Citi To Permanently Increase JetBlue Transfer Rate On 09/13 (1:1 For Most Cardholders)

Citi has announced that they will be permanently increase the rate that ThankYou points transfer to JetBlue starting on September 13th. Currently the transfer rates are:

• 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points = 800 TrueBlue points for Citi ThankYou® Premier, Citi Prestige® and Citi Chairman®
• 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points = 500 TrueBlue points  For Citi ThankYou Preferred

After September 13th they will be :

• 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points = 1,000 TrueBlue points for Citi ThankYou® Premier, Citi Prestige® and Citi Chairman®
• 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points = 800 TrueBlue points  For Citi ThankYou Preferred

Chase recently added JetBlue as a transfer partner at that 1:1 rate. Citi has also frequently offered transfer bonuses:

• March 22nd – May 19th, 2018: 30% transfer bonus
• September 7th – October 25th: 25% transfer bonus
• Mach 1st – April 30th, 2017: 50% transfer bonus

It will be interesting to see if those transfer bonuses are still sometimes offered with the permanent rate being increased.