Citibank has launched a new offer for overseas spending on the Citi PremierMiles Card, which runs from now till 30 June 2023. 

Registered cardholders can earn 4 mpd on overseas spending on up to S$5,000 spend per month. However, it only applies to in-person transactions, meaning you’ll have to be physically overseas to benefit. 

A minimum spend of S$5,000 also applies, although it can be met through local and overseas spending, including no-fee Citi PayAll transactions!

Citi PremierMiles Card offering 4 mpd on overseas spending

Registration is required for this offer, and can be done by sending the following SMS from your mobile number registered with Citi.

This is a public offer open to all cardholders, and there is no cap on the maximum number of eligible registrations.

Take a moment now to register, because any spending prior to the month of enrolment will not be eligible. For example, if you register on 15 April 2023, then only qualifying spending from 1 April to 30 June 2023 will be entitled to bonus miles; all spending from 1-31 March 2023 will not qualify.

You will receive a confirmation SMS from Citibank once your registration is received.

Registered cardholders will earn up to 4 mpd on all in-person overseas transactions made between 1 March and 30 June 2023 as follows: 

This comprises the usual 2 mpd for overseas spending, plus a bonus 2 mpd award under this campaign.

A minimum spend of S$5,000 per calendar month is required to trigger the bonus award. This can be met by any eligible retail spend, whether local or overseas, in-person or online. 

This is a relatively high threshold, but remember: Citi recently confirmed that Citi PayAll transactions, even those under the no-fee option, will count towards the minimum spend required for card-related benefits. 

The maximum bonus you can earn each calendar month is capped at 10,000 miles, or S$5,000 qualifying spend. 

It is not necessary to meet the minimum spend in every month of the promotion period, only the months you wish to participate. For example, you could choose to spend S$5,000 in May and June only, to earn the bonus just for those two months. 

Both minimum spend and qualifying spend will be determined by transaction date based on Singapore timing (GMT+8), so be careful with those time zones, especially for spending on the last day of the calendar month. 

What counts as qualifying spend?

Qualifying spend refers to foreign currency transactions made at overseas point-of-sale, i.e. purchases of goods or services in-person at a physical store. 

The standard exclusions apply, such as: 

• Payments to education institutions
• Payments to government institutions and services
• Payments to insurance companies
• Payments to financial institutions
• Payments to non-profit organisations
• Any top-ups of prepaid accounts
• Transit-related transactions

Do note in particular that transit-related transactions are excluded, so using your credit card to pay for fares (in countries where that sort of thing is supported) will not earn any bonuses (or base miles for that matter- this is a general exclusion for Citi). 

For avoidance of doubt, while online foreign currency transactions will not count as eligible transactions (to earn the bonus 2 mpd), they will count as part of minimum spend (to hit the minimum S$5,000 necessary to earn the bonus 2 mpd).

Supplementary cardholder spending will be added to the main cardholder’s qualifying spend. 

When will bonus miles be credited?

Citi PremierMiles Cardholders will earn the usual base rate of 2 mpd for overseas spending , awarded when the transaction posts.

The bonus 2 mpd for this promotion will be credited up to four months after the transaction, per the table below. 

Terms & Conditions

The full T&Cs for the Citi PremierMiles Card overseas spending promotion can be found here. 

What can you do with Citi Miles?

Citi PremierMiles Cardholders get access to 10 different frequent flyer programs and one hotel partner, the widest selection of any bank in Singapore.

Points can be transferred to miles in blocks of 10,000 Citi Miles (10,000 miles). There are some great sweet spots with programmes like Etihad Guest, British Airways Executive Club, and Turkish Miles&Smiles. You may even find Qatar Privilege Club to be useful, assuming you dont mind the sneakily reintroduced award segment fees.

Partner	Transfer Ratio (Citi Miles: Partner)
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1
	1:1

A S$27 conversion fee applies for every transfer, and do note that Thank You points earned on the Citi Prestige/Citi Rewards cards do not pool with Citi Miles, so you’ll have to redeem them separately.

Citi Miles do not expire.

Citi PremierMiles Card sign-up offer

Apply

As a reminder, Citi is currently offering a 30,000 miles sign-up bonus for the Citi PremierMiles Card, available to new-to-bank customers. 

Applicants who spend at least S$800 within 2 months of approval and pay the S$194.40 annual fee will receive a total of 30,000 bonus miles, an effective cost of 0.65 cents per mile. 

Should they not wish to pay the annual fee, a smaller bonus of 8,000 miles is available with the same S$800 minimum spend.

This offer is currently set to run till 31 March 2023, though further extensions are possible.

Conclusion

Citi PremierMiles Cardholders can now earn 4 mpd on overseas spending all the way till 30 June 2023, with a minimum spend of S$5,000 per month. This is capped at 10,000 bonus miles per month- not a bad haul by any means.

Don’t forget to register via SMS, because any spending prior to the calendar month of registration won’t be eligible for the bonus.