Time to re-task forums for discussion of companies rather than their FF programs?
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Ok, giving this another pass based on input in this thread:
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to better illustrate that topics in the forums can be either regarding the entity or the loyalty program, and adding a forum description for each. (Example of forum description: "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
-Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club
-airberlin | topbonus
-Air Canada | Aeroplan
-Air France/KLM and other partners| Flying Blue
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand | Air Points
-Airtran Airways | A+ Rewards
-Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
-Alitalia | MilleMiglia
-All Nippon Airways | Mileage Club
-American Airlines | AAdvantage
-Asiana | Asiana Club
-Avianca/Taca | LifeMiles
-bmi | Diamond Club
-British Airways | Executive Club
-Cathay Pacific | Asia Miles
-Delta | SkyMiles
-El Al | Matmid
-Emirates | Skywards
-Etihad Airways | Etihad Guest
-Finnair | Finnair Plus
-Frontier Airlines | EarlyReturns
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines | Iberia Plus
-India-based Airlines
-JAL | Mileage Bank
-JetBlue | TrueBlue
-Korean Air | SkyPass
-LAN | LANPASS
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners | Miles & More
--SWISS
-Qantas | Frequent Flyer
-Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS | EuroBonus
-Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
-Southwest | Rapid Rewards
-Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus
-Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles
-United Airlines | MileagePlus
-US Airways | Dividend Miles
-Virgin America | Elevate
-Virgin Atlantic | Flying Club
-Virgin Australia | Velocity
-WestJet | WestJet Rewards
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor | Le Club Accorhotels
-Best Western | Best Western Rewards
-Choice | Choice Privileges
-Carlson | Club Carlson
-Fairmont | President's Club
-Hilton | HHonors
-Hyatt | Gold Passport
-InterContinental Hotels Group | IHG Rewards Club & Intercontinental Ambassador
--InterContinental Hotels Group - Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton | Rewards
-Starwood | Preferred Guest
-Wyndham | Wyndham Rewards
-Other Hotel Chains
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to better illustrate that topics in the forums can be either regarding the entity or the loyalty program, and adding a forum description for each. (Example of forum description: "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
-Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club
-airberlin | topbonus
-Air Canada | Aeroplan
-Air France/KLM and other partners| Flying Blue
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand | Air Points
-Airtran Airways | A+ Rewards
-Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
-Alitalia | MilleMiglia
-All Nippon Airways | Mileage Club
-American Airlines | AAdvantage
-Asiana | Asiana Club
-Avianca/Taca | LifeMiles
-bmi | Diamond Club
-British Airways | Executive Club
-Cathay Pacific | Asia Miles
-Delta | SkyMiles
-El Al | Matmid
-Emirates | Skywards
-Etihad Airways | Etihad Guest
-Finnair | Finnair Plus
-Frontier Airlines | EarlyReturns
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines | Iberia Plus
-India-based Airlines
-JAL | Mileage Bank
-JetBlue | TrueBlue
-Korean Air | SkyPass
-LAN | LANPASS
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners | Miles & More
--SWISS
-Qantas | Frequent Flyer
-Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS | EuroBonus
-Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
-Southwest | Rapid Rewards
-Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus
-Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles
-United Airlines | MileagePlus
-US Airways | Dividend Miles
-Virgin America | Elevate
-Virgin Atlantic | Flying Club
-Virgin Australia | Velocity
-WestJet | WestJet Rewards
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor | Le Club Accorhotels
-Best Western | Best Western Rewards
-Choice | Choice Privileges
-Carlson | Club Carlson
-Fairmont | President's Club
-Hilton | HHonors
-Hyatt | Gold Passport
-InterContinental Hotels Group | IHG Rewards Club & Intercontinental Ambassador
--InterContinental Hotels Group - Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton | Rewards
-Starwood | Preferred Guest
-Wyndham | Wyndham Rewards
-Other Hotel Chains
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I'e been supporting the idea of just using airline/hotel names, but I'd support this version. I'll have to think more about the choice of one version or the other, but I believe that the current names should be changed to make clear that it's appropriate to discuss the airlines and hotels in these fora, not just the FF or FS (frequent sleeper-TM) programs.
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Ok, giving this another pass based on input in this thread:
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to better illustrate that topics in the forums can be either regarding the entity or the loyalty program, and adding a forum description for each. (Example of forum description: "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
-Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club
-airberlin | topbonus
-Air Canada | Aeroplan
-Air France/KLM and other partners| Flying Blue
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand | Air Points
-Airtran Airways | A+ Rewards
-Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
-Alitalia | MilleMiglia
-All Nippon Airways | Mileage Club
-American Airlines | AAdvantage
-Asiana | Asiana Club
-Avianca/Taca | LifeMiles
-bmi | Diamond Club
-British Airways | Executive Club
-Cathay Pacific | Asia Miles
-Delta | SkyMiles
-El Al | Matmid
-Emirates | Skywards
-Etihad Airways | Etihad Guest
-Finnair | Finnair Plus
-Frontier Airlines | EarlyReturns
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines | Iberia Plus
-India-based Airlines
-JAL | Mileage Bank
-JetBlue | TrueBlue
-Korean Air | SkyPass
-LAN | LANPASS
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners | Miles & More
--SWISS
-Qantas | Frequent Flyer
-Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS | EuroBonus
-Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
-Southwest | Rapid Rewards
-Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus
-Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles
-United Airlines | MileagePlus
-US Airways | Dividend Miles
-Virgin America | Elevate
-Virgin Atlantic | Flying Club
-Virgin Australia | Velocity
-WestJet | WestJet Rewards
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor | Le Club Accorhotels
-Best Western | Best Western Rewards
-Choice | Choice Privileges
-Carlson | Club Carlson
-Fairmont | President's Club
-Hilton | HHonors
-Hyatt | Gold Passport
-InterContinental Hotels Group | IHG Rewards Club & Intercontinental Ambassador
--InterContinental Hotels Group - Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton | Rewards
-Starwood | Preferred Guest
-Wyndham | Wyndham Rewards
-Other Hotel Chains
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to better illustrate that topics in the forums can be either regarding the entity or the loyalty program, and adding a forum description for each. (Example of forum description: "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
-Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club
-airberlin | topbonus
-Air Canada | Aeroplan
-Air France/KLM and other partners| Flying Blue
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand | Air Points
-Airtran Airways | A+ Rewards
-Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
-Alitalia | MilleMiglia
-All Nippon Airways | Mileage Club
-American Airlines | AAdvantage
-Asiana | Asiana Club
-Avianca/Taca | LifeMiles
-bmi | Diamond Club
-British Airways | Executive Club
-Cathay Pacific | Asia Miles
-Delta | SkyMiles
-El Al | Matmid
-Emirates | Skywards
-Etihad Airways | Etihad Guest
-Finnair | Finnair Plus
-Frontier Airlines | EarlyReturns
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines | Iberia Plus
-India-based Airlines
-JAL | Mileage Bank
-JetBlue | TrueBlue
-Korean Air | SkyPass
-LAN | LANPASS
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners | Miles & More
--SWISS
-Qantas | Frequent Flyer
-Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS | EuroBonus
-Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
-Southwest | Rapid Rewards
-Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus
-Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles
-United Airlines | MileagePlus
-US Airways | Dividend Miles
-Virgin America | Elevate
-Virgin Atlantic | Flying Club
-Virgin Australia | Velocity
-WestJet | WestJet Rewards
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor | Le Club Accorhotels
-Best Western | Best Western Rewards
-Choice | Choice Privileges
-Carlson | Club Carlson
-Fairmont | President's Club
-Hilton | HHonors
-Hyatt | Gold Passport
-InterContinental Hotels Group | IHG Rewards Club & Intercontinental Ambassador
--InterContinental Hotels Group - Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton | Rewards
-Starwood | Preferred Guest
-Wyndham | Wyndham Rewards
-Other Hotel Chains
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Those are minor & can be edited if necessary.
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Looking for input on Option 1 or Option 2
Ok, giving this another pass based on input in this thread. We've got 2 options & are looking for input on both, pros/cons, & preferred.
OPTION 1:
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to the entity rather than the frequent flyer/stay program, and adding a forum description for each. The frequent flyer/stay program will be listed in the forum description (example of forum description, "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines
-Aer Lingus
-airberlin
-Air Canada
-Air France/KLM and other partners
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand
-Airtran Airways
-Alaska Airlines
-Alitalia
-All Nippon Airways
-American Airlines
-Asiana
-Avianca/Taca
-bmi
-British Airways
-Cathay Pacific
-Delta
-El Al
-Emirates
-Etihad Airways
-Finnair
-Frontier Airlines
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines
-India-based Airlines
-JAL
-JetBlue
-Korean Air
-LAN
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners
--SWISS
-Qantas
-Qatar Airways
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS
-Singapore Airlines
-Southwest
-Thai Airways
-Turkish Airlines
-United Airlines (Consolidated)
-US Airways
-Virgin America
-Virgin Atlantic
-Virgin Australia
-WestJet
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor
-Best Western
-Choice
-Carlson
-Fairmont
-Hilton
-Hyatt
-InterContinental Hotels Group
--InterContinental Hotels Group Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton
-Starwood
-Wyndham
-Other Hotel Chains
OPTION 2:
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to better illustrate that topics in the forums can be either regarding the entity or the loyalty program, and adding a forum description for each. (Example of forum description: "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
-Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club
-airberlin | topbonus
-Air Canada | Aeroplan
-Air France/KLM and other partners| Flying Blue
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand | Air Points
-Airtran Airways | A+ Rewards
-Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
-Alitalia | MilleMiglia
-All Nippon Airways | Mileage Club
-American Airlines | AAdvantage
-Asiana | Asiana Club
-Avianca/Taca | LifeMiles
-bmi | Diamond Club
-British Airways | Executive Club
-Cathay Pacific | Asia Miles
-Delta | SkyMiles
-El Al | Matmid
-Emirates | Skywards
-Etihad Airways | Etihad Guest
-Finnair | Finnair Plus
-Frontier Airlines | EarlyReturns
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines | Iberia Plus
-India-based Airlines
-JAL | Mileage Bank
-JetBlue | TrueBlue
-Korean Air | SkyPass
-LAN | LANPASS
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners | Miles & More
--SWISS
-Qantas | Frequent Flyer
-Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS | EuroBonus
-Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
-Southwest | Rapid Rewards
-Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus
-Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles
-United Airlines (Consolidated) | MileagePlus
-US Airways | Dividend Miles
-Virgin America | Elevate
-Virgin Atlantic | Flying Club
-Virgin Australia | Velocity
-WestJet | WestJet Rewards
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor | Le Club Accorhotels
-Best Western | Best Western Rewards
-Choice | Choice Privileges
-Carlson | Club Carlson
-Fairmont | President's Club
-Hilton | HHonors
-Hyatt | Gold Passport
-InterContinental Hotels Group | IHG Rewards Club & Intercontinental Ambassador
--InterContinental Hotels Group Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton | Rewards
-Starwood | Preferred Guest
-Wyndham | Wyndham Rewards
-Other Hotel Chains
OPTION 1:
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to the entity rather than the frequent flyer/stay program, and adding a forum description for each. The frequent flyer/stay program will be listed in the forum description (example of forum description, "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines
-Aer Lingus
-airberlin
-Air Canada
-Air France/KLM and other partners
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand
-Airtran Airways
-Alaska Airlines
-Alitalia
-All Nippon Airways
-American Airlines
-Asiana
-Avianca/Taca
-bmi
-British Airways
-Cathay Pacific
-Delta
-El Al
-Emirates
-Etihad Airways
-Finnair
-Frontier Airlines
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines
-India-based Airlines
-JAL
-JetBlue
-Korean Air
-LAN
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners
--SWISS
-Qantas
-Qatar Airways
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS
-Singapore Airlines
-Southwest
-Thai Airways
-Turkish Airlines
-United Airlines (Consolidated)
-US Airways
-Virgin America
-Virgin Atlantic
-Virgin Australia
-WestJet
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor
-Best Western
-Choice
-Carlson
-Fairmont
-Hilton
-Hyatt
-InterContinental Hotels Group
--InterContinental Hotels Group Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton
-Starwood
-Wyndham
-Other Hotel Chains
OPTION 2:
"Talkboard recommends changing the airline and hotel forums names to better illustrate that topics in the forums can be either regarding the entity or the loyalty program, and adding a forum description for each. (Example of forum description: "For all discussions related to United Airlines and the Mileage Plus program")
Airlines and their programs:
-Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
-Aer Lingus | Gold Circle Club
-airberlin | topbonus
-Air Canada | Aeroplan
-Air France/KLM and other partners| Flying Blue
--Air France
--KLM
-Air New Zealand | Air Points
-Airtran Airways | A+ Rewards
-Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
-Alitalia | MilleMiglia
-All Nippon Airways | Mileage Club
-American Airlines | AAdvantage
-Asiana | Asiana Club
-Avianca/Taca | LifeMiles
-bmi | Diamond Club
-British Airways | Executive Club
-Cathay Pacific | Asia Miles
-Delta | SkyMiles
-El Al | Matmid
-Emirates | Skywards
-Etihad Airways | Etihad Guest
-Finnair | Finnair Plus
-Frontier Airlines | EarlyReturns
-Hawaii-based Airlines
-Iberia Airlines | Iberia Plus
-India-based Airlines
-JAL | Mileage Bank
-JetBlue | TrueBlue
-Korean Air | SkyPass
-LAN | LANPASS
-Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners | Miles & More
--SWISS
-Qantas | Frequent Flyer
-Qatar Airways | Privilege Club
-Russia-based Airlines
-SAS | EuroBonus
-Singapore Airlines | KrisFlyer
-Southwest | Rapid Rewards
-Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus
-Turkish Airlines | Miles&Smiles
-United Airlines (Consolidated) | MileagePlus
-US Airways | Dividend Miles
-Virgin America | Elevate
-Virgin Atlantic | Flying Club
-Virgin Australia | Velocity
-WestJet | WestJet Rewards
-Other Asian, Australian, and South Pacific Airlines
-Other European Airlines
-Other Middle Eastern and Africa Airlines
-Other North & South America Airlines
-Budget Asian, Australian and South Pacific Airlines
-Budget European Airlines
-Budget Middle East and Africa Airlines
-Budget North and South America Airlines
Hotel Chains and their programs:
-Accor | Le Club Accorhotels
-Best Western | Best Western Rewards
-Choice | Choice Privileges
-Carlson | Club Carlson
-Fairmont | President's Club
-Hilton | HHonors
-Hyatt | Gold Passport
-InterContinental Hotels Group | IHG Rewards Club & Intercontinental Ambassador
--InterContinental Hotels Group Stay Forum
-Marriott/Ritz-Carlton | Rewards
-Starwood | Preferred Guest
-Wyndham | Wyndham Rewards
-Other Hotel Chains
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Thanks for all your work on this, Sharon.
I prefer Option 2, and I believe it will result in higher search rankings as well.
I prefer Option 2, and I believe it will result in higher search rankings as well.
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As I've already said, I do prefer option 2.
And I also agree that it should be Hilton | Hilton HHonors and Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest in final form.
And I also agree that it should be Hilton | Hilton HHonors and Starwood | Starwood Preferred Guest in final form.
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As already mentioned, the change can be made before the formal motion. I'd like to hear from FTers their preference for Option 1 or Option 2.
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I prefer option 2. With option 1, I feel as though we are replacing one problem with another (e.g. "where do I post this thread about AA in general?" will become "where do I post this thread about AAdvantage?")
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