How Long Does it Take ThankYou Points to Transfer?

Since award space can be a scarce resource, it is important to note that not all transferrable points transfer to their partners instantaneously.

This is the third post of a four part series going over how

50% Transfer Bonus from ThankYou Points to JetBlue

Transfers of Citi ThankYou Points to JetBlue TrueBlue points will have a 50% bonus through 11:59 PM ET April 30, 2017.

This could be a very good deal if you have

Citi ThankYou Premier 40,000 Point Sign Up Bonus Returns!

The Citi ThankYou Premier Card is once again offering 40,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. Citi dropped the sign up bonus on the ThankYou Premier Card earlier this year, and since April the card has had no sign up bonus whatsoever.

What to Do With Leftover ThankYou Points if Canceling Prestige or Premier

Citi issues lots of cards that earn ThankYou Points, but not all of them earn a type of Thank You Point that can be transferred to airline and hotel loyalty programs partners like the Citi Prestige and Premier cards do.

How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: Wrap Up & Index

Earlier this year I published a series about how to maximize each type of transferrable point when redeeming on domestic awards. By doing so, all the major types of miles were covered.
Series Index

How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: Ultimate Rewards
How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: Membership Rewards
How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: ThankYou Points
How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: Starpoints (SPG)

Let's talk about the highlights of what we've learned. Below I'll include basic details of valuable ways to redeem your miles on an award within the United States.

When You Can and Can’t Pool Transferrable Points

Ever wondered if you can combine miles between two accounts in the same program? As in, you have some American Airlines miles and your wife does too, and you want to pool them together to redeem on one award ticket?

The answer is technically yes, but most of the time* there are transfer fees above one cent per mile, and often transaction fees on top of that, that make this a bad idea. The fees depend on how many miles you transfer.

New Citi Rule: Only One Sign Up Bonus Per Brand Per 24 Months

The Hilton 75k offer has expired. For the current top offers, click here.

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The wording of the terms and conditions for Citi credit card sign up offers has changed.

Citi ThankYou Points Transferable to 12 Airlines & Hilton

Citi ThankYou Points are transferable to one hotel and 12 airline programs.

How to Transfer ThankYou Points Step-by-Step

Citi ThankYou Points are transferable to one hotel and 12 airline programs.

3 Hidden Credit Card Offers that Will Earn You More Miles

The current public sign-up bonus offers for the Cit AAdvantage Platinum Select Mastercard, CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select Mastercard, and the Citi ThankYou Premier Mastercard are 30k, 30k, and 0 (no bonus) respectively.

But you can do much better.

The following links have surfaced with much higher sign-up bonus offers:

Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World MasterCard®
CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World MasterCard®
Citi ThankYou® Premier MasterCard®

Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World MasterCard®

This card's public sign-up offer is 30,000 American Airlines miles for spending $1,000 within three months of opening the account.