Passengers flying across the Pacific Ocean are set for a major upgrade in inflight connectivity performance. Panasonic Avionics and Eutelsat announced this week that Eutelsat 172b is now in service, delivering a massive increase in…
Star Alliance teases increased award availability, new top…
When it comes to loyalty programs consumers want more recognition during their travels and better access to award seats. Star Alliance appears keen to deliver on both those fronts according to CEO Jeffrey Goh's presentation…
Loyalty program changes: AsiaMiles gets the messaging right
Loyalty program changes are a fact of life. And, more often than not, the changes are not so great for program members. At a minimum the users who "optimize" best are negatively affected as those…
JetBlue goes semi-private, adds codeshare with JetSuiteX
JetBlue is putting its investment in private charter operator JetSuiteX to work. The carrier announced this week that it will add the B6 code to the scheduled charter flights operated by JetSuiteX. The flights are…
A last hurrah for topbonus loyalty
In recent weeks the topbonus frequent flyer program added two airline earning partners with expectations of redemption to come. That moment arrived, with the ability to redeem points for flights on Condor and Germania now live.…
Behind the Miles&Cash numbers at Miles and More
Adding a cash & points option to a program is one of many options companies have to ease the redemption challenge. It makes a program more accessible and more attractive to consumers with lower priced…