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GLO Weekly: Global Loyalty News – March 3, 2023 (Week 9)

All you need to know in global loyalty & CX news this week.

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GLO Video / GLO Loyalty Predictions 2023 Ep 18: Advice to your younger self. Heads of Airlines & Hotels, Loyalty Consultants  

Featuring: Kristi Gole, Head of Strategy, Global Hotel Alliance / Ben Lipsey, Head of Flying Blue Air France-KLM / Andrea Pinna, Global SVP Loyalty Strategy, Radisson Hotel Group / Iain Pringle, Partner, New World Loyalty, UK / Ani Elmaoglu, CEO, Ketchup Loyalty, Turkey / Chuck Ehredt, CEO Currency Alliance, Spain / Peter Kisbye, CEO, Loyal Solutions, Denmark / Shyam Shah, CEO, Loyalty Juggernaut, USA

Airlines & Alliances News:

SAUDIA (Saudi Arabia) launches an upgraded version of Alfursan loyalty program with slogan “ENJOY MORE”

Mega airline group to be formed in India: Air India and Vistara to be merged

IAG (UK/Spain) is finalising the full acquisition of Air Europa (Spain)

Thai Airways Plans To Merge Thai Smile With Main Airline

Royal Jordanian Airlines expands technology agreement with Sabre

Hotels & Hospitality

Loyal Solutions signs multi-year contract with Marriott International

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park (UK) introduces kids-oriented campaign “Little Rangers Adventures”

Hyatt announces Hotel Category Changes

Retail, Payments, Transport & Real Estate:

M&S trials premium version of its Sparks loyalty card

Triangle Rewards (Canada) launches premium feature called Triangle Select

New Look collaborates with ParcelLab

Tamayaz (Dubai) reports that loyalty programme accounted for 80%of sales in 2022

Loyal Solutions enters multiyear contract with NAF, The Norwegian Auto Association

BMW Partners With Coinweb to Develop Blockchain-Based Vehicle Financing Automation and Loyalty Program in Thailand

e& and Mastercard announce partnership in 16 markets across the Middle East, Asia and Africa

Earning miles with real estate financing: Miles & More launches partnership with Dr. Klein Privatkunden

Entertainment, Telecom & Sport: 

Wellness Brand Cymbiotika Launches Web3 Customer Loyalty Program on Polygon

Loyalty Technology: 

TOURISMVERSE is bringing tourism and travel industry on Web3

Finn has been appointed communications agency by global retail loyalty business TCC.

Propello (UK) raises £650k for loyalty software used by Hello Fresh (UK)

Reports: 

Euromonitor International Releases Report on the growth of subscription loyalty programmes in the Americas

Loyalty & Healthcare: Loyalty card data on over-the-counter medicine purchases could help spot ovarian cancer earlier

Interviews: 

Sabre’s Ladislav Lettovsky on Non-Personalisation in Airline Industry – does personalisation yield results?

Customer loyalty & inflation

People & Appointments:

Virgin Atlantic make two key leadership appointments

Tony Cortizas is appointed as Chief Marketing Officer of Unique Vacations (Sandals® Resorts and Beaches® Resorts)