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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
Disrupting loyalty: How can hotels become enablers, not just destinations?
The location is everything in the hotel world.
But are hotels doing enough to make the most of their locations and enable better experiences for...
IHG turns its back on loyal OTA guests
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) is the latest major global hotel chain to cut off loyalty perks for elite loyalty members who make their reservations...