Dec
03
2017
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Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for December 2017.
Delta Can Devalue Their Miles Because American Express Lost Costco
Dec
03
2017
As costly as it was for American Express to lose Costco, it would have been more costly to retain Costco. As big a win as Costco is for Citibank and Visa, it’s a deal afflicted by the winner’s curse because Citi/Visa had to overpay to secure it.
But American Express lost 10% of its credit card portfolio overnight. And it signaled a huge change for the company’s business to Wall Street. It set in motion a huge set of changes at the company, at competitors, and in deals other banks made with other airlines.
What Rewards Credit Card Offers Looked Like 30 Years Ago
Dec
03
2017
While award tickets have gone up in price, they haven’t gone up 10-fold over the last 30 years the way that signup bonuses have, so maybe award chart devaluation isn’t so bad after all.
The Ultimate Million Mile Status Benefit
Dec
03
2017
Thirty years ago when OnePass was formed out of the Eastern Airlines Frequent Traveler Bonus Program and Continental’s TravelBank, they offered a huge reward for members who flew one million miles between the two airlines.
It was called the MillionAir and it offered a trip for two every week for a year anywhere the two airlines flew and it included 52 nights of hotel and 52 days of luxury rental car.
JD Power’s New Best Hotel Loyalty Program Survey is Garbage In, Garbage Out
Dec
02
2017
JD Power released their survey of hotel loyalty programs earlier in the week.
The problem, though, is that their methodology doesn’t come close to supporting anything close to meaningful results. And their purported ‘takeaways’ completely miss the point.
The Folly of American’s New Coach Strategy: Undermines “$3 Billion” Investment
Dec
02
2017
American’s new 737 MAX 8 aircraft have a brand new interior that squeezes in more seats. They’ve gone from 150 seats on 737s 4 years ago to 160 seats on most 737s today and now to 172 seats.
American says they are spending “more than $3 billion in new customer products and services” making the mainstay product of their domestic fleet penny wise and pound foolish.
Jumping INTO a Plane Mid-Air and Hotel Shower That Records Your Thoughts
Dec
02
2017
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Flying to All 50 States (and Earning Unlimited Free First Class Travel for a Year)
Dec
02
2017
I think of service to Delaware as what an airline does when they want to be able to claim they serve all 50 states. There’s no current commercial service to Wilmington, Delaware’s airport.
The last major airline to offer service to New Castle Airport was Delta.
SWISS First Class Awards Cancelled, Aeroplan is “Not Pleased”
Dec
02
2017
This week Swiss made first class award space broadly available. Usually Swiss first class awards are offered only to Miles & More elite members, but a couple of times recently they’ve opened these seats to partner members who have had no issues with their bookings or travel.
However this time it appears reservations have been cancelled.
American Will Pay Pilots Double to Solve Their Christmas Fiasco
Dec
02
2017
Yesterday American Airlines announced that they had worked things out with their pilots union and there would be no cancellations at Christmas as a result of failing to schedule people to fly.
The work out is to pay pilots double instead of time and a half.
