Pre-covid, hotel and travel loyalty programmes had the business sewn up. It was easy to be confident of the customer base – mostly business, with some high level leisure travellers. The proposition was easy. Look after the top 5% and offer plenty of aspirational tiers and free nights. Ignore the rest. In 2021, it was a totally different landscape. Business guests have disappeared, leaving hotels to the leisure travellers, and because of this seismic shift, brought about by covid, newly su...| Loyalty Magazine
There is definitely something compelling about the marriage of coffee and loyalty. US based Dutch Bros Coffee has exceeded all expectations – including those of its CFO Charles Jemley – by gaining 3.2 million members in its first year. The 538-unit coffee which now dreams of having thousands of branches says the half a million member mark is not unachievable in Q4.| Loyalty Magazine
Airlines and hotels search for solutions to extend elite status Many airlines and hotels are reassuring customers that they will not lose their coveted perks as a result of coronavirus disruption. Aeroplanes parked in the US desert Singapore Airlines is extending the time-dependent elite . . . We are really sorry to say that you […]| Loyalty Magazine