Life after Citi | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep361 | 6-5-26

In today's episode, Greg shares the story of how Citi shut down his accounts and what's next for him. (What will he do without his beloved Prestige card?) Read more about Greg's situation with Cit here.

Giant Mailbag

(01:06) - Russel discusses how Barclays American Airlines card is not a way back to Citi

(02:57) - Flyguy talks about also being shutdown by Citi for paying the bill from multiple checking accounts in a single cycle

Bonvoyed

(04:53) - American Airlines blocking close-in domestic award availability to partners here

(07:58) - Alaska Airlines: Increased partner award fees & no points or status points on saver fares here

(13:36) - What are Hilton points worth? Find out here

(21:00) - Hyatt reasonable redemption value preview

Awards, Points, and More

(23:26) - Vacations by Marriott here

(28:42) - World of Hyatt to launch early access bookings for elites and cardholders June 30th.

(30:01) - Credit card referral offers

(32:53) - Learning to love Instacart credits here

Main Event: Life after Citi

(37:25) - Greg's shutdown story

Read more about Greg's situation with Cit here

(52:12) - There was a brief window to transfer points

(58:40) - Globe Card (from Aviator Silver) opened shortly after shutdown

(1:03:41) - What's lost and what to do about it

(1:07:51) - Citi's unique transfer partners

(1:11:42) - AA status: Will pursue AK status instead

(1:14:38) - Priority Pass restaurants: US Bank Altitude Connect

(1:16:58) - Grocery

(1:23:44) - Dining

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder