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September 23, 2026 · 8 min read

Citi Added Japan Airlines as a Transfer Partner. Here Is What It Did to a ThankYou Point.

On September 20, 2026, Citi ThankYou Points started transferring to JAL Mileage Bank at 1:1 on the annual-fee cards, with a 30 percent launch bonus through October 24 and a quieter 25 percent Avianca bonus on the same window. We read it from Citi's own partner table the day it went live. Here is what the new partner is good for, and why our published value of a ThankYou point moved by two hundredths of a cent rather than more.

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