Citi Emirates World Mastercard
21.49% p.a.
0% p.a. for 9 months and then 22.24% p.a.
$299 $149 in the first year
Emirates Skywards
Citi Emirates World Mastercard
21.49% p.a.
0% p.a. for 9 months and then 22.24% p.a.
$299 $149 in the first year
Emirates Skywards
Citi Emirates World Mastercard
21.49% p.a.
0% p.a. for 9 months and then 22.24% p.a.
$299 $149 in the first year
Emirates Skywards
Mozo Review Citi Emirates World Mastercard Review
Last updated: 1 October 2019.
What's hot:
50,000 bonus points if you spend on the card within 90 days
0% balance transfer rate for 9 months
Free wine every time you dine with Citibank Dining Program
What's not:
Points capped at $10,000 spent on the card in a month (conditions apply)
$299 annual fee ($149 in the first year)
Mozo snapshot:
The Citi Emirates World Mastercard directly links to the Emirates Skyward rewards program and all points earnt will go to that account. But there’s more than just points on offer, the card comes with other premium perks, such as free travel insurance and purchase protections. However, points earning is capped at $10,000 each month, limiting your reward earning potential.
Key features:
As the name suggest the Citi Emirates World Mastercard is credit card with a special connection to Emirates. The card automatically attributes points earnt to your Emirates Skywards rewards program. Before diving into the perks, first things first - the Citi Emirates World Mastercard does come with a hefty 21.49% purchase rate.
There are few things you’ll need to know about points earning though, the first being that points are capped. For the first $3,000 spent in a month you’ll earn 1 point per dollar spent, but for every dollar spent between $3001 and $10,000 you’ll only earn 0.5 points. After $10,000 spent on a month on the card, you’ll earn no points.
On the bright side, points are uncapped for eligible international purchases and will actually earn you 1.25 points per dollar spent. Plus, you’ll earn 1.5 points for ever dollar spent on airline tickets purchased via emirates.com.
There’s even more good news, because there are 50,000 bonus points on offer if you make a purchase with the card within the first 90 days. Plus an extra 10,000 points if you spend at least $500 on emirates.com.
While rewards points are great, so are the other bonuses that the card already comes with. These include complimentary travel insurance, extra warranty on products purchased with the card and extra purchase protection. On top of this, there are also perks such as 1 complimentary chauffeur ride to and from the airport each year, 2 lounges passes to any Emirates lounge in Australia per year and free win every time you dine with the Citibank Dining Program.
Having debt on another card can be a real drag, especially if that card has a high purchase rate. To help save you some money on debt the Citi Emirates World Mastercard comes with 9 months of 0% interest on balance transfers (21.74% afterwards), giving you a little time to pay off that debt, without interest. Just remember that no interest free days apply to new retail purchases while you have a balance transfer.
The card also comes with a couple neat features, such as the option to link the card with either Apple or Samsung Pay, the ability to have up to four additional cardholders and a $149 annual fee in the first year ($299 afterwards).
Who it's good for:
Emirates loyalists who want to have their credit card rewards program linked with their flight rewards and will make full use of all the travel perks on offer are most likely best suited for this card.
Any catches?
If you are looking to really start racking up the points, you may find this card is a bit restrictive. This is because for your spends between $3001 and $10,000 spent on the card in a month, you’ll only earn 0.5 points and no points will be earned after $10,000; except on eligible international purchases.
Rewards program details
Rates and fees information correct as at 18 February 2020. Mozo has robust processes to ensure our site is updated to reflect the latest information from providers. There may be the odd occasion where updates are delayed, so please confirm information before purchasing.What your points get you
Fly Sydney to London return
110,400 points
Fly Sydney to Melbourne one-way
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$100 Giftcard
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$100 Cash
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Points earning
1 point per dollar on Mastercard, up to $3,000 per month, then
0.5 points per dollar on Mastercard, up to $10,000 per month
Rewards scheme
Points are automatically credited to the Emirates Skywards Program
All rewards are redeemed via Emirates Skywards Program.
1.25 points per dollar on eligible international purchases (uncapped).
One complimentary chauffeur driven ride per year to and from the airport and two complimentary lounge passes per year to any Emirates Lounge in Australia when flying Emirates.
Special offers
Receive 50,000 bonus Skywards Miles on your first spend within 90 days of card approval, plus an additional 10,000 Skywards Miles if you spend a minimum of $500 on emirates.com.
Value of rewards points
Spend $152,400 (Mastercard)
at $10,000 monthly
36 months
How do we calculate these points?
How do we calculate the rewards?
To work out the "Rewards value minus fees" in our Rewards Revealer we:
calculate how many points you'd get each year,
figure out how many flights or gift cards or cashback credits you could get for those points,
work out what that's actually worth to you,
take off the annual fee you'd pay.
More details:
Our calculations are designed to help you compare the value of different rewards schemes. To do this, we've looked at earning a one-way Sydney-Melbourne flight excluding taxes and charges, a return Sydney-London flight excluding taxes and charges, a $100 shopping Gift Card and $100 cashback. Most cards will also offer other rewards, which may be worth more or less than the ones we've shown.
We have made no allowance for bonus points for using your card at specific merchants, introductory offers or special offers. We have not assigned any value to instant discounts, insurances, ticketing and concierge services or other such benefits.
Rewards value calculations do not take credit card interest into account. If you do not pay off your card each month you may be better off looking for a card based on interest rates than on the value of rewards.
In products that have more than one card, a different mix of spend between American Express / Visa / Mastercard will give different results. Mozo's Rewards Revealer lets you choose the mix based on the way you would use such a product, and gives you tailored results.
We assume flights purchased with airline points are 'classic' or 'reward' economy seats with restricted seat availability. 'Any seat' rewards will probably cost more.
To compare the value of flight rewards, we sample online retail flight prices once a quarter based on the average price on a Wednesday 3 months in advance but outside NSW school holidays. For domestic flights we take the lowest available fare from each flight on that day from Qantas Red e-deal, Virgin Australia Saver including baggage and Jetstar Starter including baggage. We calculate the average price excluding taxes and surcharges for each airline, and also the average across all airlines (which we use when rewards are travel agent vouchers). For international flights, we take the lowest available fares on that same Wednesday from each of Qantas, Emirates, Malaysian, Etihad, Singapore, Cathay Pacific and Thai, assuming a return flight 2 weeks later, calculate the average price before taxes and surcharges and use this as our assumed cost of a flight on any airline.
Shopping rewards are based on $100 gift cards from a major national department store.
We make every effort to ensure our calculations are correct and up to date but make no guarantees.
Rate and fee details
Rates
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21.49% p.a.
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none
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0% p.a. for 9 months and then 22.24% p.a.
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yes
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22.24% p.a.
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55
Fees
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$299.00
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$149 in the first 1 year
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none
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none
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$30.00
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3.5%, min $3.50
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3.40%
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$0.00
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$0.00
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$0.00
Features
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$30.00
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2.0
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4
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none
Payment options
Apple Pay, Samsung Pay
Rewards privileges
Concierge,
Travel Insurance,
Extended Warranty,
Purchase Protection
Other benefits
Free wine every time you dine with the Citibank Dining Program when you pay with your Citi Credit Card.
Customer Reviews
How are Citi credit cards rated by the Mozo community?
Latest reviews of Citi Emirates World Mastercard
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Communicative.
They are ok as I only deal with them online.
Read full reviewThey are ok as I only deal with them online.
Price10/10Features9/10Customer service3/10Convenience5/10LessTrust9/10 -
Competitive premiums and great customer service
Competitive premiums and great customer service
Read full reviewCompetitive premiums and great customer service
Price4/10Features4/10Customer service1/10Convenience2/10LessTrust1/10 -
Please do not use this bank.
The most dishonest financial institution I have ever dealt with. I have not used this card in over 12 months because of previous questionable behaviour and was unfortunately persuaded out of cancelling the card at that time. Today I received a bill for $390.00 and was threatened with a credit default notice, outrageous annual fee charged several months ago without notice and a range of outrageous fees and charges subsequently levied. I was not contacted by the bank at any stage regarding this despite regular harassing phone calls with a range of worthless offers. Honestly do yourself a favour stay away. I use ANZ who are a pleasure to deal with in comparison.
Read full reviewThe most dishonest financial institution I have ever dealt with. I have not used this card in over 12 months because of previous questionable behaviour and was unfortunately persuaded out of cancelling the card at that time. Today I received a bill for $390.00 and was threatened with a credit default notice, outrageous annual fee charged several months ago without notice and a range of outrageous fees and charges subsequently levied. I was not contacted by the bank at any stage regarding this despite regular harassing phone calls with a range of worthless offers. Honestly do yourself a favour stay away. I use ANZ who are a pleasure to deal with in comparison.
Price1/10Features1/10Customer service0/10Convenience0/10LessTrust0/10 -
Expensive, good for air miles only
Expensive card, accepted almost everywhere. Good customer service. I have it for the emirates frequent flyer points, which is the only reason to have this card.
Read full reviewExpensive card, accepted almost everywhere. Good customer service. I have it for the emirates frequent flyer points, which is the only reason to have this card.
Price2/10Features4/10Customer service7/10Convenience8/10LessTrust9/10 -
Excellent customer service but not enough branches
I was really lucky to get a lifetime interest free balance transfer so my interest expenses have been really low. But the thing I love about them is that they phone me when my payment is overdue and always offer to waive the late fee if I pay within the next few days. Last time, they even offered me a $50 discount off my account if I paid the next months payment early! I would do all my banking with them except there are no branches anywhere near where I live (in rural Victoria).
Read full reviewI was really lucky to get a lifetime interest free balance transfer so my interest expenses have been really low. But the thing I love about them is that they phone me when my payment is overdue and always offer to waive the late fee if I pay within the next few days. Last time, they even offered me a $50 discount off my account if I paid the next months payment early! I would do all my banking with them except there are no branches anywhere near where I live (in rural Victoria).
Price8/10Features5/10Customer service10/10Convenience0/10LessTrust10/10
About Citi
Citi is the consumer banking arm of Citigroup, one of the world's biggest financial institutions. Citi was the first foreign bank to be granted a banking licence to operate in Australia. Citi is now the largest international bank in the country, serving millions of Australians with credit cards, mortgages, deposit accounts, charge cards and more.
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