Citi ThankYou Points now transferable to Hilton HHonors [Premier, Prestige, Chairman]
Jan 13, 2013, 7:01 am
#46
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Jan 13, 2013, 7:06 am
#48
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I think it is a misnomer to say each HHonor pt is worth 0.0067.
I prefer to view it as each HHonor pt costs 0.0067 to acquire because of the 0.0133 worth of each TYP.
So in essence with this transfer ratio, you are paying 0.0067 for 1 HHonor pt. That is way too high to pay because in ordinary cases HHonor pt only worth 0.005 in redemption value.
If you need some extra to reach a certain reward level, then it is OK to pay such cost. Otherwise it is a waste of your TYPs.
I prefer to view it as each HHonor pt costs 0.0067 to acquire because of the 0.0133 worth of each TYP.
So in essence with this transfer ratio, you are paying 0.0067 for 1 HHonor pt. That is way too high to pay because in ordinary cases HHonor pt only worth 0.005 in redemption value.
If you need some extra to reach a certain reward level, then it is OK to pay such cost. Otherwise it is a waste of your TYPs.
I agree that is a waste of TYPs. Better to wait until you are ready to redeem for and book using HH if you are getting a better value than $0.0088.
Jan 15, 2013, 3:13 pm
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Jan 15, 2013, 8:59 pm
#52
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I believe the transfer option is only available to cards in the Premier and Prestige category. What is your business card's category?
The Hilton option is not in the Transfer Points area. It is in the Shop Award area - all the way to the bottom, Point Exchange.
My Premier card has no fee but the option is available to me.
The Hilton option is not in the Transfer Points area. It is in the Shop Award area - all the way to the bottom, Point Exchange.
My Premier card has no fee but the option is available to me.
Last edited by Happy; Jan 15, 2013 at 9:16 pm
Jan 16, 2013, 6:22 am
#53
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I believe the transfer option is only available to cards in the Premier and Prestige category. What is your business card's category?
The Hilton option is not in the Transfer Points area. It is in the Shop Award area - all the way to the bottom, Point Exchange.
My Premier card has no fee but the option is available to me.
The Hilton option is not in the Transfer Points area. It is in the Shop Award area - all the way to the bottom, Point Exchange.
My Premier card has no fee but the option is available to me.
Feb 25, 2013, 12:37 pm
#54
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chicago
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I made serveral transfers to Hilton recently to top off Hhonors account for redemption. Citi doesn't limit the Hhonors account to the same person holding the Citi CC account. Which means you can transfer to any Hhonors account you want.