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Update: This transfer is alive again through 10/24 at 11:59pm ET!
Originally posted on 9/21/25:
You can transfer increments of 1,000 Citi points into 1,250 Avianca Lifemiles through 10/18 at 11:59pm ET.
If you have the following Citi cards, you can transfer points into miles at the best transfer ratio:
- Citi Strata Premier® Card is offering a 60,000 point bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, supermarkets, gas, EV charging, and dining. 10 points per dollar on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on CitiTravel.com. $95 annual fee. View Rates & Fees here. Citi is a DansDeals partner. Read more about this offer here.
- Citi Strata Elite℠ Card is offering a 75,000 point bonus for spending $6K in 3 months, 6 points per dollar on restaurants (including gift cards) on Friday and Saturday evenings, and 3 points at other times, and 1.5 points per dollar everywhere. Earn 12 points per dollar on hotels, car rentals, and attractions and 6 points per dollar on airfare booked on CitiTravel.com. Earn a $200 annual splurge bonus ($400 in first cardmember year) at the stores of your choice, $300 annual credit ($600 in first cardmember year) on 2+ night hotel stays, $200 annual ($300 in first cardmember year) Blacklane credit, Global Entry/PreCheck, Priority Pass Lounge membership, and 4 annual (8 in first cardmember year) Admirals Club passes. $595 annual fee. View Rates & Fees here. Citi is a DansDeals partner. Read more about this offer here.
Citi no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require a Citi Strata Premier or Elite Card for points transfers at the best ratio:
- The Citi Double Cash® Card is offering a rare 20K bonus for spending $1,500 in 6 months, and offers 2% cash back or 2 ThankYou points per dollar spent everywhere. If you also have a Citi Strata Premier or Elite Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. View Rates & Fees here. Citi is a DansDeals partner. Read more about this offer here.
- The Citi Strata℠ Card is offering a 20K bonus for spending $1,000 in 3 months, and offers 3 points per dollar on the category of your choice as well as supermarkets, select transit, and gas and EV charging, plus 2 points per dollar on restaurants. If you also have a Citi Strata Premier or Elite Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. View Rates & Fees here. Citi is a DansDeals partner. Read more about this offer here.
Unfortunately, Lifemiles recently underwent a major devaluation.
That being said, there are still deals to be had, especially with a transfer bonus. For example, a business class award to Europe on United will cost 69.5K points with a transfer bonus. A flight to Zurich will cost just 23.9K in coach or 47.8K miles in business class!
There’s no award chart, but here’s what awards now cost:
- Sample short-haul routes under 500 miles in distance cost 10K miles each way (8K Citi points):
- Chicago-Kansas City
- Cleveland-Chicago
- Houston-New Orleans
- Newark-Cleveland
- Newark-Boston
- Newark-Columbus
- Newark-Detroit
- Newark-Pittsburgh
- Newark-Washington/IAD
- Los Angeles-Las Vegas
- Los Angeles-Phoenix
- Los Angeles-San Francisco
- Washington/IAD-Charlotte
- LaGuardia/Newark-Toronto
- LaGuardia/Newark-Montreal
- Sample routes 500+ miles in distance cost 15K miles each way (12K Citi points):
- Newark-Atlanta
- Newark-Charlotte
- Newark-Cincinnati
- LaGuardia/Newark-Chicago
- Los Angeles-Jackson Hole
- San Francisco-Seattle
- Washington/IAD-Orlando
- Chicago-Bozeman
- Chicago-Denver
- Cleveland-Orlando
- Chicago-Fort Lauderdale
- Los Angeles-Colorado Springs
- Los Angeles-Denver
- Los Angeles-Seattle
- Newark-Fort Lauderdale
- Newark-Kansas City
- Newark-Orlando
- Newark-New Orleans
- Washington/IAD-Fort Lauderdale
- Chicago-El Paso
- Chicago-Salt Lake City
- LaGuardia/Newark-Houston
- Newark-Vancouver
- Newark-Los Angeles
- Los Angeles-Honolulu
- Other sample routes cost in Lifemiles before the bonus:
- Newark-Honolulu on United: 25K coach.
- Newark-Sao Paulo on United: 45K coach, 100K business.
- Newark-Cancun on United: 15K coach, 30K business.
- Newark-Panama on United: 15K coach, 30K business.
- JFK-Zurich on Swiss: 27.5K coach, 55K business.
- JFK-Lisbon on TAP: 32.5K coach, 65K business.
- JFK-Brussels on TAP: 35K coach, 69K business.
- JFK-Warsaw on LOT: 35K coach, 69K business.
- Newark-Frankfurt on Lufthansa: 35K coach, 69K business, 120K first.
- Chicago-Munich on Lufthansa: 37K coach, 69K business, 120K first.
- JFK-Vienna on TAP: 39K coach, 70K business.
- Newark-London on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Newark-Dublin on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Newark-Edinburgh on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Newark-Iceland on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Washington DC-London on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Newark-Venice on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Newark-Paris on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Newark-Athens on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Chicago-London on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Chicago-Tokyo on ANA: 55K coach, 100K business, 144K first.
- Honolulu-Tokyo on ANA: 136K first.
- Los Angeles-Tokyo on United: 55K coach.
- San Francisco-Singapore on United: 47K coach, 90K business.
- Newark-Johannesburg on United: 55K coach, 90K business.
- Washington DC-Accra on United: 40K coach, 80K business.
- Los Angeles-Sydney on United: 55K coach, 100K business.
- San Francisco-Auckland on United: 55K coach, 100K business.
- San Francisco-Papeete on United: 45K coach, 85K business.
Will you book any awards with this transfer bonus?
HT: Eluzer K.
