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Alaska confirms: 'travel hackers' killed their Emirates Offerings

Old Jun 28, 2016, 12:44 am
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Originally Posted by MasterGeek
You cannot use the "terms and conditions" to justify anything. Corporations afford to put anything in them knowing that most consumers don't read them and don't have the resources to contest them.
Then who's fault is that?

Not to mention this is nowhere near the most egregious T&C out there...
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Old Jun 28, 2016, 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by MasterGeek
You cannot use the "terms and conditions" to justify anything. Corporations afford to put anything in them knowing that most consumers don't read them and don't have the resources to contest them.
So what's the point? The terms and conditions (that everyone agrees to when they wish to join the program) allow it. Either way, as long as everyone who purchased miles at a specified price received those miles at the specified price, there was no "bait" and no "switch." AS did not promise any specific redemption in their sale of miles.
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Old Jun 28, 2016, 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by MasterGeek
You cannot use the "terms and conditions" to justify anything. Corporations afford to put anything in them knowing that most consumers don't read them and don't have the resources to contest them.
Hundreds of years of contract law contradict your understanding--especially when you're talking about a nonessential, luxury good/service like travel and frequent flyer programs. Anyone buying miles or taking a credit card to get airline miles should be aware that the language that an airline "may, in its discretion, change the rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers [of this program] at any time with or without notice" is pretty standard stuff. Despite any blogger's screaming about devaluations without notice, the airlines are within their contract rights to do so.

Now, whether such devaluations are good business practice is a different story.
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