Gary Leff gets paid. Links on this blog earn compensation. Applications bring money. Accounts do too. Citi, Amex, Chase, Capital One. They’re ads.
I don’t like that. But here it is. Any opinion? Mine alone. They haven’t seen this. They didn’t approve it.
Terms apply. Always.
So. Is the deal good? Yes. Citi Travel wants your booking.
By May 29 2025. Midnight. Eastern.
Book $300 worth of hotel. Save $50. Easy enough. But the real trick isn’t just the $50.
It’s the stacking.
If you hold the Citi Strata Elite, you can tack that onto the annual $300 hotel credit. Same with the Premier, which gives you $100 off stays over $500. The rules are tight. The dates matter. But when it lines up? You walk away with significantly less bill.
People worry about third-party bookings. No status points. No elite nights guaranteed. True. But I’ve beaten direct rates doing it. Once at Marriott. They let me add my number later anyway. Got into the lounge.
Worth it. Or not?
Maybe Citi’s rates are lower right now. Check both.
Gary writes about this since 2002 inside fly or something like that. Frequent flyer guy. Co-founded InsideFlyer.com. Hosts the Freddie Awards. Condé Nast called him a top expert. Many times. He’s on TV. In print. Broadly.
He knows his points. You can too.
