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Over the past couple of weeks British Airways has seemed to limit partner access to awards. The space available to its own Executive Club members is much greater than that which is offered to those in partner frequent flyer programs. And this has taken both loyalty program members and executives in partner programs by surprise. Discussions are ongoing.
If you’re trying to travel somewhere without the proper authorization you shouldn’t try to do it from Singapore. And you shouldn’t then try to bribe someone in Singapore to let you do it anyway. And that bribe certainly should be just $50.
GHA Discovery, a coalition loyalty program serving 40 smaller hotel chains, has experienced significant growth and success, particularly following a comprehensive relaunch two years ago. Despite challenges like having a smaller footprint, especially in the U.S., the program boasts impressive third-quarter numbers, with 25 million members, increased cross-brand revenue, and doubled year-to-date revenue, making it a notable contender in the hotel loyalty space.
Bilt will offer up to a 150% transfer bonus to Emirates Skywards on December 1 for ‘Rent Day’ as well as special dining offers on top of their usual monthly bonuses and free points available.
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.
Washington State Senator Jeff Wilson unintentionally carried a gun in his carry-on bag through TSA in Portland, only realizing mid-flight when reaching for gum. Upon landing in Hong Kong, he declared the gun to customs, was arrested, released on bail, and had his passport confiscated with a hearing scheduled for October 30th.
Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia, shared a photo of himself chairing a management meeting. Shirtless. While getting a massage.
American Airlines is replacing its small business loyalty program Business ExtrAA with the new AAdvantage Business which is now available. Instead of having a completely separate program, small businesses will earn AAdvantage miles in their own account on top of the miles earned by travelers, and they’ll redeem miles just like consumers will.
That’s a simpler system, and there’s one clear benefit for travelers: they will earn one additional loyalty point towards their status per dollar spent when adding an AAdvantage for Business account number to their reservation.
I thought Delta would have a good chance keeping the slot if it proposed a New York JFK flight (a new competitor on the route in an important market, and ironically one with much better connectivity now that the Department of Justice forced American and JetBlue to break up their partnership). I also thought that the best shot of winning would be new service from a market that currently lacks a non-stop to Tokyo, such as Miami (or Orlando).
However Delta is telling its employees that the slot will go to American or to United.
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 »
