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Barclays JetBlue Plus Citi Strata Premier

Annual fee, welcome offer, top earning categories, and key benefits — compared side-by-side using Perqt's catalog data.

Lower annual fee: Citi Strata Premier

Barclays

JetBlue Plus

Annual fee
$99
Network
mastercard
Welcome value
$910
Min spend
$1,000 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 6×Eligible JetBlue purchases · TrueBlue
  • 2×Restaurants and eligible grocery stores · TrueBlue
  • 1×All other purchases · TrueBlue

Key benefits

  • Free first checked bag · $140
  • JetBlue Vacations statement credit · $100
  • 5,000-point anniversary bonus · $0
  • Earn toward Mosaic with purchases · $0
  • No foreign transaction fees · $0
Full Barclays JetBlue Plus review

Citi

Strata Premier

Annual fee
$0
Network
mastercard
Welcome value
—
Min spend
$4,000 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 3×Air travel and other hotel purchases · ThankYou Points
  • 3×Restaurants · ThankYou Points
  • 3×Supermarkets · ThankYou Points
  • 3×Gas and EV charging stations · ThankYou Points

Key benefits

  • $100 Annual Hotel Benefit · $100
  • Trip Delay Protection · $0
  • Lost or Damaged Luggage Protection · $0
  • MasterRental Coverage · $0
  • The Reserve by Citi Travel Hotel Benefits · $0
Full Citi Strata Premier review

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