Most loyalty programs are run by people who understand spreadsheets better than members. Flying Blue just went the other way, tapping someone who has spent years on the member side of loyalty: helping travelers understand points, search awards, and navigate the programs from the outside. That is rare — and very good news for a program that is already one of the strongest worldwide.
In 2024, Hilton partnered with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), a collection of small, independent hotels with their own loyalty club. Hilton began rolling out SLH hotels to its platform in stages in June 2024, and the rollout was completed late last year, […]
Qatar Airways is tightening up on whose flights a Privilege Club member can use their Avios for. You are now required to have them either in your Friends & Family or in your My List to spend Avios. All members are required to have a […]
Update 5/11/26: The coming soon banner for points transfers has now been removed. Not sure what that means for the future of transfer partners for U.S. Bank. Update 12/15/25: Negative changes are now live, transfer partners are not live yet. Rewards center states: Coming Soon: Points Transfer Feature We’re finalizing this key feature—soon you’ll be […]
Update: This is the final week to transfer points between cardholders. You’ll want to do so before the 16th in case the system goes down on the 16th. Originally posted on 3/22: Currently, you can share and receive up to 100,000 Citi ThankYou Points between cardholders. Once transferred, the points expire in 90 days, so […] The post [Final Days] Citi ThankYou Points Will Soon No Longer Be Transferr
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