Frequent Flyer Programs

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,...

"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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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%...

Creating a new airline loyalty status tier - part two In the previous paper, creating a new airline loyalty status tier - part one, we...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Measuring loyalty success through share of wallet tracking is more powerful than traditional metrics. What would your frequent flyer program do if the most valuable...

How airline loyalty programs use big data to drive new revenue The past few years have seen a wave of travel companies member accounts compromised...

Change is in the air, and disrupting airline loyalty programs is coming from an unlikely source. Globally, airline loyalty programs generate billions of dollars in...

Consider today's problem... You take a flight to see family for Christmas, and you earn some frequent flyer miles...You buy a coffee from Starbucks once...

Cathay Pacific Marco Polo loyalty program changes in 2015 could have cost the company over $1B in lost revenue Big data can now predict when...

Are miles a liability for frequent flyer programs? At the end of 2015, members of the American Airlines AAdvantage program had over 853 BILLION frequent...

Airlines across the globe remain focused on maximizing utility of their existing digital assets, including their highly lucrative loyalty programs, which in the US...

What if frequent flyer programs could drive new revenue by adding elite benefits? This scenario is one I've been hypothesizing recently. Airline and hotel loyalty program...

Step by step guide on segmenting frequent flyer member databases. Want to dive deeper than traditional segmenting? Check out my other article on Propensity Modeling...

Virgin Australia's loyalty program - Velocity Frequent Flyer made a host of fundamental core changes to the loyalty program this past week. Most notably are...

For years, the airline loyalty industry has been debating over what the definition of a high-value customer is. One that spends big on airline...