{"id":39603,"date":"2019-10-05T11:15:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T15:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=39603"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:21:25","slug":"transfer-citi-to-jetblue-with-25-bonus-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/transfer-citi-to-jetblue-with-25-bonus-october-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi Offers a 25% Bonus When Transferring Points to JetBlue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a limited time, Citi is giving a 25% bonus on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards<\/a> points transferred to JetBlue. While this sounds good, it's not for everyone, especially depending on which Citi card you have.\u00a0This transfer bonus expires on October 19, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<h2><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/297\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39606 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Citi-Jetblue-25-transfer-bonus-Sept-2019-1024x338.png\" alt=\"Citi-Jetblue-25-transfer-bonus-Sept-2019\" width=\"900\" height=\"297\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Citi-Jetblue-25-transfer-bonus-Sept-2019-1024x338.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Citi-Jetblue-25-transfer-bonus-Sept-2019-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Citi-Jetblue-25-transfer-bonus-Sept-2019.png 1765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span id=\"Is_it_a_Good_Deal\">Is it a Good Deal?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On September 19, 2018 <a href=\"\/news\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/transfer-citi-points-jetblue\/\">Citi increased the transfer ratio to JetBlue.<\/a> For the following cards, 1,000 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards will convert to only 800 JetBlue points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Citi ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Preferred Card <\/strong>(no longer accepting applications)<\/li>\n<li>Citi Rewards+<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"3002009\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-double-cash-card\/\">Citi Double Cash<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"3002009\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=951783.4206&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you apply the 25% bonus to these cards, you'll effectively be getting a 1:1 transfer ratio, which isn't a great value.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you have any of the higher-end cards, the base ratio is 1:1, so you'll get 1,250 for every 1,000 ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards transferred with the current deal. These cards include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Citi Chairman<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card (no longer accepting applications)<\/li>\n<li>Citi Prestige<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/li>\n<li><a data-ccid=\"520083\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-strata-premier\/\">Citi Strata Premier<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"520083\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=a3pDkecFgAg&offerid=1978593.4328&type=3&subid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"JetBlue_Expiration_Policy\">JetBlue Expiration Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/airlines\/jetblue-trueblue\/do-jetblue-points-expire\/\">JetBlue TrueBlue Points will not expire<\/a> as long as you keep your account open! But, your points will be terminated if you choose to close your account.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A conservative estimate might put the value of Citi ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards at roughly 1.7 cents per point. JetBlue points have a fixed value of around 1.3 to 1.4 since the number of points required is based on the cash price to buy a flight.\u00a0 With the 25% bonus applied, you get closer to the bare minimum required for a decent Citi redemption, but there are far more lucrative ways to redeem your ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> points.<\/p>\n<p>The major exception here would be for\u00a0<strong><a data-ccid=\"29\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/TheJetBluePlusCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">JetBlue Plus Card<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>cardholders that can stack this promotion with the Award Flight Redemption Bonus\u2014a 10% rebate on TrueBlue redemptions. One could also stretch the value of this transfer bonus with the Citi Rewards+ card's 10% rebate on points redeemed, but that would apply to other ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> transfer partners.<\/p>\n<p>Before you make any transfers, it's worth a look at options through the\u00a0Citi ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards portal\u00a0to make sure you're not missing out on a better bargain. Here's our guide covering the other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-transfer-partners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Citi ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Transfer partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Is_it_a_Good_Deal\">Is it a Good Deal?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#JetBlue_Expiration_Policy\">JetBlue Expiration Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through October 19, 2019, Citi is giving a 25% bonus on all points transferred to JetBlue within the ThankYou\u00ae Rewards Portal. 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