Citi Strate Elite Blacklane Credit: Credit activated on ride date NOT reservation date

https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/s/BURyFu2O6a

Contrary to what this person experienced I had the opposite happen to me just now.

I reserved for a trip in June 2026 with my credit back in Dec 2025. This means I intended to use my 2nd half-year $100 credit for 2026.

I was waitng for credit to post after my ride a few weeks ago in June '26 however it credits my Jan-Jun 2026 credit and not the 2nd July-Dec 2025 credit.

I asked Citi support for the reason and they said its by trip date not reservation. Blacklane's response also supports this.

Has anyone else experienced this?