loyalty

Hotels and Airlines Personalize and ‘Premium-ize’ Loyalty Rewards

After the November 2016 merger of SapientNitro and Razorfish to form SapientRazorfish, eMarketer’s David Green spoke with Seton Vermaak, the digital agency’s head of strategy in Hong Kong, about driving […]

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Loyalty, analytics & digital are driving forces in an Asian luxury alliance

By doubling their footprint, Taj Hotels and Shangri-La are hoping to secure a foothold in the world’s fastest growing travel markets The Asian luxury travel segment is growing rapidly, and […]

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The great loyalty rate debate – battle of the century

2016 was the year of ‘the loyalty wars’, the battle of the century between online travel agencies and hotel brands. Hilton, Marriott, Accor Hotels and Choice Hotels International heavily promoted […]

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Why and How Independent Hotels Should Set Up Loyalty Programs

Loyalty programs for small, independent hotels are one of the most cost-effective ways to drive direct bookings and increase the lifetime value of guests. Major hotel chains are making a […]

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Create loyalty in travel by tracking the competition

If you’re looking for customer loyalty, you won’t find much of it in the travel industry. While 74% of business travelers claim to prefer booking travel through one platform, only […]

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Why Hotel Loyalty Won’t Shed the Spotlight in 2017

It certainly feels like 2016 has been the year of the loyalty program — which could also make it the year of direct bookings, of online travel agency innovation or […]

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Black Friday as a case study in how to make loyalty schemes work harder

Last year Black Friday sales figures for the UK topped £1 billion, and as the event continues to deliver as one of the biggest shopping events in the retail calendar. […]

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Stop rewarding loyalty at the cost of the bottom line

Forbes recently released a list of the world’s most rewarding hotel loyalty programmes. The tally saw Wyndham Rewards replace Marriott at the top of the pile. The list, compiled by […]

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Loyalty Exclusive Offers – A Bold Move but What’s Next?

It has been interesting to watch the major hotel companies’ recent attempt to shift bookings to their direct on-line channels by incentivizing members of their loyalty programs with “exclusive offers”, […]

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Loyalty Programs for Independent Hotels: Achievable and Rewarding

Loyalty programs for small, independent hotels are one of the most cost-effective ways to drive direct bookings and increase the lifetime value of guests. Major hotel chains are making a […]

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