apply60,000 points today · 80,000 points 5-year high
- Catches1 to knowCiti limits how fast you can apply
- Sensei's moves1 trickPair it with a Double Cash
Credits and perks
Tick perks you won't use, or type what a perk is worth to you. The math updates either way.
Bonus
- Bonus
- 60,000 pointsCiti ThankYou Rewards
- To earn it
- Spend $4,000 in 3 months
- Annual fee
- $95 annual fee
- Credits
- Max $100 credit
- 1 credit, year one
- Apply by
- No public end date stated
Card value
Card value
- Year one
- +$1,025
- Each year after
- +$5
Worth it, both years
Counts the perks you haven't skipped. ?PerkSensei estimateYear one: the sign-up bonus at its estimated value (points at the average of The Points Guy and Frequent Miler, travel cards valued for travel, cash at face, an "up to" bonus at its highest public offer), plus the yearly value of each perk you keep, minus the annual fee. Each year after leaves the bonus out. The fee is never estimated.
How we got this
- Bonus, 60,000 points at 1.7¢ ?PerkSensei estimate. Citi ThankYou Rewards: 1.7¢ a point, the average of The Points Guy (1.9¢) and Frequent Miler (1.5¢), Oct 2026. A travel card, so its points are valued for travel.
- $1,020
- Credits you use, year one
- $100
- Annual fee
- −$95
After year oneOur estimate of a card's first year: the welcome offer's value plus the perks you'd use, minus the annual fee. Glossary: credits $100, fee −$95
Good time to apply?
Fair time to apply
- Today
- 60,000 points
- $4,000 spend in 3 months
- 5-year high
- 80,000 points
- 2 times · last Jun–Dec 2022
- Usual offer
- 60,000 points
- Most months in 5 years
Usual offer: 60,000 points, most months in 5 years
Sign-up bonus points, last 5 years up to today
Spend needed to earn the bonus
$4k spend
| When | Bonus | Spend | First-year fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021–Jan 2022 | 80,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Jan–Jun 2022 | 60,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Jun–Dec 2022 | 80,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Dec 2022–Jan 2023 | 60,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Jan–Mar 2023 | 75,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Apr–Jun 2023 | 60,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Jun 2023–Mar 2025 | 75,000 points | $4,000 spend | Not waived |
| Apr 2025–Oct 2026 (today) | 60,000 points | $4,000 spend in 3 months | Not waived |
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Third-party report; not confirmed in the official offer terms we could retrieve. Details may be outdated or channel-specific. Verify the offer shown by the issuer before applying.
Public offersAn offer anyone can get by applying on the bank's own page, unlike targeted, referral or in-flight offers. Glossary anyone could apply for, Nov 2021–Oct 2026. Targeted and referral offers aren't shown.
Biggest catches
Citi limits how fast you can apply
Frequent Miler and One Mile at a Time report Citi approves at most one new card every 8 days and two every 65 days. Space this card away from other Citi applications. frequentmiler.com (third-party)
Some catches are unwritten rules: reported by people who applied, not stated in the official offer terms we could retrieve. They can change or vary by how you apply. Check the issuer's offer before applying.
Results vary: approval and bonus eligibility are the issuer's decision.
Sensei's moves
Pair it with a Double Cash
The no-fee Double Cash earns 2 points per $1 on everything once you pay your bill. Pool those points with your Strata Premier and they transfer to airlines at the full rate; on their own they transfer at a lower one.
Still works as of Oct 26, 2026 · onemileatatime.com (third-party)
Third-party report; not confirmed in the official offer terms we could retrieve. Details may be outdated or channel-specific. Verify the offer shown by the issuer before applying.
Terms and eligibility can change. Confirm the details with the issuer before you apply.
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