New research looks into how travelers use loyalty programs—and how they get the most out of them.

From a new all-inclusive in the Caribbean to an elite status points and miles enthusiasts adore, these are the hotels and hotel loyalty programs that won TPG Awards this year.

Loyalty programs require members to make purchases to earn rewards and are designed to increase visitor frequency. Whether it ...

For years, loyalty programs in travel followed a familiar, transactional formula: stay more, earn points, redeem nights. But ...

Hilton Honors is getting its most significant refresh in years. Hilton is rolling out a major slate of travel rewards updates for 2026 that reshapes the elite ladder, introduces its first-ever ...

The free flights and elite status perks offered by airline loyalty programs are ultimately designed to do one thing: Get you to spend more money with the airline. But in the past few years, these ...

Competitor airlines have long rewarded their most loyal customers with one-off upgrade certificates into lie-flat seats. And ...

DUBLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A proposal by ‌U.S. ​President Donald Trump to cap credit-card interest ‌rates, if implemented, could have a big impact on the profitable loyalty programmes of ​the ...

SEATTLE Starbucks Coffee plans to change its loyalty card program in December to reward guests with various benefits based on their frequency of visits, the chain said last week. Starting late next ...

Qantas will allow its frequent flyers to book premium economy seats on Emirates as part of a strategy to hit $1 billion in ...

Now more than three decades later, AIR MILES is transforming the loyalty landscape again. This summer, the program will transition to Blue Rewards, an evolution that reflects how consumer habits are ...

Geoffrey Fowler, technology columnist at the Washington Post, has written several articles about rewards cards and what ...