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elite status

Consumers really do pay to be loyal, and that’s good for them

27 September 2023 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Not only are customers who buy an elite status match good for airline and hotel loyalty programs, they’re likely more profitable by many metrics than those who the programs previously attracted through free match or challenge programs.

This story is about: American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, ancillary revenue, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, LATAM, loyalty, Mark Ross-Smith, WAF23 Filed Under: Loyalty

Delta’s SkyMiles shakeup hits Medallion status, SkyClub access rules

14 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Inside the new Delta SkyClub lounge at Newark Terminal A

Is the updated Delta SkyMiles program actually a simplified scheme for earning status? That’s debatable. But at least the company didn’t call it enhanced this time.

This story is about: AAdvantage, American Airlines, American Express, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Lounge, lounges, Medallion, SkyClub, SkyMiles Filed Under: Loyalty

Vistara dumps data caps, adds streaming to inflight internet

27 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Vistara has revamped the pricing plans for its inflight internet service, removing data caps from the pricing equation and adding a premium option which supports “all streaming protocols.”

This story is about: 787-9, A321neo, business class, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, PAC, Panasonic, Panasonic Avionics, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, premium cabin, Vistara Filed Under: IFEC

British Airways switches to revenue-based accrual for Avios

18 July 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A British Airways 787-9

British Airways passengers will earn Avios based on how much money they spend, not how far they fly, starting later this year. The carrier is the latest to switch to a revenue-based accrual method for its loyalty program.

This story is about: Avios, British Airways, elite status, Executive Club, frequent flier, frequent flyer, points, revenue-based earning Filed Under: Loyalty

Norwegian, Strawberry link for loyalty reboot

29 June 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Can a hotel and airline deliver value through a joint loyalty offering? Norwegian and Strawberry are about to find out as the pair team for a reboot of their offerings.

This story is about: CashPoints, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hotels, loyalty, Norwegian Filed Under: Loyalty

Frontier selling status to anyone with a co-brand credit card

26 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

For years co-branded credit cards represented status-lite options for consumers. Now Frontier Airlines is making it more of a real status option.

This story is about: co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, Frontier, loyalty Filed Under: Loyalty

JetBlue sets launch date for new TrueBlue Mosaic program

17 April 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

JetBlue will officially transition to its new Mosaic elite status program next month. While TrueBlue program members have been earning under the new “Tiles” rules since the beginning of the year, the earning progress – and any partial status benefits – will finally go live on 10 May 2023.

This story is about: elite status, JetBlue, Mosaic, TrueBlue Filed Under: Loyalty

Virgin Atlantic is now a part of SkyTeam

2 March 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Virgin Atlantic officially joins the SkyTeam alliance today, just five months after announcing its intention to affiliate with the group.

This story is about: Air France, alliances, China Eastern, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA, joint venture, KLM, LHR, London, Lounge, lounges, loyalty, premium cabin, SkyTeam, Upper Class, Virgin Atlantic Filed Under: Loyalty

British Airways brings Paramount+ on board

8 December 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

British Airways employees got to play Star Trek characters to help draw attention to the new inflight content partnership

British Airways will offer content from streaming video provider Paramount+ on board its long-haul fleet. The partnership offers passengers access to an increased range of entertainment content, but stops a step short of bringing true streaming to all passengers on board.

This story is about: British Airways, elite status, embedded IFE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFE, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, Paramount+ Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty

JetBlue revamps TrueBlue Mosaic elite status program

7 December 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

JetBlue is very much not the same airline it was a decade ago when the its Mosaic program launched. And now the elite status portion of the company’s TrueBlue loyalty program will change, reflecting the carrier’s evolution as well as shifts in the overall airline loyalty market.

This story is about: co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, JetBlue, loyalty, Mosaic, TrueBlue Filed Under: Loyalty

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