It’s safe to say that Covid-19 is giving many a miles collector sleepless nights. With travel all but impossible, airlines on life support and the looming specter of a devaluation, those miles which we’ve worked so hard to earn now look more like a liability than an asset.
Are my miles safe? What happens if the airline goes under? Will we see massive devaluations once flying resumes? What will the loyalty landscape look like after Covid-19?
Many questions, and few concrete answers- but that doesn’t mean we can’t make educated guesses. So join me next Wednesday as I chat about Covid-19 and the miles game with loyalty experts Mark Mullinix and Nik Laming.
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 Mark MullinixHead of Strategy & Partnerships Ascenda |
| Mark Mullinix is currently head of Strategy and Partnerships at Ascenda, a global loyalty provider specialising in travel and financial services loyalty. Ascenda helps banks build great rewards programs and Mark is responsible for expanding partnerships, managing relationships with airlines and hotels, and developing new loyalty products.
Mark founded Loyalty Advantage, a boutique consultancy focused on loyalty and rewards programs, which was acquired by Ascenda in 2019. Mark has been involved with loyalty and frequent flyer programs since his first forays into mileage running in 1998, and has been working directly in the credit card and loyalty industries since 2006. He is based in Singapore, though until recently was more commonly found in a middle aisle seat on any of several oneworld carriers. |
 Nik LamingDirector Urban Leopard Loyalty |
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Nik Laming is an international, business leader specialising in loyalty programs, data monetization and analytics. He is now focused on helping companies optimize and build loyalty programs into digital and data businesses. Formerly he was SVP Asia Pacific at AIMIA both managing the SEA regional business and working with clients across all disciplines in loyalty marketing and consulting. Most recently he designed and built the GetGo coalition lifestyle rewards program for Cebu Pacific Air, an LCC and the largest airline in Philippines. A next-generation, lifestyle rewards program targeting and monetizing a broad base of 5.5 million members and serving 250+ partners. |
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Time: 8 p.m- 9 p.m (give or take- there may be some overrun for questions too)
Registration is free and can be done through the link below. There are limited slots, so sign up soon to avoid disappointment.
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Look forward to welcoming you all and taking your questions!
