Australian carrier Qantas ended the year by stuffing coal in the stockings of its Frequent Flyer program members. The 4.1 million members of the airline’s loyalty program were notified late in 2004… Continue Reading
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Ski Season Special: Get 5,000 EarlyReturns Miles
If you’re hankering for the slopes this winter, it’s tough to beat Colorado. Frontier Airlines has partnered with Intrawest Colorado, owner of Copper Mountain, to create package deals for… Continue Reading
Korean Air Enhances SKYPASS Visa Benefits in U.S.
Korean Airline’s SKYPASS Visa has recently added benefits for card members in the U.S. The card, launched in 2002 through U.S. Bank, is one of a handful of co-branded credit cards that allows American… Continue Reading
Winter Travel Season Looks Good: Loyalty Programs a Key Differentiator for High-End Consumers
The U.S. tourism and hospitality market looks strong this winter, with 36 percent of nearly 16,000 U.S. consumers planning to take a long-distance trip of 250 miles or more, according to a consumer survey… Continue Reading
DOT: Frequent Flyers Satisfied, If a Little Late
Occasionally, we like to take the pulse of the traveling public to see what issues are affecting frequent flyers most. Fortunately, we have a rather large ally in that endeavor — the U.S. Department… Continue Reading
British Airways Breaks New Ground on FlyerTalk
British Airways has become the first airline frequent flyer program in the world to formally establish a customer service outpost for members of its Executive Club frequent flyer program on FlyerTalk.com… Continue Reading
TripRewards Offers Points for Travel Packages
Cendant Hotel Group’s TripRewards frequent guest program is now offering points for booking travel packages and redeeming points for hotel stays overseas. Using the “TripFinder” feature… Continue Reading
Frontier Tweaks EarlyReturns
Frontier has announced a few changes to its program, and in a unique twist for the industry as a whole, they’re almost all positive. The only “bad” news is that EarlyReturns miles now… Continue Reading
Alaska Airlines Launches New Visa Platinum Card in Canada
Alaska Airlines and Bank of America debuted a new Visa Platinum Card in Canada. The Alaska Airlines Visa Platinum gives cardholders the opportunity to earn miles for credit card charges and other benefits… Continue Reading
Chase/Mileage Plus Poll: Frequent Flyers Crave Oprah
According to a recent Chase United Mileage Plus Visa Card Holiday Travel Survey, 30 percent of respondents, mostly women, would most like to gab with Oprah during a cross-country flight. The second most… Continue Reading

