{"id":204217,"date":"2025-07-23T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=204217\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:19:20","slug":"transfer-citi-points-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/transfer-citi-points-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Call to Transfer Citi ThankYou\u00ae Points to Emirates Skywards at 1:1 Ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: The new Citi 1:0.8 transfer ratio to Emirates took effect on July 27, 2025.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the many ways to redeem Citi ThankYou\u00ae<\/sup> Points<\/a> is to transfer them to Emirates Skywards to leverage the program's sweet spots. If you've been considering making a redemption like this, now is a good time to act. Citi will devalue the current 1:1 transfer ratio to Emirates effective July 27, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here's what we know about whether or not you should transfer your Citi ThankYou Points before this devaluation.<\/p>\n

Citi to Devalue 1:1 Transfers to Emirates Skywards<\/span><\/h2>\n

Just over five years ago, Citi ThankYou added Emirates Skywards as a transfer partner<\/a>. Since then, eligible Citi cardholders could transfer points at a 1:1 ratio to one of the Middle East\u2019s most luxurious airlines and redeem points for some of the world's best in-flight experiences. But sadly, that 1:1 ratio won't last much longer. This transfer ratio is dropping to 1:0.8 on July 27, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Citi confirmed the upcoming transfer ratio devaluation in an email to cardholders on April 23, 2025:<\/p>\n

“New Redemption Value for Points Transfers, effective 07\u200d\/27: 1,000 ThankYou Rewards Points are transferable for 800 Emirates Skywards Miles.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Credit: Citi<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

However, we saw this devaluation coming weeks before it was officially announced. On April 2, 2025<\/strong>, AwardWallet was the first to notice a discrepancy between the Emirates bank partners webpage and Citi's travel transfer partners site. While Citi\u2019s page still showed a 1:1 transfer ratio…<\/p>\n

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Credit: Citi ThankYou<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

Emirates quietly updated its bank partners page to reflect the soon-to-be-new 1:0.8 ratio<\/a> \u2014 and then reverted it after we inquired about the change. But this all but signaled that a devaluation of the Citi-to-Emirates transfer ratio was on the way.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Emirates<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

When we first noticed the discrepancy, we reached out to Citi, which replied with the following:<\/p>\n

“That is an error on the Emirates site they are working to update. The correct Citi ThankYou-to-Emirates transfer ratio is 1:1.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While this confirmed that the current transfer ratio remains 1:1, it didn't say anything about what might be coming down the pike regarding this relationship. And sure enough, this was a sign of things to come. Now, the transfer ratio will be devalued in the near future.<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n

On July 27, 2025<\/strong>, Citi will devalue the ThankYou Rewards transfer ratio to Emirates Skywards, dropping it from 1:1 to 1:0.8. All devaluations are unfortunate, but this one hits harder given that Citi initially claimed the leaked change was an \u201cerror.\u201d The leak itself might have been a mistake, but the revealed transfer ratio was a sign of what was to come.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, you still have time to transfer points at the 1:1 transfer ratio. If you have a stash of ThankYou Points and plan to transfer them to Emirates, make sure to do so before July 27.<\/p>\n

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