City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card

City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card

City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card

City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card

City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card

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Card details

  • Receive a statement credit of up to $350 per account, per calendar year for Qualifying Airline Purchases.

  • Receive a statement credit of up to $550 per account per calendar year with $50,000 yearly spend. Applies to any airline lounge club worldwide.

  • Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on airline, hotel, taxi (including Uber and Lyft), limousine, rental car, train, bus, restaurant, fast food, and takeout food dining purchases, and 1 Point per $1 spent on all other purchases.

  • Pay the Global Entry application fee with your Crystal Visa Infinite Card to receive a $100 statement credit. If approved, use your membership to participate in the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration’s TSA Pre✓® program at no additional charge.

  • Crystal Visa Infinite Cardholders Priority Pass Select program members and their accompanying guests can experience a more relaxing way to travel, with access to a global network of more than 1,300 airport lounges worldwide.

Rates, fees & offers

  • Annual fee

    $400

  • Rewards rate

    1x-3x

  • Bonus offer

    N/A

  • Intro APR

    N/A

  • Ongoing APR

    Purchase: 22.25%-26.25%, Variable

    Cash Advance APR: 28.25%, Variable

  • Balance transfer fee

    Either $5 or 3% of the amount of each balance transfer, whichever is greater.

  • Foreign transaction fee

    None

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Annual fee

$400

Annual fee

$99

Annual fee

$199

Regular APR

22.25%-26.25%, Variable

Regular APR

21.24%-29.99%, Variable APR

Rates & Fees

Regular APR

See Terms

Intro APR

N/A

Intro APR

0% intro APR for 15 months on balance transfers made within 45 days of account opening. After that, a variable APR will apply, 21.24%-29.99%.

Intro APR

N/A

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Rating details

3.4

Editor's overall rating

Pros and cons

Pros
  • High rewards rate

  • Anniversary perk

  • Luxury perks

  • Premium travel protections

Cons
  • High annual fee

  • No new cardholder bonus offer

  • Complicated to apply

For the frequent traveler who wants to kick things up a notch, the City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card provides an unparalleled number of luxurious perks, like travel credits, hotel upgrades, concierge service and travel protections. Those extras don’t come cheap, though. The card charges a sizable $400 annual fee.

As with any elite club, you also have to go through a stringent initiation process to earn your spot. While you don’t have to live in a city with a City National Bank branch, you do have to apply in person.

If you travel often and you’re the type to use every benefit a rewards card offers, you’ll find a lot of value in the City National Crystal® Visa Infinite® Credit Card. The travel-related statement credits and discounts alone are worth at least $1,000. However, homebodies and strict budgeters who won’t squeeze every drop out of the card will have better luck with a more modest travel rewards card, or even a cash-back card.

For more information, see a closer look at this card.