Citi ThankYou Rewards Offers 25% Transfer Bonus to Avianca LifeMiles

Citi ThankYou Rewards is running a 25% transfer bonus to Avianca LifeMiles through October 24, 2026: every 1,000 ThankYou Points you transfer becomes 1,250 LifeMiles, with the bonus applied automatically at the time of transfer.

Details of the Offer

1. Transfer window. September 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM ET through October 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
2. Bonus rate. 25% more miles on every transfer — 1,000 ThankYou Points convert to 1,250 Avianca LifeMiles instead of the standard 1,000.
3. Eligible cards. Citi Strata Elite, Citi Strata Premier, and Citi Prestige all earn transferable ThankYou Points and qualify. The Citi AT&T Access More card also qualifies for existing holders, though it’s closed to new applicants.
4. Minimum transfer. 1,000 ThankYou Points, in 1,000-point increments.
5. No separate registration. The bonus posts automatically when you transfer — you just need an active LifeMiles account linked in your ThankYou profile first.
6. Speed. Transfers typically complete within 24 hours, though Citi says it can take up to 5 business days.

What to Know Before You Transfer

• LifeMiles expire after 12 months of account inactivity — earning or redeeming resets the clock, but don’t transfer miles you don’t have a concrete use for within a year.
• Avianca charges some of the steeper cancellation and change fees in the industry on award tickets booked with LifeMiles, so have your itinerary locked in before you transfer.
• The LifeMiles search tool doesn’t always display accurate availability or final taxes and fees until checkout — run a real search with your actual dates before moving any points.
• This is a recurring promotion — Citi ran the same 25% bonus in March-April 2026 — so there’s no need to rush a transfer for miles without a redemption already in mind. See our full breakdown of Citi’s transfer partners for how this ratio compares to Citi’s other options.

Example of Earnings

Transfer 60,000 ThankYou Points during this window and you’ll receive 75,000 LifeMiles instead of the standard 60,000 — an extra 15,000 miles for free. At NerdWallet’s published valuation of 1.3 cents per LifeMile, that bonus alone is worth roughly $195, on top of whatever the base 60,000 miles were already worth to you.

Is This Offer Worth It?

Yes — if you already have a Star Alliance redemption in mind. LifeMiles’ biggest strength is that it charges no fuel surcharges on partner awards, which makes it one of the cheaper ways to book Star Alliance business class, Lufthansa included. But the transfer bonus isn’t the hard part here — award availability is. Run a dummy search on Avianca’s site for your actual route and dates before transferring anything, since LifeMiles’ own inventory doesn’t always match what its Star Alliance partners show elsewhere. If you’ve got ThankYou Points sitting idle and a Star Alliance trip on the calendar in the next year, this is a good moment to move them.

This makes the most sense for Citi Strata Premier, Strata Elite, or Prestige cardholders who already have a Star Alliance itinerary in mind — not a reason to start stockpiling ThankYou Points from scratch.

Ready to transfer? Log in to your ThankYou account here to move your points before the bonus ends.