Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Loyalty programs influence decisions to purchase that go way beyond FTers, so the answer to the headline question is "yes".
Airline loyalty programs have faced erosion because of the consumer-unfriendly actions of the airlines. In other words, airline management is responsible for the "erosion" of customer loyalty and the programs they operate.
Seems like FTers are indeed part of the majority according to your link above:
.... and the hotel programs part of FT is not as popular with the majority on FT as the airline programs.
Seems like FTers are a subset of the majority.
Valid points. My statement was mot e in reference to the idea that many on here put way more value into a program thsn an average consumer... consider the debates of loyalty in the Hyatt, Hilton, and DL forums right now. I know it happens in others what does the 1 that primarily read.