Overview
Citi forms the second tier of points programs along with Capital One Rewards. The program has a lot of good partners and it is worth accumulating Citi ThankYou points — there are just fewer cards and options to rapidly accumulate points.
Transfer partners
Citi has a strong set of transfer partners though some are more complicated to work with. Causal points users can easily get a lot of value fromTurkish, Virgin Atlantic, and Singapore Airlines. More advanced points users will appreciate programs like Avianca and Etihad.
Airlines
Airlines (updated 28/11)
AeroMexico
Mexico
SkyTeam
Air France / KLM
France / Netherlands
SkyTeam
Avianca
Colombia
Star Alliance
Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong
OneWorld
Emirates
United Arab Emirates
No Alliance
Etihad
United Arab Emirates
No Alliance
EVA Air
Taiwan
Star Alliance
JetBlue
USA
No Alliance
Qantas
Australia
OneWorld
Qatar
Qatar
OneWorld
Singapore Airlines
Singapore
Star Alliance
Swiss
Switzerland
Star Alliance
Thai
Thailand
Star Alliance
Turkish
Turkey
Star Alliance
Virgin Atlantic
UK
SkyTeam
Hotels
It’s generally very poor value to transfer to these partners.
Choice Hotels
Cards
The Citi Double Cash is one of our favorite 2% cash back cards. If you have both the Double Cash and Premier, you can turn the DC’s earnings into ThankYou points.