IHG Priority Club Rewards’ “Biggest Free Nights Offer” from 2009 was the most successful promotion ever for the program according to Eric Pearson, chief marketing officer for the Americas… Continue Reading
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Award Choices Part 2
In our May issue, we took a look at award choices for our cover story. We also recently conducted two surveys regarding your award choices and here’s a little of what we learned. Stopovers on award… Continue Reading
Delta SkyMiles Credit Card
There’s some good news for holders of a Gold, Platinum or Reserve Delta SkyMiles credit card from American Express, especially if you are not an elite member of the SkyMiles program. As of June… Continue Reading
AAdvantage Miles for a Cure – May, 20 2010
American AAdvantage members can earn 10 miles for each dollar of a tax-deductible contribution of $25 or more to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR). The NFCR’s mission is to support… Continue Reading
Alaska Bags
Effective on tickets purchased May 1 for travel on or after June 16, travelers on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air will be charged $20 for each checked bag, up to three bags. The fees previously charged… Continue Reading
Aeroplan and AeroMexico
Canada’s Groupe Aeroplan is buying a minority position in AeroMexico’s Club Premier frequent flyer program in the third quarter of 2010, as reported in Reuters. Aeroplan will initially invest… Continue Reading
United Mileage Plus Revenue
Expiring miles may anger members, but those who let their miles expire through inactivity can provide a boost to an airline’s bottom line. Each airline estimates that a certain number of frequent… Continue Reading
United and Continental Merger
There’s little doubt that mergers have been a topic of interest in the airline industry over the past 75 years, but no more active than in the past five years. With historical mergers coming on… Continue Reading
60 Seconds with Brandon Standerfer of Red Lion Hotels
The Red Lion Hotel network is comprised of 45 hotels located in eight states and one Canadian province, with 8,671 rooms. The R&R Club loyalty program consists of over 300,000 active members with… Continue Reading
Calendar – May, 19 2010
6 /15 Last day to earn double miles, including elite qualifying miles, on all US Airways, US Airways Express or US Airways Shuttle flights. Registration required. /30 Last day for American AAdvantage… Continue Reading

