Citi ThankYou Rewards is offering a 20% transfer bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Air France/KLM Flying Blue between July 19th, 2026, and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 22nd, 2026. This means that those with a Citi Strata Elite, Citi Strata Premier or AT&T Access More card can transfer 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points to become 1,200 Flying Blue miles.
The Deal
- Transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Flying Blue Miles and receive a 20% bonus for transfers made between 12:01 AM ET July 19, 2026, and 11:59 PM ET August 22, 2026. With this transfer bonus, Citi Strata Elite, Strata Premier, and AT&T Access More cardholders can transfer 1,000 Citi ThankYou points to 1,200 Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles.
Key Terms
- Valid 12:01 AM ET July 19, 2026 to 11:59 PM ET August 22, 2026
Quick Thoughts
Air France KLM Flying Blue can be a very useful rewards program. Business class awards between the United States and Europe start at 60,000 miles each way, though we sometimes see promo rewards that drop that rate to as low as 45,000 miles per way in business class (and economy class as low as 18,750 miles each way). Consider that those prices are before factoring in a transfer bonus, so if you’re able to find availability at those rates, you could use as few as 37,500 ThankYou points each way in business class or 15,625 ThankYou points each way in economy class.
Flying Blue does collect surcharges on its tickets, so expect to pay $300-$400 each way in taxes and fees on top of the miles if you’re redeeming for business class. Still, availability is often decent at reasonable prices (though not wide open at the best prices).
As a parent of young kids, one of my favorite things about Flying Blue is that kids between the ages of 2 and 11 get a 25% discount on long-haul award tickets. That’s true in any cabin, so it can make for some excellent deals for business class if you can stomach the surcharges.
Keep in mind that Flying Blue miles can also be useful for domestic Delta flights, particularly short-distance flights — if you book in advance. Delta has now eliminated partner access to awards within 21 days of departure; you’ll need to book in advance to snag a deal through Flying Blue. Still, you can sometimes book Delta flights for as few as 5,000 Flying Blue miles, so it is certainly an option that can save you miles in the right scenario.
Here’s a list of all current and past transfer bonuses to Air France/KLM Flying Blue from all transferable currencies:
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Made a small transfer 12 hours before it came into effect, smh
make sure to check the Frequent Miler transfer bonus history next time before doing so, 2 out of the last 3 years Citi has had a transfer bonus to Flying Blue around this time so it might have been a clue to try and wait it out if possible (I saw RDU was a promo airport for the month so I was going to give it till the end of the month before pulling the trigger)
Great tip, thanks! It was only 14,000 miles but every mile counts!
Was briefly puzzled by the sudden appearance of friends before remembering your recent comment that you dictate these articles 😛
(“transfer Citi ThankYou Points to your friends’ KLM Flying Blue miles”)