Two years after it was announced that Accor would be buying Fairmont, we have details on the demise of the Fairmont Presidents Club program. If you want to familiarize yourself with Accor, three years ago I uploaded the chain's secret loyalty manual. ...

Fairmont Presidents Club Gets Folded into Le Club Accorhotels July 2nd and more...  In This Issue...  Fairmont Presidents Club Gets Folded into Le Club Accorhotels July 2nd  Why the Era of Spinning Off Frequent Flyer Programs Should Be Over  Four Interesting Things We Learn From Delta’s Search for a New SkyMiles Strategy Manager  American Diverts to Denver So Passengers Can Use Bathroom While Pit Crew Blasts Out Poop  Don’t Get Scammed By Fake Hotel Sites and the Happiest Travel Smurfs at Christmas  Flight Attendant Videotaped Eating Passenger Meals  The Future of Marriott and Starwood Credit Cards  More Recent Articles Fairmont Presidents Club Gets Folded into Le Club Accorhotels July 2nd Two years after it was announced that Accor would be buying Fairmont, we have details on the demise of the Fairmont Presidents Club program. If you want to familiarize yourself with Accor, three years ago I uploaded the chain's secret loyalty manual. Continue reading Fairmont Presidents Club Gets Folded into Le Club Accorhotels July 2nd...          • Email to a friend •   Why the Era of Spinning Off Frequent Flyer Programs Should Be Over To be sure there's a case for spinoffs: if an airline needs to raise cash, selling assets is one way to do that. And frequent flyer programs are in many cases among the most valuable assets an airline has. It's just not a free lunch, selling even a part of the program creates frictions that can reduce value. Sometimes an airline needs to do that, but financially healthy airlines should be extremely cautious before doing so. Continue reading Why the Era of Spinning Off Frequent Flyer Programs Should Be Over...          • Email to a friend •   Four Interesting Things We Learn From Delta’s Search for a New SkyMiles Strategy Manager Delta is looking for a new Manager of Program Strategy for SkyMiles. They'll be in charge of 'enhanc[ing]' the program. Continue reading Four Interesting Things We Learn From Delta’s Search for a New SkyMiles Strategy Manager...          • Email to a friend •   American Diverts to Denver So Passengers Can Use Bathroom While Pit Crew Blasts Out Poop This morning's American Airlines flight AA662 from Charlotte to San Francisco had to divert to Denver so that passengers could use the bathroom. It's not the first time a flight has had to do that this month. The American flight makes for a crazy story, though. The pilot announced to passengers while over Kansas that they were going to divert because of a blockage in the lavatory system. The whole system was constipated. Continue reading American Diverts to Denver So Passengers Can Use Bathroom While Pit Crew Blasts Out Poop...          • Email to a friend •   Don’t Get Scammed By Fake Hotel Sites and the Happiest Travel Smurfs at Christmas A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Don’t Get Scammed By Fake Hotel Sites and the Happiest Travel Smurfs at Christmas...          • Email to a friend •   Flight Attendant Videotaped Eating Passenger Meals A flight attendant is seen (and taped) eating leftover passenger meals. The person posting this to Facebook analogizes to a restaurant where the chef tastes the food before serving it to the customer to ensure it's properly seasoned. Plus of course you know if the flight attendant is your food taster, and doesn't die, the food's safe. Continue reading Flight Attendant Videotaped Eating Passenger Meals...          • Email to a friend •   The Future of Marriott and Starwood Credit Cards Last week we learned that Marriott had inked a deal with both Chase and American Express to issue credit cards for their new combined program. Once Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards (and, presumably, Ritz-Carlton Rewards) become one here's how they're carving up territory: Continue reading The Future of Marriott and Starwood Credit Cards...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Only 9 Hotels are Moving Up or Down Hyatt Category This Year Four Online Shopping Bonuses, Four Thousand Miles       Click here to safely unsubscribe from "View from the Wing." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.