Starwood Hotels and MBNA Canada Bank have partnered to introduce the Starwood Preferred Guest MasterCard credit card. It is the first hotel affinity card offered in Canada and designed exclusively for… Continue Reading
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United Offers Double Elite Qualifying Miles
The end of the year is approaching, and veteran flyers know that it’s time to make sure elite status is locked in for 2005. In the past, that usually created the infamous “mileage run”… Continue Reading
"Free" American Upgrades Will Cost More Than Miles
Beginning Dec. 1, American Airlines will charge $250 to customers who want to use miles for first-class upgrades on cheap overseas flights. The new fee applies to discounted coach-class tickets between… Continue Reading
Choice Privileges Picks Up Luxury Hotel Partner
Choice Hotels International and Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have entered into an agreement whereby members of Choice Privileges, Choice Hotels’ guest rewards program, may redeem points… Continue Reading
Diners Club and MasterCard Alliance is Official
After more than two decades of changes and innovations in the loyalty program industry, it’s rare anymore to witness a truly original event. But original is the only way to describe the ground breaking… Continue Reading
Citibank Takes on CapitalOne for Control of Frequent Flyers' Wallets
What’s in your wallet? If it’s a CapitalOne GoMiles credit card, you might soon want to reconsider. Citibank has introduced a new and unique line of “mileage-earning” credit cards… Continue Reading
Frequent Flyers Frequently Frustrated
Frequent flyers are “frequently frustrated” when redeeming miles, according to the Safe Harbor Travelers Poll, an online survey conducted by Safe Harbors Travel Group, Inc., a travel management… Continue Reading
InsideLook International — Air New Zealand Air Points
Points are disappearing in the Southern Hemisphere, replaced by dollars, in a frequent flyer transformation that ties freebies with spending. Air New Zealand may well have let the genie out of the bottle… Continue Reading
InsideLook — Aeromexico Club Premier
For a program that seems to genuinely please its members, Aeromexico''s Club Premier doesn''t seems to get much press. This month, we''ll try to change that, as we examine the largest frequent flyer program… Continue Reading
Intelligence – November, 01 2004
British Airways hooks up with Hilton, Delta announces a new charity partner, and Air France codeshares with Qantas...just another month in the world of partnerships. Continue Reading

