Citi has a respectable list of over 15 transfer partners including:
Note that Citi’s only domestic airline partner is JetBlue. While it’s a solid airline, it’s not known for its robust route network, chiefly serving coastal cities in the U.S.
Popular cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card with a similar $95 annual fee include some of the same travel partners, but also offer point transfers to domestic partners like Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. If you don’t do much international travel, you may prefer more domestic partners like these offered from Chase.
The Sapphire Preferred offers rewards at a rate of 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, 3 points per dollar on dining, select streaming services, and online grocery purchases (excluding Walmart, Target and wholesale clubs), 2 points per dollar on all other travel purchases and 1 point per dollar on other purchases. However, the Strata wins the earnings race by adding gas and other travel as categories earning 3 or more points per dollar.
If the travel protections shake out to be similar to Chase coverage, the Strata Premier could be a worthy replacement if you value the earning structure and transfer partners over what Chase offers.