Citi Launches Expedia Branded Credit Card

Citi has expanded its relationship with Expedia.com by introducing a new credit card. The Citi PremierPass® / Expedia.com® World MasterCard® comes in two versions: the no-fee card and the Elite card.

The benefits of the no-fee card include:

• 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 6 months (3% BT fee with $5 min and no cap)
• Earn up to 3x ThankYou Points when you book on Expedia
• $50 off first Expedia purchase
• 1 point for every 3 miles flown
• 1 point per $1 spent on other purchases

The features of the Elite card include:

• 0% APR on purchases for 6 months
• Earn up to 3x ThankYou Points when you book on Expedia
• $100 off first Expedia purchase
• 1 point for every 1 mile flown
• 2 points per $1 spent at supermarkets, drug stores and gas stations
• 1 point per $1 spent on other purchases
• Complimentary companion tickets
• $75 annual fee

These cards represent slight variations from the existing Citi PremierPass cards. The primary differences seem to be:

• The initial signup bonuses come in the form of Expedia discounts ($50/$100) versus points (10,000/20,000)
• The spending requirements to get the signup bonuses (only a single purchase for the Expedia-branded cards vs. $100/$500 in spending for the regular PremierPass cards)
• The bonuses for Expedia-related spending
• The intro 0% offers: Currently the standard no-fee PremierPass card offers a 15 month 0% balance transfer offer (3% fee with $5 min and no cap) while the standard Premier Pass Elite card does not offer any intro rate for either purchases or BTs.

For more information on the Expedia cards, see here and here.