Citi’s Strata Elite Card challenges AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire with travel-heavy perks
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Citi’s Strata Elite Card challenges AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire with travel-heavy perks
The Citi Strata Elite Card is the company’s return to the pitch in many years. The card itself boasts an overall value of $1,500 annually, against an annual fee of $595. It includes an annual $300 hotel benefit, $200 “splurge” credit (for use with certain brands, such as Best Buy or American Airlines), a $200 Blacklane chauffeur credit.
While Citi has offered a premium credit card in the past (the Prestige Card, which some customers still have and use, but is no longer available to new customers), the Citi Strata Elite Card is the company’s return to the pitch in many years. Specifically, the new card is designed to directly compete with Chase’s Sapphire Reserve card and the Platinum Card from American Express—both of which have recently announced new features, fees, and revamps.
As for what makes Citi Strata Elite superior to its competitors’ offerings? Pam Habner, Citi’s head of U.S. branded cards and lending, says that in the simplest terms, “it’s the best card for premium customers who have a passion for travel and dining.”
The card itself boasts an overall value of $1,500 annually, against an annual fee of $595. That includes an annual $300 hotel benefit, $200 “splurge” credit (for use with certain brands, such as Best Buy or American Airlines), a $200 Blacklane chauffeur credit, and a fee credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck.