Aug 5, 14, 1:17 pm
Last edit by: mia
Q. Can I transfer Thank You points to airline programs?
A. Yes, but only from a TYP account tied to one of the following premium (fee-based) Citi cards:
Exception: Citi Preferred or Rewards+ cardholders can transfer to JetBlue at a less favorable rate (1000:500). They cannot transfer to other airline or hotel programs except as explained in the next paragraph .
Points earned through other cards -- such as the Citi Preferred or Rewards+ -- are eligible for transfer to airline programs, provided you also hold one of the premium cards listed above.
ThankYou Points earned through banking and customer service adjustments are called Taxable Points. Citi reports them as taxable when they are redeemed, not when they are earned. Citi does not allow Taxable Points to be Shared or Transferred, because they cannot determine a monetary value for those redemptions. However, the IT implementation of this policy may be imperfect. In 2015 one member was able to Transfer points earned through banking shortly after combining two ThankYou Rewards accounts. See posts 207-210, but no one has replicated this success.
Q. Which airline programs can I transfer TYP into?
A. TYP may be transferred 1:1 to these airline programs:
OneWorld
SkyTeam
Star Alliance
Independent
and to these hotel programs:
and to this retail program:
Q: After I transfer, when will my miles expire at that airline/hotel program? Is there anything I can do to avoid expiration there?
The Miles/Points that Do and Don't Expire wiki now lists all of the above Citi TYP airline/hotel transfer partners and their respective expiration policies.
Q. Are transfers instant?
A. Not necessarily. Although Citi's FAQ states that it may take up to fourteen days for the ThankYou Points to post to your participating travel loyalty program member account, anecdotal evidence suggests that many transfer times will be much shorter. A summary:
Q. Can I transfer to another person's airline or hotel program account?
A. Per the Citi FAQ,
We do not have many reports describing how strictly this rule is applied/enforced, nor any reports on workarounds. One FTer, in his first post ever, claimed success in transfering TYP to another person's Etihad (EY) account.
Keep in mind that TYP may be freely Shared with another TYP member's account (with the points expiring 90 days after transfer). If the recipient member has a transfer-eligible card (as described above), s/he can Transfer points to airline or hotel partners.
A. Yes, but only from a TYP account tied to one of the following premium (fee-based) Citi cards:
- Premier
- Prestige
- Chairman
Exception: Citi Preferred or Rewards+ cardholders can transfer to JetBlue at a less favorable rate (1000:500). They cannot transfer to other airline or hotel programs except as explained in the next paragraph .
Points earned through other cards -- such as the Citi Preferred or Rewards+ -- are eligible for transfer to airline programs, provided you also hold one of the premium cards listed above.
ThankYou Points earned through banking and customer service adjustments are called Taxable Points. Citi reports them as taxable when they are redeemed, not when they are earned. Citi does not allow Taxable Points to be Shared or Transferred, because they cannot determine a monetary value for those redemptions. However, the IT implementation of this policy may be imperfect. In 2015 one member was able to Transfer points earned through banking shortly after combining two ThankYou Rewards accounts. See posts 207-210, but no one has replicated this success.
Q. Which airline programs can I transfer TYP into?
A. TYP may be transferred 1:1 to these airline programs:
OneWorld
- Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (CX)
- Malaysia Airlines Enrich (MH)
- Qantas Frequent Flyer (QF)
- Qatar Airways Privilege Club (QR)
SkyTeam
- Aeromexico Club Premier
- Flying Blue: Air France (AF), KLM (KL) and others
- Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles (GA)
- Virgin Atlantic (VS)
Star Alliance
- Avianca LifeMiles (AV)
- EVA Air Infinity MileageLands (BR)
- Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (SQ)
- Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus (TG)
- Turkish Airlines (TK)
Independent
- Etihad Guest (EY)
- Emirates Skywards (EK)
- Jet Airways (9W)
- jetBlue (B6) (TYP 1000 = 800 B6)
and to these hotel programs:
- ALL - Accor Live Limitless ( TYP 1000 = 500 ALL)
- Choice Privileges (TYP 1000 = 2000 Choice)
- Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club (TYP 1000 = 200 LC)
- Wyndham Rewards
and to this retail program:
- Shop Your Way (Sears) (at ratio 1 TYP: 12 SYW)
Q: After I transfer, when will my miles expire at that airline/hotel program? Is there anything I can do to avoid expiration there?
The Miles/Points that Do and Don't Expire wiki now lists all of the above Citi TYP airline/hotel transfer partners and their respective expiration policies.
Q. Are transfers instant?
A. Not necessarily. Although Citi's FAQ states that it may take up to fourteen days for the ThankYou Points to post to your participating travel loyalty program member account, anecdotal evidence suggests that many transfer times will be much shorter. A summary:
- AF/KL: As of March 2016, instant. (Was previously 1-5 days.)
- AM:
- AV: Instant to ~5 days - mixed reports: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi...r-partner.html
- B6: Instant
- BR: One business day in theory, but see post 417
- CX: One business day
- EY: Reports and discussion HERE.
- FB: less than 4 hours (11/16/17 after I added 00 to the front of my FB number) Make sure you have a 12 digit number or transfer will die.
- GA:
- MH: Two days
- QF: Two days (per post 273). Eight per post 368. 36 hours per post 440. 23 hours per post 512. Less than 24 hrs per post 547.
- QR: 2 days per post 418
- SQ: Variable--anywhere from two business days (per post #120) to 2.5-3 calendar days (per post 382) to next day per post 287
- TG:
- TK: Took 16-24 hours to transfer (12/28/17). No fees.
- VS: As of March 2016, instant. (Was previously done overnight: report 1; report 2).
Q. Can I transfer to another person's airline or hotel program account?
A. Per the Citi FAQ,
No. The first and last names on both the ThankYou Member Account and the participating travel loyalty program member's account must match in order to transfer points using the Points Transfer feature.
Keep in mind that TYP may be freely Shared with another TYP member's account (with the points expiring 90 days after transfer). If the recipient member has a transfer-eligible card (as described above), s/he can Transfer points to airline or hotel partners.
Citi ThankYou Points (TYPs): airline and hotel transfer partners
Jun 8, 23, 7:02 pm
#722
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,375
That will not change the name on the TYP account, so officially it's not supposed to work. There could always be glitches though, with the process not working exactly as intended.
Jul 5, 23, 12:54 am
#723
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,375
https://all.accor.com/loyalty-progra...index.en.shtml
It's pegged to EUR as follows: 50 Reward Pts = 1
No surprises, just confirming that it's not a worthwhile redemption of TYP, unless EUR suddenly jumps in value.
Jul 12, 23, 10:12 pm
#724
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 177
Authorized User and transfering to Choice hotel
I found a great deal on a choice hotel using points but unfortunately don't have any Citi TY cards right now. P2 has a Citi Premier so I was wondering if it's possible to get me added as an AU to transfer TY points to my Choice privileges account at 1:2?
Jul 12, 23, 11:09 pm
#725
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Aug 4, 23, 11:03 pm
#726
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 4
I have a question on point sharing. I have some points in my account. if I receive additional points transferred from someone else, which will expire in 90 days. When I redeem/transfer the points to airline partners, will my earned points be used first, or the shared points be used first?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Aug 4, 23, 11:52 pm
#727
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,634
I have a question on point sharing. I have some points in my account. if I receive additional points transferred from someone else, which will expire in 90 days. When I redeem/transfer the points to airline partners, will my earned points be used first, or the shared points be used first?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Oct 18, 23, 1:26 am
#728
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 996
Citi TYP are now worth something for hotels with new LHW partnership. All redemptions are 1.6 CPP.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/cnn-undersco...ansfer-partner
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/cnn-undersco...ansfer-partner
Oct 18, 23, 7:05 pm
#730
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 996
Pretty much. I tried multiple different hotels, different days, all the math works out to 1.6 CPP. One of the blogs mentioned 1.6 CPP as well. I swapped my Prestige 4th Night Free booking to a points booking. 760k points for a $13k stay. It hurt my point stash but I guess its better than out of pocket.
Nov 14, 23, 12:37 am
#731
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 5,766
Bit confused here.. I've had a Custom Cash card for years and just received my new Premier card this week. My understanding is that I should be able to combine these points in order to transfer to airline programs. However, in the Thank You points account, it's showing different Thank You Member Numbers for each card so I'm not able to combine.
Did Citi screw me?
Did Citi screw me?
Nov 14, 23, 6:55 am
#732
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Nov 21, 23, 8:47 am
#733
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: TPE, SFO, PAE
Posts: 789
Transferring other's TYP to airline partners
Apologies if this has been answered/discussed - did a quick search and wasn't able to find answer.
SO needs 20K miles in her BR account but she doesn't have enough TYP and currently only has the Rewards+ card. If she opens a Premier card, would I be able to transfer 20K TYP to her so she can transfer them to her BR account? If so, will she get the 10% Rewards+ rebate?
SO needs 20K miles in her BR account but she doesn't have enough TYP and currently only has the Rewards+ card. If she opens a Premier card, would I be able to transfer 20K TYP to her so she can transfer them to her BR account? If so, will she get the 10% Rewards+ rebate?
Nov 21, 23, 8:55 am
#734
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