💡 tl;dr— You’ll receive a 25% bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Avianca Lifemiles. This may be a helpful offer if you need a handful more miles to complete an LifeMiles redemption.
Through April 12, 2025, you’ll receive a 25% bonus on Citi ThankYou Points transfers to Avianca’s LifeMiles loyalty program. Transfer bonuses, if you’re unfamiliar with them, are promotions that incentivize you to exchange one point of currency for another. As one of the most versatile ‘bank points,’ Citi ThankYou Points can be transferred to 19 travel partners – 14 airlines and 5 hotels. This current transfer bonus with Avianca might be a good deal if you’re seeking to top up your Avianca balance for an immediate redemption.
It’s worth mentioning that Avianca habitually sells points throughout the year (usually with a bonus between 155% and 200%), so depending on your situation, it may make sense to purchase Avianca Lifemiles directly through the carrier’s website if you only need a handful. As ThankYou Points can be deployed in many different ways, there’s a real opportunity cost to transfer them out when there are relatively frictionless alternatives. Over the last few years, the best transfer bonus we’ve seen between Citi and Avianca is 25% (last one was October/November 2023) so the current offer is what we’ve come to expect when these Citi and Avianca pair up for a transfer bonus. Citi and Avianca offer these transfer bonuses usually once a year.
How Do You Transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Avianca LifeMiles Club?
Transferring your ThankYou Points is simple:
- Start by visiting citi.com, login, then select ‘ThankYou Rewards’ from the ‘Rewards & Offers’ tab. Next, from the ‘ThankYou from Citi’ portal, navigate to the Travel tab and select ‘Points Transfer’ from the dropdown.
