JetBlue switches to fixed pricing for Hawaiian Airlines awards
Flying to Hawaii with JetBlue TrueBlue points is now a fixed cost affair, though availability limitations are also in play. Is that a good shift...
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Topbonus finds a new home in Germany
The Topbonus loyalty program is once again partnered with an airline. It isn't much right now, but the companies expect to grow the relationship in...
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Just how dynamic are Delta SkyMiles awards? And why??
Okay...so Delta wants award pricing to be "dynamic" just like regular fares. But what happens when it is dynamic in a completely different way??
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The ever-increasing cost of premium awards from Britain
The APD tax is a big chunk of any UK departure and for some travelers it is about to get even bigger, assuming the latest...
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DLD 165: Ch-ch-ch-changes
Everything is changing, from routes to aircraft types to terminals to award charts. And there's a good reason it is happening now. Plus, concerts on...
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Air France to Seattle: Stirring up trouble??
Can launching a route help end a decade-old partnership? Air France is bringing its 777 to Seattle next summer and that raises some issues among...
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Has British Airways’ Pay With Avios always been this awful??
Want to decrease the value of your Avios points? Spend more of them! That doesn't make much sense, of course, but it seems to be...
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Happily booking a "Standard" airline award ticket
Booking a "standard" award ticket and still being happy about the value proposition? Maybe I've gone mad, but it was the right choice this time...
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Delta’s advantage in loyalty: Dynamic Award Pricing
How does Delta compete in the ever more crowded market of co-branded credit cards? Dynamic award pricing is a compelling factor for consumers according to...
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DLD 149: A cheap jackass
Does competition help or hurt product quality? Plus new airlines and new airplanes and new award charts all starting to show up.