Home Loyalty Programs Loyalty Program Devaluation and How to Spot ItLoyalty Program Devaluation and How to Spot It May 29, 2019 by The Points Pundit Miles and Points Devaluations Let’s get it straight. Brands get it wrong all the time. The travel industry is no different. Loyalty programs undergo changes. Miles and points get devalued. It’s not always due to perfidy or malice, but also the compulsions of running a business in the midst of tough competition. Loyalty programs have been changing left, right and center. Whenever a company thinks that their loyalty program is making them lose money or not making them enough money, they ring in the changes. Reporting the Changes Conveying bad news is always one of the toughest things to get across. You may be the most skilled spokesperson or PR person out there, but there’s always a fear of backlash. In the age of social media, that fear of backlash is only amplified further. Loyalty Program Word Play … [Read more...] about Loyalty Program Devaluation and How to Spot It
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Review: Le Club AccorHotels (loyalty program of AccorHotels)
Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series, or news. Today (May 10, 2019): AccorHotels’s loyalty program (Le Club AccorHotels) explained. Being a member of a hotel loyalty program is one of the easiest ways to get free nights and/or score upgrades at luxury hotels. I previously published the details, with pros & cons, of the loyalty programs of Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, InterContinental, Hotels.com, Jumeirah, and The Leading Hotels of the World. Today, I have a look at the loyalty program of AccorHotels. AccorHotels is a French multinational hospitality company that represents the largest hotel group in the world outside of the USA. It operates in 100 countries, with more than 4,200 hotels and 250,000 employees worldwide. AccorHotels recently acquired Swissôtel, Raffles and Fairmont properties and entered a strategic partnership with Banyan Tree, drastically increasing its share in the luxury … [Read more...] about Review: Le Club AccorHotels (loyalty program of AccorHotels)
Top 10 best hotel loyalty programs to join in 2019
Monday newsletters always feature top 10 travel lists to inspire. Today (April 1, 2019): Top 10 best hotel reward programs. Almost all major hotel chains own a lucrative loyalty program that allow guests to earn hotel points and redeem them for discounted or free stays. Everybody should participate in these programs as they can save you tons of money (although many programs have devaluated in the last couple of years). Unfortunately, the high-end luxury hotel chains are rather reluctant to the idea of a loyalty program, hence why only very few of them offer one. I hereby present the 10 most rewarding hotel loyalty programs for luxury travel and what they offer (with pros and cons). However, always keep in mind that deciding which hotel loyalty program is best for you will mainly depend on 4 factors: The number of hotels in a chain (larger chains offer more options to earn and redeem points); The benefits that are most important to you; The destinations where you … [Read more...] about Top 10 best hotel loyalty programs to join in 2019
Review of Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott’s new loyalty program
Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series, or news. Today (March 22, 2018): Review of Marriott’s new loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy. In February 2019, Marriott launched its new loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy. With the new program, members can earn points and exchange them for valuable rewards when they stay at one of Marriott’s 30 different hotel brands across 6800+ locations in more than 150 countries. The 30 brands are divided into the 5 categories of Luxury, Premium, Select, Longer Stays, and Collections, and within each category they’re further broken up into “classic” and “distinctive.” The luxury category comprises Ritz-Carlton, St Regis and JW Marriott in the “classic” luxury segment and Ritz-Carlton Reserve, The Luxury Collection, BVLGARI, W Hotels, and Edition in the “distinctive” … [Read more...] about Review of Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott’s new loyalty program
Costlier Flights, Cheaper Hotels and Meeting Adam Levine: the New Loyalty Programs
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Travel Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Travel | Costlier Flights, Cheaper Hotels and Meeting Adam Levine: the New Loyalty Programs Advertisement Supported by There have been big changes in rewards programs for airlines, hotels and credit cards in the last year. Here’s how you can earn the most Supported by ByElaine Glusac March 9, 2019 Loyalty programs weren’t around when the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus opined that the only constant in life is change. But the shifting earn-and-burn point levels established by hotel, airline and credit card programs adds head-spinning haste to his thesis, especially in the past year. In short, there are more ways to earn and spend as both sides of the loyalty equation — awards and rewards — inflate. “Every loyalty point you hold today will be less valuable in two to five … [Read more...] about Costlier Flights, Cheaper Hotels and Meeting Adam Levine: the New Loyalty Programs