Prestige
Citi$495 a yearWorld Elite MastercardNo foreign transaction fee
Not open to new applicants.
Already have it? Keep it.
Not open to applications
With no current offer, the first year counts no welcome bonus.
| First-year value | Amount |
|---|---|
| No current offer | $0 |
| Rewards above a 2% no-fee cardvs Double Cash, on $32,500 typical spend | +$416 |
| Credits you'll likely useof $280 face value | +$196 |
| Annual fee | −$495 |
| First year | $117 |
| Each year after | +$370 |
Not counted in the first year: lounge access, other benefits and protections (each year after counts them).
Earning
| Rate | Category | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 5X | Dining | 7.5% |
| 5X | Travel agencies | 7.5% |
| 5X | Flights | 7.5% |
| 3X | Hotels | 4.5% |
| 1X | Everything else | 1.5% |
+ 1 more rate
| Rate | Category | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 3X | Cruise lines | 4.5% |
Noteworthy perks
- Travel$250 a year
- Priority Pass Select
- 4th night free on hotel bookings made through Citi Travel (up to 2x/year)
- Global Entry/TSA PreCheck$30 a year
Personal card · Earns Citi ThankYou Rewards · Authorized user fee $75
Benefits
Credits & Perks (2)
- Travel: $250 (Annual Calendar Year)
Automatic statement credit for travel purchases each calendar year. Applies to airlines, hotels, car rentals, travel agencies, cruises, taxis, ride-shares, parking, tolls, subways, railways, buses, and ferries
- Global Entry/TSA PreCheck: $120 (Every 4 Years)
Covers Global Entry ($120) or TSA PreCheck application fee. Credit applies automatically when charged to card.
Lounge Access (1)
- Priority Pass Select (Unlimited): 2 free guests
Protections (3)
- Extended Warranty, up to $10,000, Adds up to 24 months to manufacturer's warranty (max 5 years original)
- Damage & Theft Purchase Protection, up to $10,000, Covers damage or theft of eligible items purchased with the card for up to 120 days (90 days for NY residents)
- Cell Phone Protection, up to $1,000, Up to $1,000 per claim, $50 deductible, $1,500 annual max for up to 5 phones. Must pay monthly cell phone bill with card.
Other Perks
- 4th night free on hotel bookings made through Citi Travel (up to 2x/year)
Sources and methodology
First-year value is Miles' estimate for a typical spender: the welcome bonus at Miles' point values, plus the rewards this card earns above the best no-annual-fee card's everyday rate on a typical year of spending, plus credits at the share a typical holder uses rather than their face value, plus any certificate or free night earned in that year, minus the first-year fee and the cost of putting the minimum spend on this card instead of that one.
Lounge access, elite status, other benefits, purchase and travel protections, and a certificate or free night that arrives on the card's anniversary are listed beside the first-year figure, not in it. Each year after counts them, with the rewards and credits, less the annual fee. A credit or benefit that needs a spend or a stay counts only where its condition is printed beside it, and credits gated on spend most people never reach are left out.
The fee, offer, earning rates, credits and protections come from the card's record in the Miles dataset, kept against the issuer's own terms. The verdict line is chosen from a fixed set of sentences by Miles' analysis of the offer and the card; nothing on this page is written by hand for one card.
Recent changes
- changed from null to Citi PrestigeOct 8, 2026