LOYALTY
Graham Smith rounds up airline and hotel scheme news and promotions
Cathay Pacific revamps reward earning Cathay Pacific’s Marco Polo Club is to become a points-based programme, based on a combination of cabin, fare class and distance travelled. This will replace the current system, which focuses on mileage and sectors flown.
The airline said that from April 15, members who flew in premium classes would “earn tier status faster” as “it will allow members to earn Club points from a wider range of fares, including discounted fare types that are currently not applicable to Club status”.
Members’ existing miles or sectors will be converted into Club points based on which is the most favourable. For example, a Gold member who has accumulated 48,000 Club miles (80 per cent of the 60,000 miles required for renewal) will have their points converted to 480 points, and the same ratio will apply (they will need a further 20 per cent to reach the 600 points required for renewal). Accrual and awards redemption under Asia Miles will not be affected.
Cathay will also introduce more flexible benefits including extra lounge passes for members and their guests; free upgrades for Gold and Diamond members; an additional Gold companion card for Diamond members; and “membership holidays” enabling customers to retain their status for one year if they need to reduce their travel activity temporarily.
cathaypacific.com/clubchanges
Earn Krisflyer miles via Scoot and Tigerair Singapore Airlines’ Krisflyer members can now earn miles with low-cost carriers Scoot and Tigerair. Since April, members have been able to redeem their Krisflyer miles on travel with the two SIA subsidiaries. Now, by purchasing a Plus Perks or Flexi Combo fare for their flights with Scoot or Tigerair respectively, they can earn miles, as well as receive benefits including preferred seating and booking flexibility.
Miles earned with the low-cost carriers are less than when flying with SIA or its sister carrier Silk Air. Tigerair is offering a maximum earn rate of 100 miles for one-way flights. Members flying in Scoot’s ScootBiz premium cabin can earn up to 1,000 miles per flight, while those in economy can earn up to 600 miles.
singaporeair.com
AAdvantage bonus miles on transatlantic travel until end of January American Airlines is offering AAdvantage members up to 125,000 bonus miles when flying transatlantic with AA, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia or OpenSkies. The promotion is valid on round- trips between Europe and North America taken by January 31. Members can earn 25,000 bonus miles on first class and business fares; 7,000 miles on premium or full-fare economy tickets (Y, B or H); and 2,000 on other economy fares. Register before you fly using code NAF15.
aa.com
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Virgin Atlantic and Qatar Airways end tie-up Virgin Atlantic is no longer a partner of Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club. Since October 1, Privilege Club members have been unable to earn Qmiles when flying with Virgin Atlantic or request reward tickets on any Virgin flight. Members who have not yet claimed Qmiles for flights completed before October 1 can do so until March 31.
qatarairways.com,
virgin-atlantic.com
Bonus points with Radisson in the Americas Until December 31, members of Carlson Rezidor’s Club Carlson programme can earn 10,000 bonus gold points per night when staying at more than 100 Radisson and Radisson Blu hotels in North and Latin America and the Caribbean (including the Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, pictured). Quote code MEGAPTS.
clubcarlson.com
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