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Citi ThankYou Rewards has announced the addition of a new transfer partner, Avianca LifeMiles. You'll need to have the Citi Prestige® Card, or the Citi Premier® Card to be able to transfer ThankYou Points to LifeMiles.
The Value Of LifeMiles
Remember that Avianca is a Star Alliance carrier, so you can redeem your LifeMiles on any of the member airlines. Checking out the redemption rates there are some solid values.
Some routes worth pointing out (full Star Alliance award chart):
- Flights to/from the US to Europe will set you back no more than 63,000 miles one-way in Business, or 87,000 miles in First.
- A US to Japan routing will set you back 78,000 miles one way in Business, or 102,000 in First.
- A one-way transcon flight from New York to LA will set you back 25,000 miles in Business, or 35,000 miles in First.
- Keep in mind that LifeMiles does not tack on any fuel surcharges like many other frequent flyer programs.
Our Take
It is good news whenever a new transfer partner is added to any points program. With the recent additions of Turkish Airlines, and before that JetBlue as transfer partners, Citi is enhancing the value of their points by making them more flexible, which is key to the value of any points program.
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Glad to hear that! More partners = Happy!
It’s good to see Citi keep growing the TY program.
Citi Thank you has been mentioned several times on other blogs about being good. Of course Chase UR is mentioned more but Citi seems to be coming up with more options. Something to think about if I am looking for another card but like others have said Chase has better partners still, at least for me.
now if they transferred to American then I would get the card. But American doesn’t seem to want transfers from any credit card company. Just their own co-branded card. Surely they can see what they are missing out on?! But then their come back could be we don’t want to and stop calling us shirley ;O)
More partners is always good news
Another option to redeem on star alliance is a good thing. Seems to be mostly on par with other programs.
When can I transfer TYP to AA miles? cant wait for it.
We hope for this every day but aren’t holding our breath.
Chase UR points still have more appealing transfer partners IMO, but the more Citi adds the more appealing they get. I’m also past 5/24 at this point so I can’t get any more Chase cards for a while, so TYPs might be worth looking at.
Couldn’t agree more; UR still holds the edge for me, especially with the recent addition of Iberia & Aer Lingus. Most promising of all though is that both sides continue to add options.
Hopefully there will be periodic transfer bonus promotions, which will make Citi points pretty valuable.
Thanks for the reminder about JetBlue being a transfer partner. I have begun flying JetBlue on a more regular basis. Their not overbooking any flight is a game changer for me.
This is awesome to see. Always glad to see more partnerships!
Love when new partners are added. While I doubt this will happen, I hope they add AAdvantage as a transfer partner.
Another option to consider when booking award flights.
Lifemiles could be useful to fly in Star Alliance.
this is a great new partner
Probably not in my wheelhouse right now, but any options added is a good thing IMHO.
Never hurts to have more options
Good news! I love to see new partners.
I don’t find Thank You Point redemption options too exciting. Their gift cards aren’t what I really want, and you get half as much in cash (or a Visa prepaid card, or whatever it is). This is an option. They have also run bonus offers, which are the best times for for transferring points to JetBlue miles, which provides a domestic option