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The Offer
- Citi are offering a 50% transfer bonus when you transfer your Citi ThankYou points to Accor. Normally you can transfer 1,000 Citi ThankYou points and receive 500 Accor points and with this transfer bonus that changes to 750 Accor.
Our Verdict
Citi added Accor as a transfer partner earlier this year. Accor has a revenue based program where 2,000 points = €40 off the booking price. This is the first transfer bonus we have seen.
This is back
Has anyone had their bonus points post?
In the end, Citi is not a scalable points ecosystem. Hard to get excited.
what are some aspirational Accor properties?
Two different Fairmonts in/near Banff/Canmore have been on my list for years.
Same here how are you planning to use on Banff Fairmont?
They’re typically just good hotels with good locations, not over-water resorts.
The Savoy in London.
Raffles Singapore and Faena Miami Beach are among their best known. But when the points have a straight cash value, it’s not like you’ll get an outsized great redemption.
Hurry up and exchange already! The crew over at Accor wants to get the big deval done before the weekend!
Ok it’s Friday evening. Who will be a hero to calculate Citi points value with this transfer? I’ve already clocked out for this evening
Accor points are worth a flat 1.5 eurocents per point, which at today’s exchange rate is about 1.6 cpp. Not amazing but always nice to have more options
2,667 Citi points = 2,000 Accor points which equals 40 Euros
40 Euros = $42.95
$42.95/ 2,667 Citi points = $0.016/Citi Point
You mean 1 accor point = $0.02?
Add another 10% rebate for those with Citi Rewards+ and this is a decent deal
Link doesn’t seem to work, and is this targeted?
Not sure if it is targeted but based on the email I received from All Accor Limitless, I don’t believe it is. The website also had a link for more information which can be found at https://tinyurl.com/2p942w43 . It says the points will post in 2 separate transactions so likely the bonus is being handled by Accor rather then Citi.
If my math is correct this means you are getting 15 Euro ($16) in Accor points for every 1000 citi points? i.e. 1.6c pp. Not bad, right? (If you need to stay at Accor)
The link directs to lifemiles website. Also I don’t see this offer in my typ account. Is it targeted?
“Direct link to offer” link is to LifeMiles