Originally Posted by
lsquare
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It's disappointing that TY doesn't transfer to AA and I'm not sure why considering Citi have have a co-branded MC with AA. TY can be redeemed at 1.25 cpp with the Premier. It's a bit strange that it's only 1 cpp with the Prestige.
If I remember correctly, the Prestige DID transfer to Chase. It also did have a much higher cpp before as well, but they removed both of these benefits a while back. I remember a lot of people said that they were going to cancel when these changes hit. Part of me does understand this, although I certainly don't like it... my guess is that the Prestige heavily cannibalized the AA card crowd and AA didn't like it.
I agree that it's strange that they removed the bonus value from the Prestige but didn't touch the Premier. Citi has been making a lot of negative moves with the Prestige and I keep hoping that they'll start adding some meaningful benefits again soon. The 5x categories and DC for everyday spend does make it a compelling pairing though and if the Sears card continues to be amazing, I guess that would be enough to justify keeping it around.