Budget-airline Ryanair recently introduced a new paid membership program. The ‘Ryanair Prime’ costs approximately $102.27 a year, and provides advanced seat assignment, and access to discounted ...

Qantas is restricting Emirates first-class awards, adding a status requirement and raising Qantas points prices. Here’s ...

More than 40 years ago in 1979, Texas International Airlines introduced the first modern frequent flyer program, “Payola Passes,” to thank its customers who were “heavy” travelers. Fast forward a ...

(CNN) — Who knew becoming a millionaire was so easy? When European airline SAS, or Scandinavian Airlines, switched airline “alliance” in late 2024, it decided to make a song and dance about it, ...

Airlines don’t release much data on their massively profitable loyalty programs. But scrutiny from the government and consumers have led some to wonder, are these programs worth it? Loyalty is big ...

Frequent flyer programs are a staple among major U.S. carriers, but according to a recently released analysis, some are better than others. The loyalty program for Alaska Airlines notched the title of ...

Alaska Mileage Plan tops the list for the second year in a row. These rankings take into account three different annual airfare budgets: Light ($459), Average ($3,393), and Frequent ($6,326). As a ...

Millions of travellers affected as redemption costs surge and surcharges climb Changes effective 5 August amid data breach fallout and customer frustration Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has ...