168. All About Citi ThankYou® Points
Points Talk®: Your Travel Dreams, Made Possible by Points
Alex, Pam and Jess
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Are you ready to make Citi ThankYou® Points work harder for you? In this episode, Alex, Pam, and Jess dive into the Citi ThankYou® Rewards program, sharing how recent changes have made these points more valuable than ever. They discuss how a new card and the ability to transfer points to a major airline have transformed the way they use these rewards.
The Squad explores how to earn Citi points effectively and redeem them for travel, including flights and hotel stays. By the end of this episode, you'll have a solid understanding of how to leverage Citi ThankYou® Points for your next trip and get the most out of your rewards.
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| 0:00.0 | City thank you points aren't points we discuss a ton, but with a new card that earns these points |
| 0:05.1 | and a new transfer partner, they've become a major player for us. Listen in as we take a deep dive |
| 0:11.0 | into the City Thank You Rewards program. Welcome to Points Talk. We are three moms who've |
| 0:16.6 | discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands of dollars of |
| 0:21.4 | travel expenses for nearly free. We've used credit card points of miles to take vacations to places |
| 0:26.8 | like Hawaii, Paris, Greece, Maldives, Japan, and so much more. And the best part, we each still have |
| 0:33.5 | 800 plus credit scores. Imagine being able to take the vacation of your dreams for nearly free. |
| 0:39.4 | It's totally possible and we're here to show you how. I'm Alex and I'm Pam, Alex's mom. And I'm Jess. |
| 0:49.1 | Let's Talk Points. Today is all about the city thank you points rewards program. We've already covered |
| 0:56.2 | American Express membership rewards, Capital One Venture Miles, and Chase Ultimate Rewards on |
| 1:01.9 | previous episodes. But when City came out with the City Stratta Elite last year, it kind of |
| 1:08.5 | reignited our excitement about City points. And they also added the ability |
| 1:14.3 | to transfer to American Airlines, which no other bank does. And that was exciting news in the |
| 1:19.5 | points in Miles world. So we figured with both of those things combined, it was time that we had our |
| 1:24.2 | own dedicated episode to City Thank You Points. |
| 1:27.9 | So I am going to go over, I think it's five, five of the most popular cards that earn City Thank You Points. |
| 1:35.6 | So starting out with our new favorite, it's the City Strata Elite. |
| 1:40.2 | All of us got this one when it first came out and our player two's well pam haven't gotten it yet |
| 1:46.5 | were you denied i was denied i'm going to try again pretty soon but my husband got it or pam okay |
| 1:53.6 | so five out of the six of us got it and it's funny because when i first got this card i purely got |
| 1:59.9 | it because i was like okay 100 000 points i can't I transferred to AA and then I'll cancel it. But once I got it, I kind of learned how easy it is to redeem these credits that it offers and their calendar year credits. It's funny because when we did an episode on the Battle of the Premium Cards and we were all kind of like, eh, I don't know about this card. Like, these benefits are kind we were all kind of like eh i don't know |
| 2:17.6 | about this card like these benefits are kind of dumb like i don't know if we'll ever use them |
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