Citi ThankYou adds Copa ConnectMiles: 1:1 on premium cards, 1,000:700 on no-fee cards
Since 25 October 2026, Citi ThankYou points transfer to Copa Airlines' ConnectMiles. Strata Elite, Strata Premier and Prestige points move 1:1; Double Cash, Custom Cash and other no-annual-fee cards get 700 miles per 1,000 points.
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Citi added Copa Airlines ConnectMiles to its ThankYou transfer partners on 25 October 2026, with no announcement; Frequent Miler spotted it first. Doctor of Credit and Upgraded Points report the same two ratios and the same date. We could not find the change on a Citi page we can read without logging in, so the ratios below come from those three outlets.
The two ratios
| Card the points sit on | Ratio |
|---|---|
| Citi Strata Elite, Citi Strata Premier, Citi Prestige (closed to new applicants), AT&T Access More | 1,000 points to 1,000 ConnectMiles |
| Citi Double Cash, Citi Custom Cash, Citi Strata, Citi ThankYou Preferred and the other no-annual-fee Citi and AT&T cards | 1,000 points to 700 ConnectMiles |
This is the same split Citi uses for most partners: the full 1:1 rate is reserved for points held on an annual-fee card. If you hold both a no-fee card and an annual-fee card, the usual move is to combine points onto the annual-fee card before transferring, so you get 1,000 miles instead of 700.
Why Copa is worth knowing about
Copa is a Star Alliance member based in Panama City. Until now, the main ways into ConnectMiles were flying Copa, buying miles, Rove Miles at 1:1 and Marriott Bonvoy at 3:1, per Upgraded Points. A mainstream US bank currency is new.
Frequent Miler points to the program's best uses:
- Emirates awards with no fuel surcharges. Many programs pass Emirates' surcharges on to you; Copa does not, per Frequent Miler.
- A free stopover and two open jaws on round-trip awards, which lets one ticket cover more than one destination.
Award space is the usual catch. A reader on Frequent Miler reports that Copa's own flights show no more availability to ConnectMiles members than to partner programs, so check space before you move anything.
Before you transfer
- Transfers are one way. Points left in ThankYou keep every other partner open.
- Find the award first, then transfer exactly what you need.
- Watch for bonuses. Citi is currently running a separate 10% bonus to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles; there is no Copa bonus at launch.
Which CardPolo cards are affected
Three cards in our catalog earn ThankYou points: Citi Strata Premier (1:1) and the no-annual-fee Citi Double Cash and Citi Custom Cash (1,000:700). The Copa route itself is not yet on our transfer partners map.
Want to know what your ThankYou balance is worth across partners? Run it through the points calculator, or see every route we track on the transfer partners map.
Sources
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Cards affected
Card figures on CardPolo come from our catalog, each with an issuer source and a verified date where we have checked it. Spot something out of date? Tell us at [email protected].
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