Citi Adds American Airlines as Transfer Partner for Thank You Points

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Citi has just updated its list of travel partners: cardholders with Citi ThankYou points can now transfer their miles to American Airlines. However, this movement is only temporary. Promotion ends November 13, 2021.

If you earn ThankYou points on one of the many Citi credit cards and travel with American Airlines or one of its partners, this promotion is worth considering when you book your next flight.

ThankYou Points can be redeemed for a number of travel purchases, including flights, hotels, rental cars and more. Now, with transfer partners like Aeromexico, Avianca, JetBlue, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, ThankYou points can be transferred to American Airlines.

However, the value of your ThankYou points when transferred to American Airlines depends on the Citi credit card you have.

If you have the Citi Prestige® card or the Citi Premier® card, you can transfer your points to American Airlines at a 1: 1 ratio. For every 1,000 ThankYou points transferred, you will receive 1,000 AAdvantage miles.

If you have the Citi Rewards + card, your points won’t go that far. For every 1,000 ThankYou points transferred, you will earn 500 AAdvantage miles.

This short-lived Citi promotion is worth using as American Airlines has a wide variety of airline partners. With AAdvantage miles, you can book flights on Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, Qantas, Qatar Airways and more. So whether you prefer domestic or intentional travel, American Airlines miles can probably get you where you need to go.

Additionally, if you were to redeem your ThankYou points through the Citi Travel Portal, your points would only be valued at 1 cent per point. By transferring them to American Airlines, you may be able to get a higher value.

Best of all, there is no limit to the number of points you can transfer. If you fly regularly on American Airlines or one of its partners, you’ll want to take advantage of this offer before it expires on November 13.

While Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards are arguably more popular, Citi ThankYou points can offer great value. And now, with this promotion, domestic travelers can rejoice in the increased value of Citi ThankYou points.

However, if you are not currently earning ThankYou Points, there are several welcome offers from Citi available to get you started.

Citi Premier offers new cardholders the opportunity to earn 80,000 ThankYou points after spending $ 4,000 in the first three months of card membership. Even at a modest 1 cent per point, that’s $ 800 in rewards. If you were to transfer those 80,000 points to American Airlines, you would be able to score a first class round trip flight from the 48 contiguous United States to a number of different destinations.

The Citi Rewards + card offers new cardholders a welcome bonus of 15,000 bonus points after spending $ 1,000 on qualifying purchases with your card in the first three months after opening the account. Although the welcome bonus is lower than that of the Citi Premier card, the Citi Rewards + does not have an annual fee.

This is a great promotion for Citi cardholders and those planning to take advantage of a new Citi welcome bonus. At first glance, Citi is trying to compete with American Express and Chase credit card products to gain new customers as domestic travel returns to normal after the pandemic.

However, the partnership is not surprising as Citi and American Airlines already have several co-branded credit cards together, including the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard®, and it is plausible that this could become a permanent feature. .

The promotion also adds to the many reasons why now is a great time to start earning points and miles. Credit card companies are fighting for new customers and the incentives keep getting more and more lucrative.

Information about Citi Prestige and Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select has been independently collected by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer prior to publication.