How To Track Your Progress Toward a Citi Sign-Up Bonus by Miguel Rueda and Tyler Glatt July 22, 2025 1 One of the costliest mistakes one can make with credit card points is miscalculating the requirements for a new card sign-up bonus. Whether you don't spend enough, miscalculate the initial promotion end date, or assume the credit card fee counted towards the minimum spending threshold, there are many pitfalls to avoid. Thanks to Citi's "New Cardholder Bonus Tracker," it's easy to track your progress.
You Can Now Redeem Citi ThankYou® Points at Walmart [But Please Don’t] by Sam Helmy December 12, 2022 3 Qualifying Citi ThankYou cardholders can now redeem ThankYou points at Walmart checkout. You can save $10 for every 1,250 points you redeem. While more redemption options may seem like a good deal, cardholders should never utilize this option. You can get 25% more value by simply cashing out your ThankYou points for a statement credit or a check in the mail.
Citi Drops 24-Month Rule Language From The Citi Rewards+ Card by Sam Helmy September 10, 2022 0 Quietly and without fanfare, Citi recently dropped the 24-month restriction from the terms and conditions of its Citi Rewards+® Card. If you are looking to reopen this card, this may be a great time to apply since it is unclear how long the restriction will be lifted.
Citi Double Cash® Card Now Earns ThankYou® Points, Cashout Minimum Eliminated by Ryan Smith April 2, 2022 2 We are big fans of the Citi Double Cash® Card. It's a simple card with a great earning structure and no annual fee. There are some big changes that just launched on this card that make it even better. Let's take a look at what's changed, what hasn't changed, and whether these are positives or negatives for those who have the card.
Convert Citi Double Cash Rewards to Transferrable ThankYou® Points at 1:1 by Jess Farley February 11, 2022 37 You can convert cash rewards from the Citi Double Cash® Card to transferrable ThankYou® Points at a 1:1 ratio if you also have one of the premium Citi ThankYou® cards, like the Citi Strata Premier® Card. This feature makes the Citi Double Cash one of the top personal cards for everyday spending. Here's how to convert your cash to points.
Citi Prestige’s $250 Travel Credit Isn’t Limited to Travel in 2022 by Patrick Stouffer March 10, 2023 16 In 2020, Citi debuted the ability for cardmembers of the Citi Prestige® Card to redeem their annual $250 travel credit for supermarket and restaurant purchases. This made it much easier for cardholders of Citi's premium travel rewards card to receive value when they can't—well—travel. With things still not back to normal in 2022, the card issuer has extended this flexibility through 2022.
Citi ThankYou® Rewards Adds Wyndham as Second New Hotel Transfer Partner in Under a Month by JT Genter November 14, 2021 13 Citi ThankYou® Rewards just added Wyndham Rewards as its second new hotel transfer partner in under a month. Wyndham Rewards offers a fixed-redemption-rate program, making it a great choice for times when cash rates (and points rates with other hotel brands) are high. Here's how to take advantage of this new partnership.
Citi Adds Choice Hotels As Its Newest Transfer Partner by Toni Southam October 19, 2021 16 Citi ThankYou® Points just got a bit more flexible to use. As of Monday, Citi ThankYou® Points are now transferable to Choice Privilege points. That makes Choice the only hotel transfer partner for Citi. You'll get 2 Choice points for every 1 ThankYou Points® you convert.
Get an Extra 5% Cash Back This Week Using Citi Cards by Skye Class November 25, 2020 8 Just in time for all of us to do a lot of online shopping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Citi is offering an extra 5% cash back when you charge online purchases to your Citi card. However, you're going to need to enroll before you'll get the savings. With all the deals available online this week, this is a great opportunity to get up to $25 back on your spending - in addition to all of the other savings!
Citi Introduces Shop With Points at Select Shell, BP, and Amoco Gas Stations by Patrick Stouffer July 21, 2025 11 This week, Citi released a new way to redeem your ThankYou® points. Now, ThankYou® point collectors can redeem points right at the pump at Shell, BP, and Amoco gas stations using Citi's 'Shop with Points' feature. But before you take advantage of this, you'll want to make sure you don't have a better use for your points.
[Expired] Earn 5X on Online, Cable, Streaming Purchases Using Citi Prestige Through End of 2020 by Patrick Stouffer October 13, 2020 15 Citi just announced another round of promotional bonus categories for the Citi Prestige® Card. Through the end of 2020, Prestige Card cardholders can earn 5X ThankYou® points per dollar spent on online, streaming, and cable purchases—up to 7,500 bonus points.
Citi Accelerates Premier Benefits, Adds Temporary Spending Bonus for Prestige by Patrick Stouffer June 4, 2020 14 Citi has accelerated increased earnings on the Citi Premier℠ Card due to go into effect later this year. Plus, Citi announced a temporary new spending bonus for the Citi Prestige® Card. Cardmembers with accounts active on May 22nd can now earn bonus ThankYou® Points on the things that we're spending more on lately—including online retailers, supermarkets, and restaurants.
Citi ThankYou® Points Adds Emirates as 16th Airline Partner by JT Genter April 19, 2020 27 While Citi ThankYou® Points isn't known for being the most valuable transferrable currency, it just added its 16th airline transfer partner: Emirates Skywards. This new partnership means you can now book Emirates' legendary first-class product to Europe for just 135,000 Citi ThankYou Points round-trip, or fly to Europe in Emirates business class for 90,000 points round-trip.
Citi ThankYou® Adds Aeromexico as a Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy November 6, 2019 35 Citi ThankYou® has added Aeromexico as a transfer partner. Typically points will transfer to Club Premier at a ratio of 1:1 with a minimum transfer of 1,000 points. The new addition brings the total for Citi ThankYou® points to 15 airline partners.
Citi Offers a 25% Bonus When Transferring Points to JetBlue by Skye Class October 5, 2019 30 Through October 19, 2019, Citi is giving a 25% bonus on all points transferred to JetBlue within the ThankYou® Rewards Portal. While this sounds good, it's not for everyone, especially depending on which Citi card you have.
Garuda Indonesia No Longer a Citi ThankYou® Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy September 11, 2019 25 Citi ThankYou® has removed Garuda Indonesia as an airline transfer partner without providing any notice to ThankYou® Rewards cardholders. Although it's never a good thing to see a partner disappear, this was never one of the more valuable ways to redeem your Citi points.
25% Bonus on Citi ThankYou Transfers to Qantas by Sam Helmy April 8, 2019 28 You can now receive a 25% bonus for transferring Citi ThankYou points to Qantas through April 13, 2019. Although there are not a lot of great ways to redeem Qantas miles, the program does offer a round-the-world award that could be a huge value if you can leverage the current bonus.
Transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Turkish Airlines with a 25% Bonus by Sam Helmy February 15, 2019 39 Citi ThankYou Rewards has announced a 25% transfer bonus to Turkish airlines Miles and Smiles. Through February 20, 2019, you will receive 1,250 Turkish miles for every 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points. If you are ready to book a trip soon, there are some excellent sweet spots in the Turkish Miles & Smiles award chart for travel from North America and beyond.
Increased Transfer Ratio of ThankYou® Points to JetBlue TrueBlue by Sam Helmy September 16, 2018 15 The transfer ratio of Citi ThankYou® Points to JetBlue TrueBlue rewards has improved as of September 13, 2018. Citi has different transfer ratios depending on the credit card you hold. Ratios have increased across all cards although the percentage is not the same.
Partial Reprieve For Citi Price Rewind Through 2018 by Sam Helmy August 23, 2018 5 Citicard members have won a partial reprieve on the reduction of Citi’s Price rewind benefit. In May, Citi had announced that effective July 29, 2018, the following price rewind benefit would change but they have delayed the max from $2500 to $1000 change until 2019.
Sweepstakes: Win Up To 1,000,000 Citi ThankYou Points by Sam Helmy August 10, 2018 68 Citi has announced a sweepstake awarding one lucky winner 1,000,000 Citi ThankYou Points. Second and third place 100,000 or 500,000 point prizes are also available. If you are eligible, you need to apply for the promotion by August 31, 2018.
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