rewards program

According to an email received this week, the fixed flight option will no longer be available as of March 1st. Quick Summary Before 3/1/09 – Great deal for flights between $200 and $400 (the closer to $400 the better the deal).  Still a good deal for flights over $400. After 3/1/09 – Deal Gone.  You pay 100 points per dollar.  Average travel reward at best. Check here for updated information about 2011 Citibank rewards credit card programs. Look here for an updated review of the Citibank rewards catalog 2011. Fixed Point Travel Flight Option What does that mean for Citibank credit card holders?  A worse deal. Until 3/1/09 you can get a domestic flight reward on “virtually any airline” for 20,000 ThankYou Points, up to $400.  If the ticket is more than $400 then it is 5,000 points for every $50. That works out to 50 points per dollar for a $400 flight and then 100 points per dollar after.  That, of course, only works at exactly $400, but any flight over $200 costs you less than 100 points per dollar. Even if you go over $400, you are still getting a good deal because that first $400 comes at …

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