Originally Posted by
Often1
Take a look at the Bloomberg piece on December 20. It quotes both AA and Citi people. They are in synch with each other and there is no "cue" to be taken by the one from the other.
AA and Citi have most certainly looked at whether this action will do brand damage which matters.
They had no quote from Citi. They attributed a non-quote to an unnamed Citi representative. They also had a statement about some Citi cards (that you can't get a bonus within 4 years of receiving one) that doesn't apply to the AA cards. I'm not sure if it applies to any Citi card?
Overall, not exactly a great piece of journalism. Anyone more-or-less literate could do a better job after half an hour or research (which, I'm sure, was more time than was spent on this story).
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-rewards-abuse