{"id":70669,"date":"2026-03-22T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=70669"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:53:14","slug":"lifemiles-transfer-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/avianca-lifemiles\/lifemiles-transfer-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"25% Transfer Bonus From Citi to LifeMiles \u2014 Book United Flights From 6k Citi Points or Biz to Europe From 44k Points!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This transfer bonus is no longer available. Here's our full list of <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/credit-card-transfer-bonuses\/\">current transfer bonuses<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Citi just launched a new transfer bonus to LifeMiles. Now through <strong>April 18, 2026<\/strong>, you can transfer Citi ThankYou Points to LifeMiles and receive 25% bonus miles. This sweetens <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/avianca-lifemiles\/avianca-lifemiles-sweet-spots\/\" rel=\"noopener\">LifeMiles sweet spots<\/a>, letting Citi cardholders score domestic United awards from 6k ThankYou points and even <strong>business class to Europe from 44k points!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It's worth taking advantage of if you've got a redemption in mind, so let's dig into the details and show you why.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Citi_to_LifeMiles_Transfer_Bonus_Key_Terms\">Citi to LifeMiles Transfer Bonus Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer Citi points to Avianca LifeMiles and receive a 25% transfer bonus.<\/li>\n<li>This offer is available from <strong>March 22 through April 18, 2026<\/strong>, ending at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.<\/li>\n<li>Must transfer a minimum of 1,000 points<\/li>\n<li>No registration is necessary.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/mile-transfer-times\" rel=\"noopener\">Transfers are immediate<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The transfer ratio depends on which Citi card you have:\n<ul>\n<li>Get 1,250 LifeMiles per 1,000 ThankYou Points transferred with the <a data-ccid=\"242\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-strata-elite-offer\/\">Citi Strata Elite\u2120 Card<\/a>, <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=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-prestige\/\" target=_blank>Citi Prestige<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Card<\/a>, or AT&T Access More Card from Citi<\/li>\n<li>Get 875 LifeMiles per 1,000 points transferred if you have select <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-no-annual-fee-card\/\" rel=\"noopener\">no-annual-fee Citi cards<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Here's a step-by-step guide on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/how-to-transfer-citi-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">how to transfer Citi points to partners<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_252277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/460\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-252277 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Citi-LifeMiles-25-transfer-bonus-March-2026-900x460.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Citi ThankYou 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles\" width=\"900\" height=\"460\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Citi-LifeMiles-25-transfer-bonus-March-2026-900x460.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Citi-LifeMiles-25-transfer-bonus-March-2026-750x384.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Citi-LifeMiles-25-transfer-bonus-March-2026-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Citi-LifeMiles-25-transfer-bonus-March-2026-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Citi-LifeMiles-25-transfer-bonus-March-2026.png 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Citi ThankYou<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Is_This_Transfer_Bonus_Worth_Jumping_On\">Is This Transfer Bonus Worth Jumping On?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First and foremost, we generally don't recommend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/travel\/speculatively-transfer-points-bonus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">speculatively transferring your points<\/a> just to take advantage of a transfer bonus. Award travel is constantly changing, and you risk being stuck with &#8220;orphaned&#8221; currencies when you transfer your points without a specific plan for how to redeem them.<\/p>\n<p>That said, LifeMiles offers excellent value, particularly on partner airlines. Take a look at our\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/avianca-lifemiles\/avianca-partners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Avianca LifeMiles transfer partners and partner airlines<\/a> guide for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/avianca-lifemiles\/earn-avianca-lifemiles\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Earn Avianca LifeMiles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"qs-card\" data-id=\"233\">\n            <div class=\"qs-data\">\n                <div class=\"qs-view\">\n                    <div class=\"qs-cardname\">avianca lifemiles American Express<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Elite Card<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-image\"><img data-aspectratio=\"150\/94\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CardArt-AviancaLifemilesAmericanExpressEliteCard.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"avianca lifemiles American Express\u00ae Elite Card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-apply\"><a class=\"btn-use qs-apply-now\" title='avianca lifemiles American Express\u00ae Elite Card' data-ccid=\"233\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/AviancaLifemilesAmericanExpressEliteCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-rates\"><span class=\"qs-terms\"><a data-ccid=\"233\" href=\"https:\/\/legal.cardless.com\/schumer\/premium-249-avianca\/rates_and_fees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Get up to 100,000 Welcome bonus miles* \u2014 60,000 miles after spending $4,500 in the first 90 days plus an additional 40,000 miles after spending $25,000 in the first 365 days.<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"qs-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"qs-cardname\">avianca lifemiles American Express<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Elite Card<\/strong>\n                    <div class=\"qs-offer\"><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong> Get up to 100,000 Welcome bonus miles* \u2014 60,000 miles after spending $4,500 in the first 90 days plus an additional 40,000 miles after spending $25,000 in the first 365 days.<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee:<\/strong><b>$249<\/b><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-tabs\"><a class=\"qs-more\" href=\"#more\">Show more<\/a><a href=\"\" data-tab=\"wwl\">Why We Like It<\/a><a href=\"\" data-tab=\"hl\">Highlights<\/a><a href=\"\" data-tab=\"er\">Earning Rates<\/a><div class=\"qs-tab-wwl\">The avianca lifemiles American Express<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Elite Card delivers 3x miles on Avianca purchases and 2x on both dining and other travel purchases. The dual bonus structure can yield up to 100,000 lifemiles points in the first year, plus included lifemiles+ Lite membership and Silver Elite status make it ideal for travelers seeking stronger rewards and premium perks.<\/div><div class=\"qs-tab-hl\"><ul>\r\n  <li>Earn 3x miles on avianca or lifemiles purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>Earn 2x miles on restaurant and other travel purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>Earn 1x on all other eligible purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>Receive complimentary lifemiles+ lite membership<\/li>\r\n  <li>Receive avianca lifemiles Silver Elite status<\/li>\r\n  <li>No foreign transaction fees (See <a href=\"https:\/\/legal.cardless.com\/schumer\/premium-249-avianca\/rates_and_fees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n  <li>*See <a href=\"https:\/\/legal.cardless.com\/offer_terms\/avianca_elite\/default\/offer_terms.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offer Terms<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><div class=\"qs-tab-er\"><ul>\r\n  <li>Earn 3x miles on avianca or lifemiles purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>Earn 2x miles on restaurant and other travel purchases<\/li>\r\n  <li>Earn 1x on all other eligible purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <a class=\"qs-share\" href=\"\/find-a-card\/AviancaAmexElite\/\" title=\"copy\"><svg width=\"12\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/awardwallet\/public\/builds\/icon\/icon-sprite.svg?v2026-4-21378365e9#share-square\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Redeeming_LifeMiles_on_Partner_Airlines\">Redeeming LifeMiles on Partner Airlines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Avianca is part of the Star Alliance <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/airline-alliances-and-partnerships\/\" rel=\"noopener\">airline partnership<\/a>, which means that LifeMiles can be used to book flights on any of its member airlines. Avianca doesn't impose carrier-imposed fees for partner award bookings, so using LifeMiles is a great way to save a lot of cash on notoriously expensive flights \u2014 expensive due to the crazy fees airlines add on.<\/p>\n<p>One of our favorite Avianca partner sweet spots is for short-haul domestic flights on United Airlines. After a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/avianca-lifemiles\/us-award-devaluation-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener\">recent LifeMiles devaluation<\/a>, domestic United flights now start at 7,500 LifeMiles each way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/avianca-lifemiles\/us-award-devaluation-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener\">LifeMiles Devaluation By the Numbers: Just How Much LifeMiles Increased Domestic Award Rates on United<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For example, flights from Kansas City to Orlando can cost a small fortune. However, a one-way award flight on this route costs just 7,500 LifeMiles. That's just 6k Citi points when transferring during the 25% transfer bonus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199872\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/548\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199872 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-MCI-MCO-7500-LifeMiles-1024x623.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing LifeMiles award pricing from Kansas City to Orlando\" width=\"900\" height=\"548\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-MCI-MCO-7500-LifeMiles-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-MCI-MCO-7500-LifeMiles-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-MCI-MCO-7500-LifeMiles-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/United-MCI-MCO-7500-LifeMiles.png 1507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Credit: LifeMiles<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Another one of our favorite LifeMiles redemptions is flying on select routes to Europe. For example, you can book business class awards between New York (JFK) and Zurich (ZRH) for 55,000 LifeMiles<\/p>\n<p>When you add in the current LifeMiles transfer bonus, the deal gets even better. Instead of 55,000 Citi ThankYou points, you need to transfer just <strong>44k Citi points <\/strong>to book this award during this transfer bonus! Since Avianca does not tack on carrier-imposed fees, you'll only pay around $50 out-of-pocket.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/542\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-198077 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LifeMiles-LX-JFKZRH-1024x617.png\" alt=\"SWISS award from JFK to ZRH bookable with LifeMiles.\" width=\"900\" height=\"542\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LifeMiles-LX-JFKZRH-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LifeMiles-LX-JFKZRH-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LifeMiles-LX-JFKZRH-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LifeMiles-LX-JFKZRH-1536x925.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LifeMiles-LX-JFKZRH-2048x1234.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Avianca LifeMiles<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/avianca-lifemiles\/do-avianca-lifemiles-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Avianca LifeMiles Expire?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Transfer bonuses from Citi points to LifeMiles only come around about once a year, so you may want to take advantage of it before it disappears on <strong>April 18, 2026<\/strong>. If you want to book flights with a Star Alliance partner (or even <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifemiles.com\/fly\/partners\" rel=\"noopener\">Avianca's non-alliance partners<\/a> like GOL, Iberia, or Aeromexico), this is a great way to stretch your Citi points that much further.<\/p>\n<p>And if you're not sure how to build your balance, read here for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/how-to-earn-citi-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">best ways to earn Citi points<\/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=\"#Citi_to_LifeMiles_Transfer_Bonus_Key_Terms\">Citi to LifeMiles Transfer Bonus Key Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Is_This_Transfer_Bonus_Worth_Jumping_On\">Is This Transfer Bonus Worth Jumping On?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Redeeming_LifeMiles_on_Partner_Airlines\">Redeeming LifeMiles on Partner Airlines<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citi just launched a new 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles, running now through April 18, 2026. Here&#8217;s a look at how you can get 25% more LifeMiles when transferring from Citi ThankYou \u2014 and the fantastic sweet spots you can book for a lot less. Here&#8217;s how to book United flights from 6k Citi points or business class awards to Europe for just 44k Citi ThankYou points!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":57192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12775,14204,12707],"coauthors":[36387],"class_list":["post-70669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-avianca-lifemiles","tag-buy-transfer-bonus","tag-citi-thankyou-rewards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70669"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259054,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70669\/revisions\/259054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70669"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=70669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}