Airlines are about to downgrade the elite status of 25 million frequent flyers. At the start of the pandemic loyalty programs extended elite status. Customers who earned their status in 2019 weren’t flying. Borders were closed, businesses weren’t sending people on the road.
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Six weeks ago union leaders called for airlines not to resume stock buybacks, even though airlines are not on the verge of resuming stock buybacks (they have too much debt to pay down, and we’re in a rising interest rate environment making it more important to do so).
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Flights to and from California, along with intra-California flights, earn a 50% bonus towards elite status on Alaska Airlines in October and November. Registration isn’t required.
Flight attendant Cierra Huffman, known online to her 3.5 million followers as ‘cierra_mistt’, was kicked off of TikTok after hundreds of flight attendants around the country complained to the Chinese social media phenomenon about her videos. However it appears she has her TikTok account back.
The ex-Republic Airways crewmember, who has flown under the regional banners of American Airlines and Delta, goes online (sometimes in provocative attire) to discuss things like when to buy an airline ticket, how to get upgraded, and joining the Mile High Club in the crew rest area of widebody aircraft.
Today is the first of October and the first Bilt Rewards ‘Rent Day’. They’re giving away a lot of points, Bilt Mastercard cardmembers and also for people who don’t have the card. It’s a way of really owning a day in the marketing space – a day that resonates with a large chunk of the population.
The first of every month they’ve got promotions and offers. Today you can receive free points in the Bilt app with their Points Quest trivia feature. They have Virgin cruise discount offers and they partner with Virgin as a points transfer partner, so they’re giving you 500 free points for linking your Virgin account now. And you can earn a lot of extra points today spending with the no annual fee Bilt Mastercard.
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon writer Chase Mitchell took to social media to share his bizarre experience flying American Airlines from Los Angeles to Philadelphia on Friday. Conspiracy-minded people need to drink less on airplanes.
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New York was so neglected before the pandemic, that American Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja revealed during the government’s anti-trust trial against the partnership that they actually were forced to give back 7 slots at New York JFK in 2019 – because they did not even properly track how many slots they had in New York.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
