{"id":163814,"date":"2025-01-04T00:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T14:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/british-airways-loyalty-changes-short-haul-travelers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T00:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T14:33:06","slug":"british-airways-loyalty-overhaul-why-short-haul-travelers-should-rethink-their-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=163814","title":{"rendered":"British Airways’ Loyalty Overhaul: Why Short-Haul Travelers Should Rethink Their Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, British Airways<\/a><\/span> revealed that it was making sweeping changes to its loyalty program. These changes mean that frequent flier status will be tied to the amount customers spend, with some catches. British Airways has sold these changes by emphasizing that credit card and holiday spending will be counted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Other airlines’ loyalty programs make it easier for short-haul travelers to earn status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,2070,1513,1606,13240,1570,1693],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airline-loyalty-program","category-british-airways","category-british-airways-executive-club","category-commercial-aviation","category-oneworld","category-royal-jordanian"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t