Star Alliance, HSBC launch an Australian credit card
The new Star Alliance credit card, first teased in May of this year, is now live in Australia. Launched in partnership with HSBC, the first...
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Alaska Airlines adds loyalty to flight pass subscription pitch
Alaska Airlines is adding a touch of loyalty to its flight subscription program. In addition to adding Salt Lake City as an eligible market, the...
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DLD 407: No first? No problem!
What happens when you dupe consumers for decades with the confusing names between classes of service then make a change to a tiny part of...
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DLD 406: Mega investments
New cabins, new partners, and new fuels are just a few of the major investments airlines announced that we're talking about in this week's episode.
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Can inflight Wi-Fi ever be profitable?
Airlines should not expect their inflight connectivity solutions to be profitable. At least not directly so. And Air Canada seems OK with that situation, finding...
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Alaska Airlines adds 100K elite benefits, including free inflight WiFi
How much is a year of free inflight WiFi worth? Top tier elites in the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program can make that decision, thanks...
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Aeroplan, Avis partner for status match, with a co-brand twist
Air Canada's Aeroplan elite status holders can now request a complimentary status upgrade in the Avis Preferred® program, extending the value of the status earned...
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DLD 404: Podcast not not found
We considered just having this episode go missing, an homage to the HTTP 404 status code. But there's too much interesting stuff to cover instead.
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Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam
Virgin Atlantic will join the SKyTeam alliance in early 2023, boosting the group's presence in the UK. Virgin Atlantic will become SkyTeam’s first and only...
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Rapid Rewards targets elites with A-List bonus activity
Call it another sign that travel habits shifted over the past couple years. Southwest Airlines has run, in quick succession, a pair of promotions seeking...
