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Articles tagged “aadvantage”

Airlines

Frequent Flyers Brush Off Tougher Criteria for Airline Elite Status

Despite the cost of entry getting markedly higher next year, many business travelers don't seem too worried about new qualification standards that American and United have set for next year.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

Frequent Flyers Brush Off Tougher Criteria for Airline Elite Status

Airlines

Higher Standards for Airline Elite Status Don’t Bother Elite Travelers

New qualification standards for elite status at American and Delta seem to be working as intended: Business travelers are looking forward to better exclusivity while budget travelers are giving up.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

Ground Transport

American Air Joins Peers in Making It Harder to Hit Top Loyalty Tier

In a move that will surprise few, American Airlines followed United this week by increasing the cost of entry into the top tier of its loyalty program. Next year, earning Executive Platinum status on American Airlines will require 25 percent more spend on the airline.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

American Air Joins Peers in Making It Harder to Hit Top Loyalty Tier

Business Travel

American Airlines Turns to Data to Manage AAdvantage Members

American Airlines has the value of your loyalty down to a science. But can that data prevent elites from defecting to other carriers?

Grant Martin, Skift | 6 years ago

American Airlines Turns to Data to Manage AAdvantage Members

Airlines

American Airlines Will Now Factor Annual Spend Into Upgrade Priority

A new upgrade process coming to American Airlines next week will prioritize wealthy travelers over those on a budget.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago

American Airlines Will Now Factor Annual Spend Into Upgrade Priority

Airlines

American Airlines Fixes a Bug in Its System That Was Preventing Upgrades

A strange bug in the upgrade process at American Airlines had been preventing passengers from getting early upgrades. The airline finally fixed the glitch last week.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

How Revenue-Based Loyalty Programs Changed the Way I Earn Points

Strategic and smart budget travelers could once keep up with the business class flyers in the rewards earning world. That world has changed now.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines Reveals New AAdvantage Perks, Acknowledges Existence of Secretive Elite Tier

American's 2017 elite program is about to launch, and to make it competitive with other carriers, the airline is massaging the program with a few more published benefits. That includes a few details about the airline's secretive Concierge Key benefits.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines Quietly Experiments With Disrupting Its Award Ticket Pricing

It's becoming clear that airlines are not done with their loyalty experimentation.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines Slashes Partner Mileage Benefits

Those who fly on partner carriers and accrue miles to AAdvantage won't be happy with American's new unannounced changes to its loyalty program.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago