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InsideFlyer July 2011 |
Qantas Overhaul Qantas Frequent Flyer is making several changes to the program including adding a new top tier status and increasing class-of-service flight bonuses, among other changes. |
InsideFlyer April 2012 |
EuroBonus Changes SAS EuroBonus is celebrating its 20th year and has made some changes to the program. One change is the way in which members earn points on economy class flights. |
InsideFlyer September 2012 |
Virgin America Elevate Launches Elite Virgin America Elevate has launched elite status benefits and the top 1-2 percent of members are being welcomed with either Elevate Silver or Elevate Gold memberships. |
InsideFlyer September 2012 |
60 Seconds with Phil Seward, Virgin America's Director of Loyalty Virgin America Elevate turned five this year and in celebration has launched a status program for their best customers. We recently spoke with Phil Seward, Virgin America's Director of Loyalty, to learn about the elite program shortly before it was announced. |
InsideFlyer November 2009 |
Air New Zealand Credit Card Elite The GlobalPlus Platinum Visa Bank of New Zealand credit card offers not only the ability to earn Air New Zealand Airpoints Dollars, but owning the card will also help you get to elite status. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Extensive Changes at airberlin As of April 1, 2009, airberlin topbonus members will now collect more status and award miles on flights with airberlin and NIKI depending on the cost of the flight. |
InsideFlyer May 2012 |
Lufthansa Miles and More Changes Effective Sept. 1, 2012, Senator status will require 100,000 status miles for Germans and non-Germans alike. |
InsideFlyer February 2011 |
Rapid Rewards 2.0 Southwest Airlines restarts their frequent flyer program with everything brand new - except the name. |
InsideFlyer November 2012 |
Air Canada Altitude Air Canada is revamping its elite program and adding two new tiers to the Top Tier program, which will be renamed Altitude next year. |
InsideFlyer February 2014 |
SPG and Caesars Starwood Preferred Guest has partnered with Caesars Entertainment and SPG members can now earn and redeem points when staying at participating Caesars Entertainment hotels. |
InsideFlyer March 2010 |
New King Club The people behind Kingfisher King Club have been busy and the fruits of their labors are being introduced. |
InsideFlyer November 2010 |
Cover Story Here's a look at lifetime elite programs outside North America. |
InsideFlyer May 2014 |
InsideEdition International What it takes to earn Lifetime Elite Status and more on Avianca Airlines. |
InsideFlyer August 2011 |
La Quinta Returns Gold La Quinta Returns is offering a fast track to elite status and new members who join the program can earn Gold elite after completing two hotel nights by Aug. 31, 2011. |
InsideFlyer March 2014 |
Letters to the Editor United Award Trip Woes... M&C Loyalty Club Status Match... Flight Delay Fantasy... |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
United's Award Accelerator Mileage Plus has introduced a new Award Accelerator, which gives members the option to pay a fee and earn double or even triple miles for a flight. |
InsideFlyer July 2013 |
Travel Talk Annual Interview Issue Every year we interview several executives from the travel loyalty industry. This year, we spoke with representatives from PointsHound.com, the first USA TODAY Road Warrior, Virgin Australia Velocity and 30k.com. |
InsideFlyer January 2015 |
United Elites Lose Benefits Effective April 15, 2015, the status of an elite member will no longer be extended when an elite member books an award ticket for another traveler. |
InsideFlyer February 2012 |
Amtrak Changes As of the first of the year, Amtrak Guest Rewards members will now earn Tier Qualifying Points toward status qualification. |
InsideFlyer February 2012 |
The Status Match Game Congratulations! You've achieved elite status. Now, let's see who will match your status. We present the ultimate guide to elite status matches. |
InsideFlyer March 2010 |
Unredeemed Awards It's hard for us to imagine FFP members letting their miles and flight awards expire, but unaware or disinterested members miss out on thousands of opportunities for free travel. |
InsideFlyer July 2009 |
Evergreen Club Elite Through May 15, 2010, members of EVA Evergreen Club who travel on qualifying EVA and UNI Air international flights can earn double or triple elite qualification credits. |
InsideFlyer August 2011 |
Rapid Rewards 2.0 In this article, we'll look at the old and new Rapid Rewards. Frequent flyers in general do not like change, so how have Southwest's most loyal customers taken to the new Rapid Rewards? |
InsideFlyer August 2014 |
Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members |
InsideFlyer February 2013 |
AAdvantage Elite Status Renewal American AAdvantage Platinum and Gold members who did not re-qualify for elite status for 2013 can renew their elite status through Feb. 28, 2014 for a one-time fee. |
InsideFlyer January 2012 |
AirAsia Launches BIG Members, called "BIG Shots," who join the program can earn "Biggie" points, which can be redeemed for award flights, vouchers, hotel stays, vacation packages, AirAsia vouchers or merchandise. |
InsideFlyer May 2011 |
Continental Elite Status Match Before you sign up for US Airways' elite status match, it would be a good idea to line up your required travel within the next 90 days to get the full benefit of this offer. |
InsideFlyer February 2011 |
Changes to Air Canada Top Tier Upgrades will now be issued electronically in the form of eUpgrade Credits that can be used for travel starting March 1, 2011. |
InsideFlyer October 2011 |
Last-Minute Awards Here's a look at claiming and changing award flights close to departure. |
InsideFlyer December 2014 |
85,000 Club Carlson Points Club Carlson members can earn up to 85,000 points when signing up for the Club Carlson Premier Rewards Visa Signature Card. |
InsideFlyer January 2009 |
oneworld AAdvantage Bonus If your New Year's resolutions include earning more miles and international travel, American Airlines has just the ticket. |
InsideFlyer April 2010 |
Best Western Matches Status If you have elite status with any other hotel loyalty program, Best Western Rewards will match your status for free with the program's new Status Match, No Catch promotion. |
InsideFlyer December 2013 |
Best & Worst of 2013 2013 was full of new partnerships between airlines and hotels to warm your heart and heartbreaking award chart changes that could bring you to tears. We take a look at the highlights and low points of the past year. |
InsideFlyer October 2010 |
Very Important Flyers A look at lifetime elite programs. |
InsideFlyer January 2009 |
Emirates Looks to Australia Emirates Skywards members can now earn and burn miles on Virgin Blue and has launched an Australian-based frequent flyer credit card to lure Aussies to the airline. |
InsideFlyer November 2010 |
Eva Air Evergreen Club Eva Air Evergreen Club is increasing the number of elite-qualifying sectors members can earn in qualifying fare classes through Dec. 31, 2011. |
InsideFlyer September 2009 |
TrueBlue 2.0 Effective Sept. 28, 2009, JetBlue is relaunching the TrueBlue program and the new program looks very different from the old. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption. |
InsideFlyer November 2008 |
Credit Card Choices Seven reasons why affinity cards are better than cash back cards and why they deserve a second look. |
InsideFlyer May 2011 |
Miles & More Bonus With the Miles & More Bonus Promotion, members residing in Germany can earn additional rewards when flying Miles & More airlines. |
InsideFlyer January 2010 |
60 Seconds with Alan Lias, Head of Loyalty & Business Development, Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic is making a strong effort to reach customers in front of a computer. |
InsideFlyer February 2010 |
Elite Shortcut with Frontier If you almost but didn't quite make it to elite status with Frontier Airlines this year, the airline is giving you a break. |
InsideFlyer April 2012 |
High Flyer or Big Spender We look at the differences between FFPs that reward flyers for the miles they fly or the amount they spend. |
InsideFlyer February 2007 |
High Flyers Who are the elite travelers? What are the elite frequent flyers programs offering their members? What do frequent flyers want? And what trends are we seeing? |
InsideFlyer May 2010 |
Qatar Airways Privilege Club Celebrates 10 Years Privilege Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and is passing on the celebratory spirit to its members with award sales and bonus offers. |
InsideFlyer December 2008 |
Naughty or Nice? Here's a look back at 2008. What happened, how frequent flyers reacted and what, if anything, you can do about it. |
InsideFlyer February 2013 |
Club Carlson Triple Points Club Carlson members worldwide can earn triple Gold Points on any eligible stay through March 15, 2013. |
InsideFlyer March 2013 |
60 Seconds with Lucky of One Mile at a Time Lucky, a.k.a. Ben, is a travel consultant, travel writer and avid points collector. Along with One Mile at a Time, Ben stays busy with PointsPros.com, a travel consulting service specializing in award trips. |
InsideFlyer December 2012 |
A look at 2012 We're taking a look at the year from the point-of-view of frequent flyers, pointing out the bonuses and program changes that made us smile or frown in the hotel and airline industries. |
InsideFlyer March 2013 |
Sun Country UFly Rewards Minnesota-based Sun Country UFly Rewards is following a recent trend and has transitioned to a revenue-based program. |