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airBaltic adds elite status option to Planies NFTs

1 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

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Passengers can now buy elite status on airBaltic as part of the company’s efforts to bring NFTs into its loyalty program. Members of the airBaltic Club who acquire 25 of the company’s Planies NFTs will receive the VIP status tier in the program.

This story is about: AirBaltic, blockchain, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, NFTs, Planies Filed Under: Loyalty

Air Europa adding NFTicket platform

17 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Boeing 787-8 ‘EC-MIG’ Air Europa by Alan Wilson via CC BY-SY 2.0/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/27188864746/

Air Europa arguably* made history earlier this year, selling the first plane ticket as an NFT. Now the carrier is moving to expand on that effort, launching an NFTicket platform to sell regular flight bookings as NFTs, in addition to its normal reservations process.

This story is about: Air Europa, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, blockchain, FTE, FTEGlobal22, Future Travel Experience, NFTicket, NFTs, revenue Filed Under: Distribution

Planies launch airBaltic Club into the NFT loyalty world

7 October 2022 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

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Subscription products are a booming segment for the air travel industry. Sprinkle in a dash of Web3 and the airBaltic Planie NFT collection comes to life.

This story is about: AirBaltic, blockchain, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, Martin Gauss, NFTs, Planies, points Filed Under: Loyalty

Etihad selling silver elite status via NFTs

7 July 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Etihad A380 A6-APJ via Flickr/CC BY-SA https://www.flickr.com/photos/awilson154/34976357825/

Looking for Silver Elite status in the Etihad Guest loyalty program? It can be yours for just $349, as part of the carrier’s initial foray into the Web3 world and NFTs.

This story is about: blockchain, elite status, Etihad, Etihad Guest, frequent flier, frequent flyer, NFTs Filed Under: Loyalty

A blockchain loyalty revolution, spearheaded by airBaltic

6 July 2022 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

The airBaltic fleet, as represented by small models at the company's HQ adjacent to the Riga airport

A new generation of airline loyalty programs is coming, developed, tracked, and sold on the blockchain. And airBaltic is leading the charge. CEO Martin Gauss explains how the company sees its Planies NFT program as a launch pad to a fully tokenized loyalty scheme.

This story is about: AirBaltic, blockchain, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, NFTs Filed Under: Loyalty

airBaltic boosts NFT loyalty play

4 April 2022 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

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Perhaps no airline sees itself as an innovator more than airBaltic.

The company’s latest move – to issue 10,000 more NFTs tied to its loyalty program – raises questions about whether the airline is innovative or simply chasing a shiny buzzword.

This story is about: AirBaltic, blockchain, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, NFTs Filed Under: Loyalty

AirBaltic rides the NFT hype, minting an emissions mess

22 April 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Sensing an opportunity to cash in on the hype, Latvian airline AirBaltic is now issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to celebrate its destinations. The company intends the campaign to “serve as a tourism campaign for Latvian cities” with the funds raised a small side benefit. Emissions impact, be damned.

This story is about: AirBaltic, blockchain, emissions Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

Blockchain sales hit the million dollar mark for S7 Airlines

7 August 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Can a blockchain-based ticketing infrastructure deliver real world revenue results? For Russia’s S7 Airlines the month of July presented a million reasons to believe the answer is yes.

This story is about: blockchain, distribution, S7 Filed Under: Distribution

Emirates Skywards, Loyyal bring blockchain loyalty to life

25 March 2019 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

A new era is here for loyalty programs as blockchain-based partner integration comes to life. The fact that the implementation between Emirates Skywards and Careem doesn’t really need to be a blockchain solution is a big part of what makes this so special.

This story is about: blockchain, Emirates, frequent flier, frequent flyer, JTVBlock19, loyalty, Loyyal, points, Skywards Filed Under: Loyalty

IATA Coin: A blockchain play by and for the airline world

14 December 2018 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

IATA sits between billions of dollars in airline transactions today. Including some conducted using the IATA Coin, a blockchain-based cryptocurrency

Airlines transferring funds via blockchain? Turns out this is not a far-fetched, future vision. It is reality today thanks to a cryptocurrency known as the IATA Coin.

This story is about: bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrency, distribution, IATA, IATA Coin, interline, payments Filed Under: Distribution

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