Two months ago I explained that inflight wedding proposals have become completely de rigueur. There’s a frequent flyer program which even lets you redeem miles for an inflight proposal kit.
Instead if you want to be at all unique you’re going to have to actually get married on the plane.
Details on Bank of American’s new premium Visa product, the Bank of America Premium Rewards credit card, are now out and confirmed. The card will launch next month.
And despite the way the bank is pitching the card, and the Wall Street Journal is covering it, this does not appear to be a competitor to the Platinum Card by American Express or Chase Sapphire Reserve. It’s not in the super premium card space.
Ancillary revenue and customer segmentation are huge buzz words in aviation. It’s how already-profitable airlines think they can make more money. Segmentation usually happens when they sell you a ticket, do you buy basic economy, regular economy, or premium economy? But they also have you captive the full length of the flight. You may be bored. And you can’t ignore the sales pitches.
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Singapore Airlines has a new safety video, set not on a plane but in Singapore.
A Singapore Girl visits famous spots in Singapore — Boat Quay, The Intan Peranakan Home Museum, River Safari, Haji Lane, Capitol Theatre and Gardens by the Bay — and demonstrates safety instructions along the way.
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.
The Sheraton Atlanta Airport closed July 23. It was sold to the city and will be demolished as part of an airport expansion project.
I wrote on Monday that the terminal 4 American Airlines Club at LAX will be closed for renovations for a couple of months.
They decided that leaving the club partially open during renovations wasn’t working out well and was slowing down the project. So they’re going to close it on September 5. They won’t close it, though, before the new terminal 5 club opens later this month.
People need to stop trusting United with their pets, and United needs to stop killing pets.
Digital payment companies spend money on customer acquisition through bonuses for two basic reasons.
Customers need a reason to adopt a new technology, even if it’s easy they need to be convinced to pay attention.
Technology providers often bet that there’s a lock-in effect or path dependence, whomever gets you to pay attention first and gets you using the technology has a good shot at retaining your business out of habit.
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 »
