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...
Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Program Changes
Cathay Pacific announced changes to the Marco Polo program today which come into effect for all flights taken after April 16, 2016.
These changes have...
Velocity Frequent Flyer Program Updates
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...
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...
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...
The Perfect Frequent Flyer Program
Dear Frequent Flyer Programs of the World,
Thank you for making 2016 a year to remember in the loyalty business.
A year of devaluation announcements, revoking...
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...
Drive New Revenue by Adding Elite Benefits
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...
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...
Segmenting frequent flyer loyalty member databases
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...
Disrupting Airline Loyalty – The billion dollar risk airlines are taking
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...
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...
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...
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...
How airline loyalty programs use big data to drive new revenue
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...
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...
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...
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...
How Airlines Measure Loyalty
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...
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...
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...
Measuring Loyalty – Tracking passengers who fly with competing airlines
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...
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,...
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%...
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...