Executive Summary The Citi Premier card is one of the more challenging cards in the points and miles world to evaluate. Its benefits are really good, but rarely if ever best-in-class. There are many, many nuances that go in to…
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Recalibrating Our Baseline Values for Points & Miles
Introduction When you are earning points and miles and considering possible redemptions, it is critically important to have a general understanding of the value of those points and miles. All points and miles are not created equal! Thus, back in September 2018…
Tidbits About TYP Earning from Our Citi Prestige Statement
Introduction First off, thanks to all of our readers for your patience for the past 3 weeks. Between our Cyprus-Jordan trip, Thanksgiving travel, and a huge personal project, there’s been precious little time to write Middle Age Miles articles at…
Interesting Citi ThankYou Points 25% Bonus for Transfers to LifeMiles
Yesterday, Citi announced an interesting 25% bonus for transfers of Citi ThankYou Points (TYPs) into Avianca’s LifeMiles loyalty program. There’s a fairly short window for this transfer bonus, as it’s only available until December 12, 2018. Details You Need to…
Stories About Redemption – Strategies for 3 of Our Recent Mileage Bookings
Introduction Middle Age Miles’ great friend Jason Voorhies 13 (JV13) is gearing up in the points-and-miles world. He has read up on our “How to Get Started” articles, including What Card Should I Get First? A Getting-Started Points-and-Miles Strategy with…
RoomiPay Dead for 3x TYP Earning on Citi AT&T Access More (Data Point)
Executive Summary RoomiPay switched the way it handles payments during May. As a result, whereas RoomiPay payments previously earned 3x Thank You Points (TYPs) when made using a Citi AT&T Access More card, earning is now 1x. This substantially diminishes…
Did I Get a Retention Offer on My Citi AT&T Access More Card?
Executive Summary On my retention call to Citi on my AT&T Access More MasterCard, I received a fantastic offer of 2 additional Thank You Points (TYPs) for all purchases within the next 6 months, up to a maximum of 35,000…