- Citi ThankYou Points has two new transfer bonuses:
– 20% to Wyndham Rewards through November 16
– 30% to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club through November 16
The Wyndham bonus is great for the right use cases; it’s pretty easy to get 1-2 cents per point on a Wyndham or Vacasa booking. The bonus to Virgin Atlantic is mid at best, and don’t forget that (1) Chase has a higher 40% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic, and (2) the Virgin Atlantic award chart is changing at the end of the month. - Citi ThankYou Points also added Preferred Hotels as a transfer partner at 1:4 ratio. If that sounds vaguely familiar, that’s because you can also book some Preferred Hotels with Choice Points which is also a Citi transfer partner. The transfer ratio is great taken at extreme face value because those points are worth somewhere between 0.4 and 1.0 cents each, but in practice availability is:
– Decent for cash+points bookings
– Awful for points only bookings
– Better through the Choice program
To explore, start on the points booking landing page, and note that you’ll need to create an account and login to see many of the rates. Frankly this program is the most Citi-esque hotel program I’ve ever encountered, so I guess it makes sense that they’re now Citi partners. (Thanks to newg33b) - Office Depot / OfficeMax stores have $15 off of $300 or more in Mastercard gift cards through Saturday. For best results:
– Buy in even multiples of $300
– Try for multiple transactions back-to-back
– Look for lower fee cards, not all fees are the same
These are Pathward gift cards.
Citi’s prototype robo-taxi is as weird as everything else they do.