Citi Travel with Booking.com is similar to online travel agencies like Expedia or Travelocity. You can use the platform to search for and book flights, hotels, rental cars, and attractions based on your travel dates, destinations, and other preferences. When you book through the portal, you can use ThankYou Points, your eligible Citi card, or a combination of both to pay for your booking.
When you use your ThankYou earning Citi credit card (not ThankYou Points) to pay for hotels, car rentals and attractions at CitiTravel.com, you will earn higher rewards. Depending on the Citi card you have, you can earn up to 12 points per dollar spent and get other perks:
- with the Citi Strata Premier® Card, you can earn 10 points per dollar spent on reservations for hotels, car rentals, and attractions. Plus, once per calendar year, you can get $100 off your single hotel stay of $500 or more booked through Citi Travel;
- with the Citi Strata℠ Card, you can earn 5 ThankYou Points for each $1 spent on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on Citi Travel® via cititravel.com;
- with the Citi Strata Elite℠ Card, you can earn 12 Points per $1 spent on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on cititravel.com and 6 Points per $1 spent on air travel booked on cititravel.com. Plus, cardholders can get up to $300 Annual Hotel Benefit: up to $300 off a hotel stay of two nights or more when booked through cititravel.com;
- with the Citi Double Cash® Card, you can earn 5% total cash back on reservations for hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked with Citi Travel;
- with the Citi Custom Cash® Card (expired offer), you can earn additional 4% cash back on reservations for hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked through June 30, 2026.
- with the Citi Rewards+® Card (not available for application), you can earn a total of 5 points per dollar spent on reservations for hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked through Dec. 31, 2025.
Citi Travel with Booking.com is basically a one-stop shop for your vacation. It allows you to book hotels, flights, car rentals, and even tickets to tourist attractions in one place. Additionally, you can get access to various benefits and perks, like exclusive offers, same-day booking opportunities, 24-hour cancellation window for full refunds, and flexible payment options.