Card economics
Citi Double Cash
Annual fee
No annual fee
Foreign transaction fee
3%
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Earn rates
Points or cash back earned per dollar spent. 'x' means points multiplier, '%' means cash back percentage. Portal-only rates require booking through the issuer's travel portal.| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Citi Travel - Hotels | 5xPortal only |
| Citi Travel - Rental Cars | 5xPortal only |
| Citi Travel - Attractions | 5xPortal only |
| Everything else | 2xBase rate |
Catalog record last reviewed Oct 11, 2026; see the Corrections page for later changes. Issuer terms and available offers control and may change.
Next step
One card is a start. The modeled setup is the whole wallet.
The Citi Double Cash might be useful on its own, but the modeled combination depends on your total spending. The optimizer searches eligible portfolios and clearly labels whether the result was proven optimal within that run's inputs or is the strongest valid setup found before timeout.
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