Author Archives for "Randy Petersen".
In the wake of recent filings for bankruptcy protection by both Delta and Northwest Airlines, international partners of the two carriers sought to ease member fears. KLM specifically explained that Northwest’s… Continue Reading
Citibank in collaboration with Jet Airways has re-launched its co-branded Jet Airways Citibank Gold Card in India with additional features and benefits. The new card will offer four Jet Privilege miles… Continue Reading
Virgin Blue’s much anticipated frequent flyer program is on track for a year-end announcement after it advertised in September for two loyalty program managers, according to Steve Creedy of The… Continue Reading
The award-winning Swiss TravelClub is to be merged to Miles & More, Europe’s largest frequent flyer program, on April 1, 2006. SWISS claims the arrangement will offer SWISS members an wider… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports, probably the leading consumer-advocacy magazine in the world, recently spent several weeks booking three hundred trips with frequent flyer miles. Bookings were made both online and over… Continue Reading
Aeroplan wants to get more people hooked on a feeling — the “wealth effect” of collecting reward miles, according Brent Jang of The Globe and Mail (Canada). This fall, Montreal-based… Continue Reading
Pilot Marc Tacchi is seeing the country the way most Canadians never could — or would. He is soaring with Air Canada, here, there and everywhere, over and over again. Tacchi is currently a frequent… Continue Reading
The bankruptcy of Latin America’s biggest airline, Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense (Varig), has set off a rush by Brazilians to unload frequent flyer miles, according to Bloomberg News. Concerned the… Continue Reading
Paranoia will destroy ya’. Or at least put you out a few bucks a month. Despite repeated reassurances here and elsewhere, members of now-bankrupt Delta and Northwest are fretting abut the future… Continue Reading
America West and US Airways have finalized their merger and begun operating as a single carrier. Flyers should continue to book directly with US Airways or America West as they did before the merger… Continue Reading