Thursday, January 4, 2024
Let's Talk Loyalty

Positioning Airline Loyalty Programs for New Value Creation

This is my favourite podcast so far in 2022. Let's Talk Loyalty host, Paula Thomas, has a powerful conversation with loyalty industry heavyweight Mark...
American Airlines

Loyalty Programs Need More Control to Fuel Growth of Airline Industry Valuations

According to a recent SEC filing, American Airlines AAdvantage generated $1B cash in Q2 2022, representing a 73% gross margin for the loyalty business. American...
loyalty predictions 2022

Airline Loyalty Predictions for 2022

Each year I review past loyalty predictions and make new predictions for the upcoming 12 months. The report card for my 2021 predictions is 4...
frequent flyer status extension

Will airlines & hotels ever end the unlimited free elite status extensions?

Over the past two years -  airlines, hotels and travel companies extended complimentary status for elites because, Covid. These elite status extensions were mainly justified...
the magic of loyalty

The Magic of Loyalty

The magic of loyalty is something we've all experienced in our lifetimes, and yet, few of us can articulate that powerful feeling while linking...
Airline Loyalty Business

Airlines – Wakeup and Smell the Money

Some of the brightest people in the travel sector have hung up their boots and are beginning new careers in other industries - and...
airbus

5 Predictions for Airline Loyalty in 2021

Each year I publish in advance my thoughts and insights as to where the travel loyalty industry is heading. While 2020 was a tough one...

Leadership Interview: Loyalty Platform Insights

When was the last time a loyalty platform vendor said their technology would generate more revenue for your organisation than it costs to buy...
airline fly over city

The 4 Keys to Running a Future Successful Airline

The airline industry is on its knees and at the mercy of Governments, Shareholders and cashed-up billionaire investors who've always wanted to be millionaires. With...

Leadership Interview: Can Airlines Have Too Many Elite Members?

Can airlines and hotel loyalty programs have too many elite members? What happens to the core business when programs are top-heavy on elites? Does the core...
Airline Boardroom

Airline Loyalty is a C-Level Role

In 2020 -  United Airlines announced a US $5B loan secured by MileagePlus, proving once again that the Loyalty Program is more valuable than...
Qatar Airways

Leadership Interview: Qatar Airways & Mastercard on Monetizing Data

Data monetization -- the new loyalty buzzword?! Earlier this week I spoke with top industry experts on loyalty data monetization,  Christian Hylander from Mastercard and...
Status Match

Loyalty Status Matching – What’s the Future?

According to research by Loyalty Data Co, up to 60% of all Status Match submissions are fraudulent. With no way to know how many times...
Frontier Airlines

Leadership Interview: Frontier Airlines Insights

"MASSIVELY INSIGHTFUL - Something all airlines can learn from".  That is how Aviation Festival Americas organisers described the recent "What's the Status of Status"...
reinvent loyalty

Leadership Interview: Reinventing Loyalty Programs

Industry veterans, Dave Canty and Phil Gunter join the Loyalty Summit WebCast to discuss reinventing loyalty programs. In the Loyalty Leaders Insights discussion series, we...
Balancing Loyalty Engagement

Leadership Interview: Balancing Member Value vs Program Profits

The Loyalty Summit continues to host regular weekly Loyalty Webinars with special industry expert guest speakers. In the Loyalty Leaders Insights discussion, we went all-out...
Loyalty Financial Managemnet

Leadership Interview: Managing Liability, Engagement & Redemptions

Some of the hot topics in the loyalty industry right now are Managing Liability, Member Redemptions & Member Engagement. How important is it for Loyalty...

Leadership Interview: Time For A Loyalty Reboot

The Aviation Festival Asia is hosting a series of leadership interviews with experts in their respective fields to discuss key airline challenges, insights and...

Leadership Interview: The Importance of Loyalty in a Time of Crisis

The Loyalty Summit hosted the first in a series of online webinar events, with the recent event titled The Importance of Loyalty in a...
liability management

Loyalty Program Liability Management in the Age of COVID-19

A famous statistician once said, "All models are wrong, but some are useful." This could not be truer for loyalty program models in our current...
Cathay Pacific Extend Elite Status

Should Airlines & Hotels Extend Elite Status in Times of Crisis?

Extend elite status or Not to extend elite status? That's the million-dollar question circling around the travel loyalty industry lately. The unprecedented grounding of aircraft,...
Loyalty and Revenue Management

Loyalty & Revenue Management – The Super Duo

"Show me the money!" That's what Jerry Maguire says to keep his Client in Cameron Crowe's 1996 film starring Tom Cruise in which Jerry, a...
shadow member loyalty

Shadow Loyalty Members – The Revenue Hiding in Plane Sight

Take a moment to consider the following: Who are the most valuable passengers to the airline? How do the airlines track and measure total...
Joy Airline Metric

Joy – The New Airline Loyalty Metric

Airline feedback is broken. Everyone knows it, but nobody will admit it. Customer feedback surveys with static questions that demonstrate the airline has no idea...
loyalty for everyone

Loyalty for Everyone – Does it Pay Dividends?

Loyalty programs have been slowly opening up to a wider audience, but many brands are taking steps that are simply derivatives of traditional loyalty...
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