Reduction in Transfer Rates to Velocity/Krisflyer

[mark4217]

Ok, will do

 

[daveozsydney]

Thanks Cynicor, as a diamond and when booking, do they automatically know to charge you for 8 nights if you make the booking for 10 nights, i.e. 5 night free x 2... How do they know you are expecting the 5th night free. Cheers

yes - it adjusts the price (once logged in) to 76000 per night

 

[mark4217]

Perfect. Thanks again

 

[daveozsydney]

Hi Daveozsydney,
Can you tell me which room you booked at Conrad Maldives for that HH point spend. Cheers and thanks

Standard Beach villa at the Cat 10 reward rate. 95K points per night and then 20% off with 5 night stay

 

[daveozsydney]

Jump over to the proper thread but I'd apply for cash upgrades in advance. Just back (5 days) from my 2nd stay there.

Just saw all your posts on that thread so I'll have a read and will no doubt have plenty of questions...

 

[albyd]

I contemplated this and crunched the numbers and it works for cat 1 hiltons and the cat 9 and 10 options.

I agree with you. I've booked a couple of nights in London at Conrad St James. Is working out at approx $A1000/night asking price so Citi deal was good value. Looked at a couple of other properties and the value didn't quite stack up as well.

For this reason, I might not transfer additional points for this offer (not many left after mass transfer to Velocity after Citi temporarily reversed their devaluation).

 

[daveozsydney]

I agree with you. I've booked a couple of nights in London at Conrad St James. Is working out at approx $A1000/night asking price so Citi deal was good value. Looked at a couple of other properties and the value didn't quite stack up as well.

For this reason, I might not transfer additional points for this offer (not many left after mass transfer to Velocity after Citi temporarily reversed their devaluation).

Hmm I stayed at the London Conrad on points.. Nice property - tad expensive though...(no upgrade offered either!)

 

[daveozsydney]

Just a quick reminder for everyone that today is the last day to transfer points at the OLD rates to Krisflyer or Velocity before the changes effective tomorrow kick in.
Mine have all been sent across - 1 remaining point left due to a rounding issue! Feels good to have beaten the deadline

 

[serfty]

Thanks - did ours about a month ago and since then use has been minimal.

 

[Buzzard]

Did my last transfer this morning. Balance is now ZERO!

 

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

me thinks SQ / VA are goign to see a large spike in points transfers today

Just did mine. Counting down the days till i can book my parents some SQ J fun to the UK for next year.

 

[cove]

Yes Jeff we booked one for a friend for her birthday. She is so excited and told Mrscove that it was her best ever birthday present.

 

[daveozsydney]

me thinks SQ / VA are goign to see a large spike in points transfers today

Just did mine. Counting down the days till i can book my parents some SQ J fun to the UK for next year.

Good work!
I booked my Mum a J trip Europe-Aus and she absolutely loved it, whilst I go "meh" to some carriers' 777 non suite F class! Nice to see someone amazed again with J. Shows you get spoiled travel hacking!

I'm still trying to use up my AA balance before their deval before eating into my Krisflyer points.
Talk about a month of devals! Wreaking havoc with my MS plans...

 

[kooky]

Hi is the rate now 0.6 down from 0.75? As the Citi Rewards page mentions 2.5 points, not 2.0 points, to transfer to 1 SQ point.

 

[daveozsydney]

Hi is the rate now 0.6 down from 0.75? As the Citi Rewards page mentions 2.5 points, not 2.0 points, to transfer to 1 SQ point.

It depends on your card. Prestige is 2:1 which gives an effective earn rate of 1PPD local and 2.5PPD overseas. Signature should be the same conversion rate for domestic spend but lower cards and affiliate ones I think have changed too.

 

[kooky]

It depends on your card. Prestige is 2:1 which gives an effective earn rate of 1PPD local and 2.5PPD overseas. Signature should be the same conversion rate for domestic spend but lower cards and affiliate ones I think have changed too.

Sorry I realise I forgot to mention Signature.
What I meant was originally it was 1.5 Citi Rewards = 1 KF
Then they had New Points Rate 18 March, 2.0 Citi Rewards = 1 KF
When I visit Citi Rewards website and look at Points Transfer it says 2.5 Citi Rewards = 1 KF

How come it's 2.5 and not 2.0?

 

[Buzzard]

Sorry I realise I forgot to mention Signature.
What I meant was originally it was 1.5 Citi Rewards = 1 KF
Then they had New Points Rate 18 March, 2.0 Citi Rewards = 1 KF
When I visit Citi Rewards website and look at Points Transfer it says 2.5 Citi Rewards = 1 KF

How come it's 2.5 and not 2.0?

Another enhancement??

 

[Plutonus]

Mine is still 2. Emirates is 2.5.

 

[kooky]

Oh so it's a different rate depending on your card then is it? My apologies.
I went to https://www.citibank.com.au/aus/static/cards_rewards.htm
Clicked Search Rewards (takes you to CitiRewards.com)
Clicked Travel > Points Transfer
Shows KF 2.5:1

Do you think if you log in as an existing card it shows you a better rate?
And maybe that is for new customers?
I am not a customer, I was just researching Citi Signature for KF, but that seems like a lousy deal at 0.6 per $.

 

[burmans]

Oh so it's a different rate depending on your card then is it? My apologies.
I went to https://www.citibank.com.au/aus/static/cards_rewards.htm
Clicked Search Rewards (takes you to CitiRewards.com)
Clicked Travel > Points Transfer
Shows KF 2.5:1

Do you think if you log in as an existing card it shows you a better rate?
And maybe that is for new customers?
I am not a customer, I was just researching Citi Signature for KF, but that seems like a lousy deal at 0.6 per $.

I have found the page the OP is referring to

https://www.citirewards.com/getAllPXPartners.htm

Not sure I care anymore, I'm not using my Citi card as it is.