• by Tanya Gazdik , August 4, 2013

Citi is partnering with athletes and entertainers for its new lineup of ThankYou loyalty events, including Mariano Rivera, Eli Manning, Luke Bryan and Josh Groban.

The new set of experiences was developed based on the interests of cardmembers and range from youth sports clinics to intimate culinary events, comedy shows, and VIP concert access.

Tickets to each special event can only be purchased with a Citi ThankYou card (Citi ThankYou, Citi ThankYou Preferred, Citi ThankYou Premier or Citi Prestige card).

A preliminary lineup of experiences to be offered to ThankYou cardmembers starting in August through December 2013 has been announced. Additional events will be added this fall in select major U.S. cities. More information on upcoming events and how to purchase tickets can be found at www.citi.com/thankyoucards.

The Citi ThankYou Preferred card now offers twice as many ThankYou Points for each dollar spent on both dining out and entertainment at no annual fee.

ThankYou Points can be redeemed for a wide variety of rewards on thankyou.com like electronics and digital music downloads, and concert tickets on LiveNation.com. In addition, the Citi Private Pass entertainment access program offers Citi credit and Citibank debit card customers access to thousands of events including preferred seating, early access, VIP experiences and complimentary tickets.

Citi is offering ThankYou cardmembers a variety of experiences for the entire family, including clinics where young sports fans can learn skills and sportsmanship from professional baseball, football and basketball players.

Experiences also include unique opportunities for cardmembers to enjoy popular music live.

Space is limited and tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis.

The available experiences include the New York Comedy Festival, Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic VIP Experience in Chicago, a Josh Groban VIP Experience in Chicago, Austin Mahone Exclusive Pre-Show Experience and Concert Access in New York, Luke Bryan VIP Experiences in the New York/New Jersey metro area and West Palm Beach, Fla.

A youth baseball clinic with David Wright at Citi Field in New York, Matt Forte Football Watch Party in Chicago, Jerry Rice Youth Clinic in San Francisco, Rob Gronkowski youth camp in Boston, Mariano Rivera Youth Clinic: in theNew York Metro Area and the Eli Manning Football Youth Clinic in the New York/New Jersey metro area.