Citi ThankYou Points Will No Longer Be Transferrable To Hilton From December 13th

American Express will become the sole credit card issuer for Hilton at the start of 2018. Citi has already announced that their cardholders will be converting to their respective American Express counterparts and American Express is launching a new business card and premium card called Aspire. Citi ThankYou points have been able to be transferred to Hilton points at a rate of 1:1.5 (and up to 1:2 during bonus periods). Citi has announced that after December 13th, 2017 these transfers will no longer be possible. Citi will still have the following transfer partners:

EmiratesEVA Air Infinity MileageLandsMalaysia Airlines Enrich
AirFrance-KLM Flying BlueEtihad GuestQatar Airways Privilege Club
Asia MilesAccor Hotels (1:0.5)Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
Thai Airways Royal Orchid PlusVirgin Atlantic Flying ClubQantas
JetBlue (1:0.8 rate, 0.5 with Preferred)Sears SYWRP (1:12)Jet Airways JetPrivilege
Turkish Airlines Miles & SmilesAvianca LifeMilesClub Premier Aeromexico
Choice Hotels (1:2)Leading Hotels of the World (5:1)

You will still be able to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points at a rate of 1:1.5 and Diners Club points at 1,250:2,000. This isn’t a huge loss for Citi cardholders as Hilton points are generally considered much less valuable than Citi ThankYou points even at the bonus 1:2 rate. It’s still never nice to lose choice though and this leaves Citi without any hotel transfer partners.

 

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Steve
Steve (@guest_510732)
November 7, 2017 19:26

@Heidi, probably to transfer them to me. I will put them to good use.

Heidi
Heidi (@guest_510636)
November 7, 2017 18:11

I have Citi TYP that are expiring. What is the best redemption to transfer

My mann
My mann (@guest_510859)
November 7, 2017 21:51

Virgin Atlantic can be good for domestic travel

Blue
Blue (@guest_510616)
November 7, 2017 17:47

Wouldn’t it be interesting if Citi made a run for Marriot/SPG.

Daniel
Daniel (@guest_510629)
November 7, 2017 18:02

Very! In some ways, I doubt it given the Citi exec who said they weren’t going after the premium customer (not necessarily the same thing as getting the Marriott/SPG account, but still shows they’re not as willing to pay to gain customers).

bob
bob (@guest_511362)
November 8, 2017 14:18

it would be so interesting if they give up on AAdvantage whenever that contract expires. who gets the account? new cards? oh, the imagination runs wild