Aeroplan to add US credit card, Chase Ultimate Rewards
The new Air Canada Aeroplan program has some great sweet spots, but for non-Canadian members the earning options weren't great. A new partnership with Chase...
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Alaska Airlines announces oneworld alliance status tiers
Alaska Airlines and OneWorld confirmed the mapping of elite status tiers for MileagePlan members as the carrier approaches its alliance join date. The decisions are...
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DLD 318: Building the new Aeroplan
How do you build a new airline loyalty program? We've got a couple guests this week from Aeroplan to talk about how their team pulled...
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Reciprocal upgrades coming to American, Alaska Airlines
As the west-coast alliance between Alaska Airlines and American Airlines continues to evolve some frequent flyers got good news this week: upgrades will be available...
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Shifting the spread on loyalty earn and burn
We know that overall passenger numbers are, for very good reason, down massively. But airlines have relied on their loyalty programs to provide a significant,...
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DLD 315: Please don’t subscribe!
A loyalty points scheme not worth buying in to and another that surprisingly is. Plus an airline disappears, a very long flight returns, and lots...
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DLD 314: Shut your Pi hole
Earnings season is back, with billions burned and little in the way of optimism for the industry. But traffic continues to increase and route networks...
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A brand new FreeSpirit loyalty program launches
It is time for the Spirit Airlines loyalty program to grow up. And the new version launching today appears to be far more rewarding, or...
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DLD 313: A different set of codes
We're about more than just airplanes, especially these days. But don't worry too much; air travel still dominates the conversation this week.
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DLD 312: In search of inaugurals
Booking inaugural routes is almost as fun as flying them, right?? Plus A321Ts parked, AirAsia Japan dying and United's November growth plans.