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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...
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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...

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...
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"...
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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...

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...
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...
airline loyalty programs

5 Tips For Pitching Your Product To An Airline Loyalty Program

Pitching your product to an airline loyalty program? Here are 5 tips from someone who has run a global airline loyalty program into the most...
airline loyalty data

Monetizing Data: How Much is Airline Loyalty Data Worth?

Successful data-driven airlines typically attribute value of the airline loyalty data they collect within the loyalty program based on the commercial application of that...
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5 Predictions for Airline Loyalty in 2020

Looking back over the past 10-years, could we have predicted the airline loyalty industry would be where it's at today? Could we have predicted that...
Virgin Australia Velocity

Virgin Australia to buy back 35% stake in Velocity for $700M

Did Velocity really double in value over 5 years and is it worth AUD $2bn? Virgin Australia announced its intention to buy back its 35%...
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Creating a new airline loyalty status tier [Part Two]

Creating a new airline loyalty status tier - part two In the previous paper, creating a new airline loyalty status tier - part one, we...
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Creating a new airline loyalty status tier – [Part One]

Creating a new loyalty status tier can make or break loyalty program economics. From both internal and public perception - new loyalty tiers are exciting! They...
qantas

Under the Hood: What the Qantas Frequent Flyer Changes Really Mean For Members

Under the Hood: What the Qantas Frequent Flyer Changes Really Mean For Members. Last week, Qantas announced an overhaul of the frequent flyer program. The Australian...
loyalty game mechanics

Using Loyalty Game Mechanics to Increase Revenue Per Seat

Loyalty game mechanics can be a massive revenue driver for both airlines, and their frequent flyer programs. Getting to the advanced state of leveraging from...
united mileage plus

United Airlines Breakdown: MileagePlus Loyalty Program Changes

Breakdown of the United Airlines MileagePlus Program Changes. Recently, United Airlines MileagePlus announced that from November 15th, 2019, the program would be changing. The program will...
changing frequent flyer programs

Should airline management be forced to pay full price for tickets?

Why are frequent flyer programs constantly changing? Before we get to the nitty-gritty of frequent flyer programs logic, consider the following scenarios: You pay full price...

Simple Actions To Increase Loyalty Revenue

Increase loyalty revenue with these simple tips My mission with Travel Data Daily has always been to push the loyalty industry forward, usher in better...
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