Post by Owen on Oct 14, 2020 18:43:00 GMT
1 ~~~ COVID-19 Could Impact Your Points and Frequent-Flyer Terms—for the Better ~~~
If you’re avoiding booking flights for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19,
you might be wondering what’s going to happen to your frequent flyer status and/or airline points in the meantime.
For many frequent flyers and business travelers, the most important benefits of frequent-flyer membership are through special “elite” status:
The prime benefits are no-cost upgrades to available premium seats via various priority lists, as well as preferential treatment on relaxed baggage restrictions,
better boarding group, fewer or no seat-assignment fees, and faster ways to earn more miles/points.
Those upgrades are a powerful loyalty attractor.
Elite members go to great lengths to retain or upgrade their status level,
and the schedule reductions and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have seriously thwarted their ability to retain and improve status.
The same goes for hotel chains with loyal members.
www.smartertravel.com/covid-points-frequent-flyer-changes/ ~ 20 April 2020 ~
If you’re avoiding booking flights for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19,
you might be wondering what’s going to happen to your frequent flyer status and/or airline points in the meantime.
For many frequent flyers and business travelers, the most important benefits of frequent-flyer membership are through special “elite” status:
The prime benefits are no-cost upgrades to available premium seats via various priority lists, as well as preferential treatment on relaxed baggage restrictions,
better boarding group, fewer or no seat-assignment fees, and faster ways to earn more miles/points.
Those upgrades are a powerful loyalty attractor.
Elite members go to great lengths to retain or upgrade their status level,
and the schedule reductions and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have seriously thwarted their ability to retain and improve status.
The same goes for hotel chains with loyal members.
www.smartertravel.com/covid-points-frequent-flyer-changes/ ~ 20 April 2020 ~