{"id":261302,"date":"2026-05-04T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=261302\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:45:34","slug":"check-your-accounts-citi-is-sending-out-brand-new-spending-offers-for-up-to-5x-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/targeted-spending-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Your Accounts: Citi Is Sending Out Brand-New Spending Offers for up to 5X Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven\u2019t checked your Citi accounts lately (or your mailbox or email inbox), now\u2019s a good time to do so. Over the past couple of weeks, Citi has been sending targeted spending offers to select cardholders.<\/p>\n<p>Across the AwardWallet team, several of us have seen offers for up to 5X <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/how-to-earn-citi-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Citi ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards points<\/a> in select categories through <strong>July 31, 2026<\/strong>. And there\u2019s a good chance even more variations are out there.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what to know and how to register.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Earn_up_to_5X_ThankYou_Points_With_These_Citi_Spending_Offers\">Earn up to 5X ThankYou Points With These Citi Spending Offers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More than one of us on the AwardWallet team is a big fan of the <a data-ccid=\"520083\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-strata-premier\/\">Citi Strata Premier<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"520083\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1978593.4328&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>). And it turns out several of us who hold the card have been targeted for a new spending offer.<\/p>\n<p>After <strong>registering by June 22, 2026<\/strong>, targeted cardholders can earn 5X Citi ThankYou Rewards points per $1 spent (up to 2,500 points) on eligible purchases in the following categories <strong>through July 31, 2026<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consumer electronic stores<\/li>\n<li>Department stores<\/li>\n<li>Home improvement stores<\/li>\n<li>Home furnishing stores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a particularly useful offer if you\u2019ve got a trip to Best Buy planned, a wardrobe refresh coming up, or a home project in the works.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_261329\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"500\/603\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-261329 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Citi-S-Spending.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Citi ThankYou spending offer.\" width=\"500\" height=\"603\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Citi-S-Spending.png 1332w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Citi-S-Spending-750x904.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Citi-S-Spending-900x1085.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Citi-S-Spending-768x926.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Citi-S-Spending-1274x1536.png 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Citi ThankYou<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>For me, the offer showed up via email, snail mail, and in my Citi account dashboard. If you were targeted, you\u2019ll likely see it in one of those places. Once you click through, you\u2019ll be automatically registered. If you received a mailer, grab the 10-digit activation code and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/specialoffers.citicards.com\/Citi\/Intro2\" rel=\"noopener\">enter it online to enroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-quadfecta\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earn More Rewards: Build an Elite Combination of Citi Credit Cards to Maximize Every Dollar Spent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"There_may_be_more_Citi_spending_offers_out_there\">There may be more Citi spending offers out there<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s likely there are more Citi spending offers out there beyond this one. There could be variations tied to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/american-aadvantage\/american-airlines-credit-card\/\" rel=\"noopener\">co-branded American Airlines cards<\/a> or other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-rewards-card-combo\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ThankYou points-earning cards<\/a>, such as the <a data-ccid=\"241\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-strata-card\/\">Citi Strata\u2120 Card<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"241\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1960645.4297&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>) or <a data-ccid=\"242\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-strata-elite-offer\/\">Citi Strata Elite\u2120 Card<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"242\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1978593.4347&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Across our team, we hold a range of these cards but haven\u2019t seen anything beyond the Citi Strata Premier offer above. If you were targeted for something different, let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_Citi_Spending_Offers\">General Terms and Conditions for Citi Spending Offers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each targeted Citi spending offer has its own terms and conditions. However, there are some general terms you should be aware of across all offers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offers start upon activation (<strong>register by June 22, 2026<\/strong>) and apply to eligible purchases <strong>through July 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Purchases are categorized using merchant category codes (MCCs) assigned by payment networks. Citi doesn\u2019t control these codes, and purchases may not qualify if the assigned MCC doesn\u2019t match Citi\u2019s reward categories. Citi reserves the right to determine which purchases qualify.<\/li>\n<li>Transactions must post during the promotional period to be eligible.<\/li>\n<li>The following do not count as purchases: balance transfers, cash advances, checks, returned items, unauthorized charges, fees, traveler\u2019s checks, foreign currency purchases, money orders, wire transfers, lottery tickets, gaming chips, Citi Flex Loans, and Citi Flex Pay plans.<\/li>\n<li>Rewards will post to the primary cardmember\u2019s account within 1 to 2 billing cycles.<\/li>\n<li>Your account must remain open and in good standing to qualify. If it\u2019s closed or converted to another product, you\u2019ll no longer be eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s fairly common for Citi to roll out targeted spending offers, and it looks like the latest batch just landed. If you were targeted, take a second to register so you can earn bonus rewards on purchases you may already be making anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Not a Citi cardholder yet? Now's an excellent time to join the club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"compare-cards-wrap compare-count-cards-3 compare-p-citi\"><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img data-aspectratio=\"150\/94\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CardArt-CitiStrataCard.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Citi Strata\u2120 Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">Citi Strata\u2120 Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn 20,000 bonus Points after spending $1,000 in the first 3 months of account opening.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='Citi Strata\u2120 Card' data-ccid=\"241\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/CitiStrataCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$0<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"241\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1960645.4297&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--0\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent, Good Credit<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n  <li>5X \u2013 Earn 5 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points for each $1 spent on Hotels, Car Rentals and Attractions booked on Citi Travel\u2120 via cititravel.com<\/li>\r\n  <li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points for each $1 spent in an eligible Self-Select Category of your choice (Fitness Clubs, Select Streaming Services, Live Entertainment, Cosmetic Stores\/Barber Shops\/Hair Salons, or Pet Supply Stores). Choose your eligible Self-Select Category on Citi Online or by calling customer service. The default Self-Select Category is Select Streaming Services.<\/li>\r\n  <li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points per $1 spent at Supermarkets<\/li>\r\n  <li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points per $1 spent on Select Transit purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points per $1 spent at Gas and EV Charging Stations<\/li>\r\n  <li>2X \u2013 Earn 2 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points per $1 spent at Restaurants<\/li>\r\n  <li>1X \u2013 Earn 1 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Point per $1 spent on All Other Purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nextinsure.com\/imaging\/opt\/11937075.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Citi Strata Premier\u00ae Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">Citi Strata Premier<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Offer<\/strong>\r\nEarn 60,000 bonus ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Points after spending $4,000 in the first 3 months of account opening, redeemable for $600 in gift cards or travel rewards at thankyou.com.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='Citi Strata Premier\u00ae Card' data-ccid=\"520083\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/CR-CitiPremierCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$95<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"520083\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1978593.4328&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--5\"><strong>Credit Score<\/strong><p>Excellent, Good<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>10X on Hotels, Car Rentals, and Attractions booked through CitiTravel.com<\/li>\r\n<li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Air Travel and Other Hotel Purchases<\/li>\r\n<li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Restaurants<\/li>\r\n<li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Supermarkets<\/li>\r\n<li>3X \u2013 Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on Gas and EV Charging Stations <\/li>\r\n<li>1X \u2013 Earn 1 Point per $1 spent on All Other Purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-card\"><div class=\"compare-pre\"><div class=\"compare-image\"><div><img data-aspectratio=\"150\/95\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CardArt-CitiStrataEliteCard.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Citi Strata Elite\u2120 Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-name\">Citi Strata Elite\u2120 Card<\/div><div class=\"compare-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Earn 75,000 bonus Points after spending $6,000 in the first 3 months of account opening. <\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='Citi Strata Elite\u2120 Card' data-ccid=\"242\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/CitiStrataElite?var2=ccid~242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><div class=\"compare-fee-score\"><div class=\"compare-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee<\/strong><p>$595<span class=\"compare-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"242\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1978593.4347&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"compare-rating compare-rating--0\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"compare-earning\"><ul>\r\n<li>12X \u2013 Earn 12 Points per $1 spent on Hotels, Car Rentals, and Attractions booked on cititravel.com.<\/li>\r\n<li>6X \u2013 Earn 6 Points per $1 spent on Air Travel booked on cititravel.com.<\/li>\r\n<li>6X \u2013 Earn 6 Points per $1 spent at Restaurants including Restaurant Delivery Services on CitiNights\u2120 purchases, every Friday and Saturday from 6 PM to 6 AM ET. Earn 3 Points per $1 spent any other time.<\/li>\r\n<li>1.5X \u2013 Earn 1.5 Points per $1 spent on All Other Purchases.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Earn_up_to_5X_ThankYou_Points_With_These_Citi_Spending_Offers\">Earn up to 5X ThankYou Points With These Citi Spending Offers<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#There_may_be_more_Citi_spending_offers_out_there\">There may be more Citi spending offers out there<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_Citi_Spending_Offers\">General Terms and Conditions for Citi Spending Offers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven\u2019t checked your Citi accounts lately (or your mailbox or email inbox), now\u2019s a good time to do so. Over the past couple of weeks, Citi has been sending targeted spending offers to select cardholders. Across the AwardWallet team, several of us have seen offers for up to 5X Citi ThankYou\u00ae Rewards points in select categories through July 31, 2026. And there\u2019s a good chance even more variations are out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":261331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12707,12785,13888],"coauthors":[36432],"class_list":["post-261302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-citi-thankyou-rewards","tag-citibank","tag-deals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261302"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261335,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261302\/revisions\/261335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261302"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=261302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}