50% Accor Transfer Bonus
Citi TY Points are running a 50% transfer bonus to Accor Live Limitless, a hotel program with nearly 6,000 hotels across every continent.
Transfer ratios are slightly different compared to other programs:
Bilt and Rove = 1,500 : 1,000 ratio
C1 Miles = 1,000 : 500 ratio
Citi TY Points = 1,000 : 500 ratio
But a 50% transfer bonus makes the Citi TY Points an elevated 1,000 : 750 transfer ratio.
Daniel here - transferring 1,000 : 750 might not sound like a good deal, but I used Accor points from Bilt to book Fairmont Banff Springs a few weeks ago.
Here's what my room view looked like on the top floor:
The Citi transfer bonus is actually a great deal, so please stay with us on the math here…
For people who use Accor, every 2,000 Accor Points gets you 40 Euros in value on ANY Accor hotel stay - redeemed at checkout.
And 40 Euros right now is around $45.89, but fluctuates daily based on currency conversions.
So as an example, 8,000 Citi TY Points would be worth about $138 USD discount.
8,000 Citi TY Points → 6,000 Accor points → 3 x €40 = €120 = $138.
And $138 / 8,000 Citi TY Points is 1.72 CPP as a fixed value that can be used when redeeming any stay at Accor properties during checkout.
This really worked well for my Fairmont Banff stay earlier this year.
Let’s use another hotel example now - so say you wanted to spend two nights in Paris.
Here’s a hotel for 250 Euros or $288 USD:
Or you could use 16,000 Citi TY Points + $13 to cover the stay with points.
The math one more time:
16,000 Citi Thankyou points → 12,000 Accor points → 6 x €40 = €240 = $275
A hotel stay in Paris for only 8,000 points per night and $12 out of pocket is what WE ARE talking about! 🗣️