Originally Posted by
dyrewolf31
What would be AA's incentive for changing the program? I have a business school professor who has consulted extensively for AA over the years, and we've had some good chats about mileage hounds and AAdvantage. He has always told me that AA sees people like us as massive benefits - our quest for miles and million miler status forces companies like Citibank and Starwood to buy AA miles hand over fist. He has always characterized AAdvantage as a very profitable part of AA.
If some change is implemented, it will be interesting to see the reaction of organizations like Citi and BankDirect as MM-chasers divert their credit card spending to other cards and empty their bank accounts. Presumably these organizations have been offering these miles because they find this business profitable. Of course, MM-chasers may not be numerous enough to make a difference, but they might given that they can often involve lots of miles per person.