Citi is a TPG advertising partner.<\/em><\/p>\n If you have Citi ThankYou Rewards<\/a> points \u2014 or are considering whether you want to take advantage of a current Citi ThankYou offer<\/a> \u2014 you may be interested in the best ways to redeem these points. While some redemption options offer as little as 0.8 cents per point, you can usually get at least double this value when you redeem Citi ThankYou points with hotel or airline partners.<\/p>\n In this guide, we’ll cover some of the best ways to redeem Citi ThankYou points for maximal value and offer advice on the redemptions to avoid.<\/p>\n You have many options when it comes to redeeming Citi ThankYou Rewards<\/a>, but based on how you redeem your rewards, your Citi ThankYou points value will differ. If you want to maximize your Citi ThankYou Rewards, you’ll need to choose high-value redemption options and avoid low-value ones.<\/p>\n TPG’s valuations<\/a> peg the value of Citi ThankYou points at 1.8 cents each based on the value you can get if you maximize your points. To maximize your Citi points, you’ll usually want to avoid the following lower-value redemption options:<\/p>\n You’ll likely also want to avoid sharing your points with another Citi ThankYou member<\/a> unless you are closing your account or they are making a redemption now and need more points to do so. Although there isn’t a fee to share ThankYou points with another member, the shared points expire 90 days after receiving them. You can also donate your points<\/a>, but doing so won’t provide any tangible value to you (besides knowing you donated).<\/p>\n As you can see, several redemption options will provide 1 cent per point of value, but if you want to maximize Citi ThankYou Rewards points and get more than 1 cent per point, you’ll need to transfer your Citi points to loyalty programs. In the next section, we’ll discuss some of the best ways to redeem Citi ThankYou points using transfer partners.<\/p>\n Related: You can now redeem your Citi points at Walmart, but you probably shouldn’t<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The best way to redeem Citi ThankYou points is for a high-value redemption with one of the Citi ThankYou transfer partners<\/a>. You can get even more value if you utilize a transfer bonus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Citi has 14 airline partners, four hotel partners and one retail partner to which you can transfer your points if you have the Citi Premier\u00ae Card<\/a><\/span> (see rates and fees<\/a>), the Citi Prestige\u00ae Card<\/a> or the AT&T Access More Card. Even if you don’t have any of these three cards, you can still transfer Citi ThankYou points to JetBlue TrueBlue<\/a>, Wyndham Rewards and Choice Privileges.<\/p>\n The information for the Citi Prestige Card and AT&T Access More 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 Now, let’s discuss some of the best ways to redeem Citi ThankYou points<\/a> for maximal value.<\/p>\n Air France-KLM Flying Blue<\/a> offers some good redemption options for travelers. In October 2023, Flying Blue standardized pricing for its saver-level redemptions to Europe<\/a>, which resulted in some increases and some decreases, but one of the most appealing uses of the Flying Blue program remains Promo Rewards. With Flying Blue Promo Rewards<\/a>, you can often snag discounted one-way economy flights between select U.S. airports and various European cities from around 15,000 miles per person.<\/p>\n If you have the Citi Premier Card<\/a><\/span>, the Citi Prestige Card or the AT&T Access More Card, you can transfer Citi ThankYou points to Air France-KLM Flying Blue at a 1:1 ratio.<\/p>\n Related: How to find the cheapest redemption rates using Flying Blue miles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHow to maximize Citi ThankYou Rewards<\/h2>\n
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