Celebrate the scrapping of United’s 747s!
Looking for a special way to celebrate the retirement and scrapping of United's 747 fleet? Here's a unique opportunity for a champagne toast and dinner...
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JetBlue goes semi-private, adds codeshare with JetSuiteX
How to grow in a highly competitive west coast market while limiting risk, staying small, and maintaining the better than average inflight product a company...
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Air Canada launches Basic Economy fares
Air Canada joins the ranks of Basic Economy airlines this week. The carrier now has five fare families for its economy class passengers and this...
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DLD 185: A loyalty deep dive in Bangkok
What's next in the travel loyalty world? Time for a field trip to Bangkok to find out. The annual Loyalty Conference is always good for...
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Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club goes online-only
Online access to account information and award booking is great. When it works. Qatar Airways is set to push its Privilege Club operation to online-only,...
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A loyalty scam sold to the uninformed
Cheap access to hotel upgrades and lounges? If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Alas, I'm sure some will get sucked...
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Alaska Airlines 72-hour rule puts a hurt on MileagePlan
Looking for a last-minute Alaska Airlines MileagePlan award trip to Asia? That's not likely to turn out very well. The program recently implemented a 72-hour...
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Behind the Miles&Cash numbers at Miles and More
Cash & Points awards make loyalty program members happier and more engaged. That's the theory and it usually seems to hold true. But some stats...
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Singapore Airlines’ Krisflyer Blockchain Bullshit
Are frequent flyer "cryptomiles" the next big thing? Sadly, you're likely to hear a lot about that in the coming years, including today's announcement from...
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Singapore Airlines dumps the "Capital Connector"
It was never meant to be. The Singapore Airlines connection between Canberra and Wellington is to be scrapped, but some interesting new lines are replacing...