How Long Does it Take ThankYou Points to Transfer?
March 17, 2017
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
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50% Transfer Bonus from ThankYou Points to JetBlue
March 10, 2017
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!
December 22, 2016
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.
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What to Do With Leftover ThankYou Points if Canceling Prestige or Premier
December 21, 2016
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.
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How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: Wrap Up & Index
October 22, 2016
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.
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Sweetspots with Virgin America Elevate Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in a Flatbed
March 25, 2016
This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners.
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: 10,000 Points USA to Europe
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #2: Sweetspots on 12 Partner Award Charts
Sweetspots with Virgin America Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in Flat Bed (this post)
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii
Sweetspots
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii
March 23, 2016
This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners.
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: 10,000 Points USA to Europe
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #2: Sweetspots on 12 Partner Award Charts
Sweetspots with Virgin America Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in Flat Bed
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii (this post)
Sweetspots
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Please Do Be Tempted by ThankYou Points/Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus
March 11, 2016
A recent post by View from the Wing said not "to be tempted" by the current 25% transfer bonus from Citi ThankYou Points to Virgin Atlantic miles. His argument was that there are so few good uses of Virgin Atlantic miles that he had to dig "deep in the barrel" to come up with any.
Well I dug for 15 seconds to find two great uses to South America and Europe.
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Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: Awards to Europe for as Little as 10,000 Points
February 17, 2016
This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners.
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: 10,000 Points USA to Europe (this post)
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #2: Sweetspots on 12 Partner Award Charts
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii
Sweetspots with Virgin America Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in Flat Bed
Sweetspots
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Three Best Uses of 100,000 ThankYou Points
January 25, 2016
The three best uses of ThankYou Points are:
Transferring to Singapore miles to book Singapore Suites
Transferring to Singapore miles to book United First Class to Hawaii
Transferring to Etihad miles to book American Airlines flights
Singapore Suites
Singapore Suites is inarguably one of the nicest First Class in the world.

