Will AA devalue now that Citi transfers to AA? | Coffee Break Ep66 | 8-5-25

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Citi now offers a way to transfer points 1 to 1 to American Airlines, which has many predicting an AA devaluation is on the horizon. In this podcast episode, we'll discuss this concern.

(00:44) - Why are we so excited about transfers to American Airlines?

(04:06) - A devaluation assumes a flood of AA miles, but... Citi points are not that easy to get in bulk, but even if there are many more AA miles out there, is that reason for devaluation?

(04:56) - Here's what we think...

(15:35) - But wait...did AA devalue already?

Read One Mile at a Time's post here: American AAdvantage Business Class Award Devaluation? Sort Of…: 

(16:24) - More than two years ago, AA published "starting at" prices for its own flights. Mostly, though, the starting at prices stayed as they were with previous saver award pricing.

(17:15) - Now, though, "starting at" seems to be closer to American Airlines' published intentions from a few years ago...

(18:29) - BUT... mix in another carrier to get the partner award chart

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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

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Citi now offers a way to transfer points 1 to 1 to American Airlines, which has many predicting an AA devaluation is on the horizon. In this podcast episode, we'll discuss this concern.

(00:44) - Why are we so excited about transfers to American Airlines?

(04:06) - A devaluation assumes a flood of AA miles, but... Citi points are not that easy to get in bulk, but even if there are many more AA miles out there, is that reason for devaluation?

(04:56) - Here's what we think...

(15:35) - But wait...did AA devalue already?

Read One Mile at a Time's post here: American AAdvantage Business Class Award Devaluation? Sort Of…: 

(16:24) - More than two years ago, AA published "starting at" prices for its own flights. Mostly, though, the starting at prices stayed as they were with previous saver award pricing.

(17:15) - Now, though, "starting at" seems to be closer to American Airlines' published intentions from a few years ago...

(18:29) - BUT... mix in another carrier to get the partner award chart

Read more about this here

Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don’t forget to like and follow us on social media.

Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

2025-08-05 20 min
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