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Got Citi ThankYou® Points? Through May 17, 2025, you can transfer them to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club with a 30% bonus. Since Flying Club offers some spectacular redemption rates, this bonus gives you the chance to stretch your ThankYou Points even further.
With this bonus, you could transfer as few as 6,000 Citi points to book a short-haul Delta flight, 23,000 points to book Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, or 35,000 points to fly ANA business class from the U.S. West Coast to Japan. No matter where you're headed, this bonus opens the door to fantastic value. Here are all the details.
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Citi Transfer Bonus to Virgin Atlantic Key Terms
- Get a 30% bonus when transferring Citi ThankYou points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
- Valid through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 17, 2025.
- Transfers must be made in increments of 1,000 points.
- Based on AwardWallet user data, transfers from Citi to Virgin Atlantic are typically instant.
- Here's a step-by-step guide on how to transfer Citi ThankYou points to partners.
Best Ways To Use Virgin Atlantic Points
Award travelers love the many sweet spots in the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program. Here are a few of our favorites.
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class from 23k Citi points
Virgin Atlantic uses dynamic pricing for its own flights. While some award rates can be sky-high, you can still regularly find excellent deals — especially in Upper Class.
The cheapest redemptions we’ve seen between the U.S. and Europe — in Upper Class — start at just 29,000 Virgin points. Thanks to the 30% bonus, you’d only need to transfer 23,000 Citi points to book one of these flights, such as New York or Boston to London. You can expect to pay a couple hundred dollars in taxes and fees, but this is still an outstanding value.
Fly to Japan in ANA business class or first class
One of the best uses of Virgin points is booking ANA business or first class awards. Here’s what one-way awards typically cost — and what you'd pay in Citi points with the 30% bonus:
- 35,000 Virgin points to/from Hawaii → 27k Citi points during this transfer bonus
- 45,000 Virgin points to/from the U.S. West Coast → 35k Citi points during this transfer bonus
- 47,500 Virgin points to/from the U.S. East Coast or Europe → 37k Citi points during this transfer bonus
If you're lucky enough to find availability, you can also snag ANA first-class awards for a stellar price. One-way flights from the U.S. West Coast cost 72,500 Virgin points (just 56,000 Citi points with the bonus), while East Coast or European routes cost 85,000 Virgin points (66,000 Citi points).
ANA first-class award space is notoriously hard to find, but one of the best workarounds is using Seats.aero’s ANA first-class finder tool. Once you spot a bookable seat through Seats.aero or another ANA partner program, call Virgin Atlantic Flying Club at 800-862-8621 to reserve your award.
Even without the bonus, these are fantastic redemptions. With it, they’re even better.
Domestic Delta award flights from 6k Citi points
You can also use Virgin points to book Delta flights, with short-haul redemptions starting at just 7,500 points for routes under 500 miles. AwardWallet has found nearly 400 Delta routes available at that price, so you’ve got plenty of options no matter where you’re starting from
With the 30% transfer bonus, that starting price drops to just 6,000 Citi points.
Boosting Your Virgin Atlantic Points Balance
If you find an award you want to book but don’t have quite enough Citi points, there are several other ways to top off your Virgin Atlantic account. Flying Club partners with nearly every major transferable points program, which makes it easy to build your balance in a flash:
Note: Capital One miles transfer to Virgin Red, not directly to Flying Club. You’ll need to link your Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red accounts to use those points for flights.
Related: Do Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Points Expire?
Final Thoughts
Through May 17, 2025, Citi is offering a 30% bonus when you transfer ThankYou Points to Virgin Atlantic. If you’ve been eyeing a SkyTeam award or one of Flying Club’s best sweet spots — like ANA business or first class — now is the time to act. Just don’t wait too long because this deal will be gone before you know it.
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