{"id":183328,"date":"2025-07-27T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/american-airlines-gains-citi-as-a-credit-card-transfer-partner-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T13:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:00:01","slug":"american-airlines-gains-citi-as-a-credit-card-transfer-partner-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/american-airlines-gains-citi-as-a-credit-card-transfer-partner-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines gains Citi as a credit card transfer partner – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A major credit card issuer has just added American Airlines as a transfer partner.<\/p>\n

Citi on Sunday announced the launch of 1:1 transfers from its ThankYou Rewards program<\/a> to American’s AAdvantage loyalty program<\/a> for three of the rewards cards in its lineup.<\/p>\n

The move has made Citi the only card issuer with direct transfers to American, one of the three largest U.S. airlines.<\/p>\n

Points transfers are expected to go live right away, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Citi revealed the news as part of the unveiling of the Citi Strata Elite\u00ae Card, its brand-new premium-tier credit card<\/a> that comes with additional American Airlines benefits in the form of annual day passes to the airline’s Admirals Club network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those lounge passes will be specific to the new Strate Elite Card, but existing cardholders with two other cards, the Citi Strata Premier\u00ae Card<\/a><\/span> (see rates and fees<\/a>) and the Citi Prestige\u00ae Card<\/a> (no longer available), will be able to transfer their ThankYou Rewards points to American going forward.<\/p>\n

The information for the Citi Strata Elite Card and the Citi Prestige Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Citi and American get closer<\/h3>\n

Citi and American partnering on a credit card is nothing new. The airline and the issuer first joined forces decades ago and already jointly offer American’s suite of airline-specific cards,<\/a> like the one that’s been a workhorse of my wallet<\/a> for the better part of a decade.<\/p>\n

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On board an American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8. CLINT HENDERSON\/THE POINTS GUY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But a new agreement between the two sides, unveiled late last year,<\/a> set the stage for deeper ties between the companies.<\/p>\n

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And on Sunday, those ties led to Citi becoming the only major card issuer to allow consumers with transferable rewards<\/a> to move those points directly to American.<\/p>\n

“I think that we have always desired a major airline point transfer partner, and of course it would only be with American, so we’re delighted that we’ve come to the conclusion that customers will value this,” Pam Habner, Citi’s head of U.S. branded cards and lending, told TPG.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about the new transfer options and new American Airlines perks for Citi cardholders.<\/p>\n

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Can you transfer Citi ThankYou Rewards points to American Airlines?<\/h2>\n

Yes, depending on the card. As of Sunday, July 27, cardholders with the following Citi cards can transfer their ThankYou Rewards points directly to American’s AAdvantage program:<\/p>\n