Three Cards That Offer Rebates On Award Redemptions

Several cards not only give you points when you meet their sign up bonuses and spend on them, but also rebate points back to you when you redeem your rewards.

This post covers the Business Platinum Amex, the Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard, and the Barclaycard Arrival Plus, which are all offering temporarily elevated, lucrative sign up bonuses at the moment and offer rebates on redemptions.

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Enhanced Business Platinum by

I’ve Had My Citi Prestige For Almost a Year. Now What?

About a year ago I excitedly opened a Citi Prestige card, ready for my 50,000 ThankYou point bonus and lounge access, among other things. Since the, the bonus has dropped to 40,000 ThankYou Points, but considering the myriad of other benefits the card maintained, it's still worth getting if you haven't had it yet. Read our full review of the Citi Prestige.

11 months into holding any card that's got an annual fee, I do a cost/benefit analysis to figure out if I'm getting enough value from the card to keep it open.

Next Year Fly to Europe for 8,000 Points on Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is dramatically altering its award charts for bookings made January 16, 2017 or later.

The United States goes from two regions to three.
The year round price is no more. Now we will have off peak and peak prices.
Economy and Premium Economy prices for most of the year drop dramatically.

The State of Retention Bonuses for Citi Cards

As you might already know, the wording of the terms and conditions for Citi credit card sign up offers has changed and now you are only eligible to earn a sign up bonus if you haven’t opened or closed a card from the same type (brand or co-brand) within the last 24 months.

This is significantly different from the prior rule which only restricted you to earning a sign up bonus on a card 24 months after you opened or closed the same card.

In light of this new rule, I thought it would be helpful to know what kind

Save $2,500 Per Year with Citi Price Rewind, How It Works + Reader Success Stories

Citi offers Price Rewind as a free feature on its personal cards like the:

Citi Prestige® Card
Citi ThankYou® Premier Card
Citi ThankYou® Preferred Card
Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Reserve Card, 
Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card
Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® MasterCard®
Citi® Double Cash Card – 18 month BT offer
Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard®

It's not a highly publicized benefit, but it can save you a lot of money each year, as proven by our reader success stories in this post.

Basically you register purchases online and if the price drops within 60 days of the

New Citi Rule: Only One Sign Up Bonus Per Brand Per 24 Months

The Hilton 75k offer has expired. For the current top offers, click here.

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The wording of the terms and conditions for Citi credit card sign up offers has changed.

How to Save More than 25% Off Any Hotel Stay with Citi Prestige’s Fourth Night Free Benefit

The Citi Prestige® Card offers the fourth night free on paid hotel stays if you book through its designated travel agent. This benefit can save you a lot more than 25% on your next hotel stay.

4th Night Free on Hotel Stays
From the terms and conditions of the benefits of the Prestige Card:

You will enjoy a complimentary fourth night with no black-out dates, when you book four consecutive nights at any hotel booked by a personal travel advisor designated by MasterCard (the “designated travel advisor” is Carlson Wagonlit Travel).

Citi ThankYou Points Transferable to 12 Airlines & Hilton

Citi ThankYou Points are transferable to one hotel and 12 airline programs.