Recently, Citi added
JetBlue as a transfer partner in the ThankYou Points program.
Not exact matches
Points can be
transferred to top frequent flyer
partner programs, such
as Delta and
JetBlue, or to hotel loyalty
partner programs like Hilton.
As part of that program, you'll be able to
transfer your points to 17 different frequent flyer programs.In addition to getting access to British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic, which also
partner with Ultimate Rewards, you'll be able to
transfer points to five North American carriers: Delta,
JetBlue, Virgin America, Air Canada and Aeromexico; luxury airlines Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways and Emirates; European airlines Alitalia and Iberia; Japan's ANA; Israel's EL AL; and perennial frequent flyer favorite, Hawaiian Airlines.
Another option is to
transfer AMEX points to a frequent flyer
partner program, such
as Delta and
JetBlue, or to a hotel loyalty
partner program like Hilton and Starwood.
As part of that program, you'll be able to
transfer your points to 17 different frequent flyer programs.In addition to getting access to British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic, which also
partner with Ultimate Rewards, you'll be able to
transfer points to five North American carriers: Delta,
JetBlue, Virgin America, Air Canada and Aeromexico; luxury airlines Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways and Emirates; European airlines Alitalia and Iberia; Japan's ANA; Israel's EL AL; and perennial frequent flyer favorite, Hawaiian Airlines.
Thankfully, Membership Rewards has one of the widest selections of point
transfer partners, including members of all three major alliances and a number of non-alliance airlines, such
as domestic carriers Hawaiian,
JetBlue and Virgin America.
Points can be
transferred to over a dozen frequent travel AMEX
transfer partners such
as major carriers like Delta and
JetBlue, or to hotel chains like Hilton and Starwood.
Get the biggest bang for your buck by
transferring your points at a 1:1 ratio to one of American Express» many travel
partners, including airlines such
as Delta and
JetBlue.
And based on TPG's most recent valuation of ThankYou points at 1.6 cents apiece, you can get $ 1,200 in value by
transferring the points for potentially even greater redemptions to any of the 15
partners in the ThankYou program, which includes 13 airlines (like Singapore, Air France / KLM, Cathay Pacific and
JetBlue),
as well
as the Hilton Honors hotel chain and Sears Shop Your Way.
Hopefully when
JetBlue and Amex end their relationship Virgin America will be added
as an option, but it is a curious exclusion especially given Virgin America is a Membership Rewards
transfer partner.
Only two of Citi's
partners — Virgin America (which merged with Alaska Airlines and will no longer be a
transfer option
as of Jan. 22, 2017) and
JetBlue — are located in the United States, and neither of these is a large airline.