oneworld member airberlin’s topbonus frequent flyer program is not primarily a loyalty program. It’s a financing mechanism and backdoor way to control the airline itself.
In 2012 the topbonus program was spun off as a separate entity with 70% sold to Etihad for about a quarter of a billion dollars. Etihad overpaid. On purpose.
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It wouldn’t surprise me if the passenger used “lewd language” as American apparently claimed —
after failing to receive assistance boarding or to obtain water from a flight attendant — but it’s unlikely that a passenger without feet was a significant threat to the safety of the aircraft.
Starwood’s app now features mobile check-in at 22 properties which do not offer ‘keyless’ functionality, and they plan to expand this systemwide by the end of the year, and they have additional features planned for 2018.
While bringing this feature to Starwood properties is part of the integration work between Marriott and Starwood, continued development of the Starwood app including plans for new features next year, underscores the long timeline required to bring Starwood and Marriott together as a single brand and into a single loyalty program.
United has announced that they will begin non-stop Los Angeles – Singapore service beginning October 27 and utilizing a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
The westbound flight to Singapore will clock in at 17 hours 55 minutes versus ‘just’ 15 hours 15 minutes eastbound.
I initially read Citibank to be saying they would be providing a new credit card to their cardholders.
I’ve since learned that Citi does not have a final decision on what will happen with its Hilton cardmember portfolio.
With American Express becoming the sole issuer of Hilton co-brand credit cards in the U.S. starting January 1, 2018, I was curious what would happen to existing Citibank Hilton cardholders.
A month ago Hilton’s CEO announced that they would have a new co-brand credit card agreement before the end of the second quarter. That agreement has now been finalized and it’s exclusive with American Express starting January 1, 2018.
A man apparently lost it on Delta flight DL2646 from Tampa to New York LaGuardia this evening when someone else had their bags in the overhead bin above his seat and there wasn’t room for his belongings. He wound up forcibly removed from the aircraft.
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 »
