Earn 5x Points on Citi ThankYou Premier Purchases
January 18, 2015
5x Points Offer Has Expired
The Citi ThankYou® Premier Card is already one of the three cards I carry. I got it for the massive 40,000 ThankYou Point sign up bonus that I can transfer to airlines like Singapore and AirFrance for tricky awards.
Book Tickets from Fake Location to Save Money
December 17, 2014
A friend passed along an article from Time.com that advocates doing something I've done a few times, but not described:
You can often get a cheaper price on a cash ticket if you book the ticket in foreign currency through airline's website designed for use by people in another country.
Citi Prestige: 30,000 ThankYou Points, $250 Airfare Credit, Admirals Club Lounge Access
December 16, 2014
Update 7/28/16: The Prestige's offer has been improved to 40,000 bonus points after $4,000 in purchases in the first 3 months.
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard with 50,000 Bonus Miles
October 27, 2014
This card offer has expired.
Citi ThankYou Points Free Sharing Between Accounts
October 6, 2014
Citi ThankYou Points, which transfer to nine airlines plus Hilton, can be freely shared among ThankYou accounts.
Right now the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card offers 40,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after spending $3,000 in the first three months.
If you and your travel partner have both offered this card or if you have opened the ThankYou Premier and the Citi ThankYou® Preferred Card, you can freely combine balances before redeeming the points for airline miles or free flights.
What is the one big restriction on shared points?
What are the two best ways to redeem ThankYou Points?
Sharing Points
Citi Double Cash Card, Best Cash Back Card in America
August 29, 2014
Citi has just released a new cash back card that is the best on the market:
Citi® Double Cash Card – 18 month BT offer
You earn 1% back when you make a purchase and another 1% back as you make payments. You should, of course, pay in full every month to avoid interest.
Only Flying Blue Award Chart Online
August 27, 2014
Yesterday I wrote that Citi ThankYou Points had added Air France Flying Blue as a 1:1 transfer partner.
That's big news because there are some amazing high value uses for Flying Blue miles, and ThankYou Points are so easy to earn from the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card with its 40,000 point sign up bonus and 3x category bonus on travel and gas purchases.
When I was researching that post though, I couldn't find Flying Blue's complete award chart.
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Free First Class 2014: Cheapskate Lodging
August 21, 2014
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What Properties are Excluded from the Hilton Reserve Free Nights
August 15, 2014
The Limited Time Offer is Over! The card still comes with everything except the $100 statement credit.
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Should You Buy Citi ThankYou Points?
August 10, 2014
Should you buy Citi ThankYou Points for 2.5 cents each?
ThankYou Points got a whole lot more valuable and more interesting last month when Citi announced that people with a Citi ThankYou® Premier, Citi Prestige®, or Citi Chairman card can transfer Citi ThankYou Points at a 1:1 ratio to:
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands
Etihad Guest
Garuda Indonesia Frequent Flyer
Qatar Privilege Club
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
Thai Airways Royal Orchard Plus
You can also transfer 1,000 ThankYou Points to 1,500 Hilton HHonors points.
There are some amazing redemptions with Singapore miles like booking Singapore