The Citi ThankYou program, which is one of the major transferable points currencies, has just introduced its latest transfer bonus. It has been over a year since we’ve seen such a transfer bonus, and this is one of my favorite promotions offered by the program.
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Citi offering 25% Flying Blue transfer bonus
Between July 21 and August 17, 2024, the Citi ThankYou program in the United States is offering a 25% bonus on points transfers to Air France-KLM Flying Blue.
Ordinarily points transfer at a 1:1 ratio (in 1,000 point increments), while through this promotion you’d get 1,250 Flying Blue points for every 1,000 Citi ThankYou points transferred.
This promotion is being offered on Citi’s end (in the United States), and is hard coded into the transfer ratio, meaning you should see the bonus at the time that you make the transfer. You can take advantage of this offer an unlimited number of times. Transfers from Citi to Flying Blue are generally instant.
There are several great cards earning Citi ThankYou points, including the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card (review), and it’s easy to combine points between the cards.
Should you transfer Citi points to Flying Blue?
Air France-KLM Flying Blue is a valuable SkyTeam frequent flyer program. The program has attractive award pricing on Air France and KLM, offering many of the best ways to cross the Atlantic.
On top of that, Air France and KLM make more award seats available to members of the Flying Blue program than to members of partner programs. So even when Flying Blue’s pricing isn’t the best, there are situations where it could make sense to book through Flying Blue (though with all of the Delta SkyMiles devaluations we’ve seen, typically you will find the best pricing through Flying Blue).
There’s always value in having a stash of Flying Blue miles if you think you’ll be traveling transatlantic in the coming months. I redeem through Flying Blue every year (usually multiple times per year), and consistently get value. I find it to be one of the most useful frequent flyer programs for redeeming points.
Personally I plan to make a speculative points transfer here, as we haven’t seen a transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou to Air France-KLM Flying Blue in over a year, and I know it’s something I’ll get use out of.
Bottom line
Through August 17, 2024, you can receive a 25% bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou points to Air France-KLM Flying Blue. Flying Blue is an incredibly useful frequent flyer program for redemptions, and we haven’t seen such a bonus in over a year.
So while I’m usually opposed to making speculative points transfers, this is one that I plan to take advantage of, as this is among my favorite uses of Citi ThankYou points.
Do you plan on transferring Citi points to Flying Blue with a 25% bonus?
nice! have been waiting for an opportunity like this...
Just flew a round trip from US to CDG in J class....what happened to Air France ? The soft product is dogshit!
The food options were ordinary. Their drink options matched the food options. The breakfast on the US to CDG flight was worse than economy class. Last time when i flew LH even they were better. They could not serve a decent cup of coffee. There are no warm snacks. Even United provides a...
Just flew a round trip from US to CDG in J class....what happened to Air France ? The soft product is dogshit!
The food options were ordinary. Their drink options matched the food options. The breakfast on the US to CDG flight was worse than economy class. Last time when i flew LH even they were better. They could not serve a decent cup of coffee. There are no warm snacks. Even United provides a cheese sandwich and tomato soup. Even the wine served on a French airline in J were awful. And only two choice of reds. There are multiple airlines that can run cirlces around the Air France offerings. And AF is supposed to be better of the AF-KLM duo.
At this point i would use my miles somewhere else.
Does this apply to Citicard in UAE ?
Seems the least frequent to offer transfer bonuses to good transfer partners is Cap 1, unless I'm missing it. What happened to them?
YES!! Been waiting for this for a couple of months. Have no other use for Citi TY points.
Ben,
I’m surprised you have written a piece on how abysmal the transfer bonuses have been for AMEX this year. At first I thought it was temporary but there clearly has been a shift. No bonuses for Flying Blue or BA. These used to be frequent
Dang. I just transferred Amex MR to FlyingBlue last night to make an award booking, and that award pricing is still available today. Will also do a speculative transfer here too.
China Airline has been blocking its J award to its partner. I have not been able to book any J award flight from USA to TPE for the past 2 months at all. Anyone has any luck using Air France Miles?
I used Citi Thank You to fly TPE-LAX on EVA in June. Don’t know about outbound though. Booking them is a bit of a pain. They often do not confirm J class if it’s booked up and your points can languish there. I phoned to ask when I might clear their pending list and was told the odds weren’t good. However, I was flexible date wise and was confirmed then and there for a flight...
I used Citi Thank You to fly TPE-LAX on EVA in June. Don’t know about outbound though. Booking them is a bit of a pain. They often do not confirm J class if it’s booked up and your points can languish there. I phoned to ask when I might clear their pending list and was told the odds weren’t good. However, I was flexible date wise and was confirmed then and there for a flight the next day. Don’t know if that’s of help but evidently that’s how EVA works. It was a great flight though -:)