Downgrading Citi AA Cards into Citi Double Cash Cards
November 16, 2022
If you’re currently a holder of the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard® or the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard, you might want to reassess whether the annual fee you’re paying is worth the benefits that you’re receiving.
Many people have chosen to downgrade their Citi AAdvantage cards to the Citi® Double Cash Card to avoid paying an annual fee, especially during the
Best-Ever 80k Point Bonus on The Citi Premier Card
July 8, 2021
It seems like every few days now we're writing about updated product offers. What an exciting time in the world of points and miles.
Citi has updated the Citi Premier Card with a new welcome offer of 80,000 ThankYou Points after spending $4,000 in purchases within the first three months. This is the best ever welcome bonus on this product that we’ve seen and a significant bump from the standard 60,000 ThankYou Points offer.
Citi ThankYou Points are often overlooked in favor of Membership Rewards or Ultimate Rewards, but they shouldn’t be ignored.
LifeMiles Sweetspot: One-way to Europe in Business Class for 35,000 Miles
July 7, 2021
Avianca’s frequent flyer program, LifeMiles, is a program many people love to hate. Yes, there is a somewhat quirky web interface, hard to reach customer service and often the program doesn’t show the same award space as other Star Alliance partners.
When Was the Last ThankYou Point Transfer Bonus?
November 25, 2019
Through December 11, 2019, you will earn 25% more Avianca LifeMiles when transferring Citi ThankYou Points.
Three of the four major transferrable point currencies--American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Capital One Miles--periodically run transfer bonuses to airline mileage partners. Chase Ultimate Rewards offered their first transfer bonus in May to British Airways Avios.
Sometimes the transfer bonus is offered by the bank that issues the points, and sometimes the transfer bonus is offered by the mileage program you can transfer said points to.
When Was the Last ThankYou Point Transfer Bonus?
November 25, 2019
Through December 11, 2019, you will earn 25% more Avianca LifeMiles when transferring Citi ThankYou Points.
Three of the four major transferrable point currencies--American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Capital One Miles--periodically run transfer bonuses to airline mileage partners. Chase Ultimate Rewards offered their first transfer bonus in May to British Airways Avios.
Sometimes the transfer bonus is offered by the bank that issues the points, and sometimes the transfer bonus is offered by the mileage program you can transfer said points to.
Confessions of Delinquent Miles & Points Collectors: Part II
February 7, 2019
Welcome to Part II of a three part series about why and how Amy M. Gardner and Keith R. Sbiral planned a heavily subsidized 10 week round-the-world trip to 15 countries, thanks to the power of miles and points. We hope you take this story as inspiration to travel more! Check out Amy and Keith's content and beautiful photography featured on their blog Red Dot Blue Dot, which you'll learn was of central importance on this journey.
This post focuses on the planning and execution of flights.
Citi Prestige Cardholders Now Earn 5x on Dining & Air Travel
January 4, 2019
It's time to take that Citi Prestige Card you forgot about out of your sock drawer and put it back in your wallet. I'm sure there are quite a few of you who kept this card around for it's Fourth Hotel Night Free benefit, as those who pay to stay at hotels can save thousands of dollars from it every year that easily make up for the $450 annual fee. That benefit is being devalued later in the year, at which point you may want to reconsider whether keeping the card longterm is worth it.
ThankYou Points,American Airlines
$2,000 Worth of Citi Sign Up Bonuses Ending This Week (One Ends Today!)
October 9, 2018
There are two credit cards with large sign-up bonuses that are set to expire this week.
The CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard: 70,000 bonus American Airlines miles for spending $4,000 on the new card within three months of account opening. You must apply by today (October 9, 2018) to qualify for this bonus offer.
The Citi ThankYou Premier: 60,000 bonus ThankYou Points for spending $4,000 on the new card within three months of account opening.
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New Citi ThankYou Points Transfer Partner: Turkish Airlines
August 21, 2017
You can now transfer ThankYou Points earned by your Citi Prestige, ThankYou Premier, ThankYou Preferred, Citi Chairman, or Citi Forward card to Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles frequent flyer program at a rate of 1:1.
That means ThankYou Points now transfer to 14 airlines and one hotel loyalty program.
The only partners that don't normally have a 1:1 transfer rate are Hilton (1:1.5) and Jetblue (1:.5).