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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:

• 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,
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.