American Airlines has shared that it is working on several initiatives to enhance its #loyalty offering, including working on basics like making earning easy and letting members benefits from more #rewards before, between and beyond status levels.
Vasu Raja, American Airlines’ chief commercial officer, last week shared that certain sources of revenue have exhibited faster and more consistent growth, with revenue annualized growth for the 2019-2023 period being 4.3% in case of its #FFP, as compared to 2.1% for long-haul passenger and 2.9% for short-haul passenger segments. Referring to AA’s travel rewards program, AAdvantage, Raja said despite its size, the program has significant growth potential, and it is underpenetrated in the travel landscape. The company shared that American co-brand is 6% of US air travellers, and AAdvantage is 23% of US air travellers. So the plan going forward is to make it easy to be an AAdvantage customer, making it the most rewarding program, differentiate their travel experience and refresh partnerships.
As for the focus on putting everyday spending on its #creditcard and letting members earn miles, the focus is on shopping (groceries, home renovations, pre-vacation shopping etc.), dining out, hotel bookings, and booking events (concerts, sporting events, theatre etc.).
In the first half of 2024, AA is working on expanded redemption benefits and exclusive benefits to status customer, and in the second half, the plan is to expand cash and #miles redemption for vacations, events and experiences, even more superior redemption benefits for status customers, and exclusive access to premium content for status customers. “Our revenue is increasingly driven by AAdvantage customers who demand premium content,” said Raja.
By Ritesh Gupta, Ai Events
Christopher Staab #MegaEvent2024
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