Loyalty Awards to Recognise Most Innovative Travel Loyalty Programmes

LONDON, November 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Airline Business, the aviation industry publication, and frequent flyer management company Global Flight have opened nominations for the prestigious Loyalty Awards, which will be celebrated as part of the 6^th annual Loyalty Conference which will take place in Amsterdam from 17-19 February 2014.

The Loyalty Awards are the only industry awards voted for by loyalty professionals, making them highly sought after by the winners. All loyalty programme operators have until 13 December to nominate their programme via the conference website in one of the three Awards categories, Management, Technology or CRM.

A judging panel of four loyalty professionals will then assess all nominations and select the winners. The winners will be announced at the 6^th Loyalty Conference gala dinner in Amsterdam.

The latest winners announced in February 2013 were airBaltic (Technology), Virgin Australia (Management) and Virgin America (CRM). "These winners and the wide range of nominations received show that loyalty innovations take nowadays place at programmes not necessarily in the focus of attention of the public", explains Ravindra Bhagwanani, Managing Director of Global Flight and Chairman of the Loyalty Conference. "Both the Awards and the Loyalty Conference itself cater for that diversity, making it truly the global meeting place of the travel loyalty industry."

Loyalty specialists from around 50 companies have already confirmed their attendance at Loyalty 2014 more than three months prior to the event. The agenda will feature high level speakers from companies including Air France/KLM, Delta, AirAsia, airBaltic, SkyTeam, Accor, Sixt, China Rewards and Amsterdam Marketing.

About Airline Business

The Airline Business brand is the one that airline executives turn to - whether in print, on the web or at face-to-face events. At the core of the brand is insightful, impartial and in-depth analysis and intelligence provided by the Airline Business editorial team. That team is committed to the highest standards of reporting and providing the best value for time and money possible at its events. With its mission as being "The magazine for the airline boardroom" Airline Business focuses on the leaders and business critical issues that drive our industry forward. Airline Business is part of the Flightglobal porfolio owned by Reed Business Information.

About Global Flight

Global Flight is a specialised management company providing management-related services to airlines worldwide in the FFP/CRM field. Based on an unparalleled knowledge of all some 200 Frequent Flyer Programmes and its ability to adapt to the individual requirements of each airline, the company's customer basis has grown since 1996 to include all types of airlines from Top 10 to regional airlines worldwide.
Privately owned and acting independently of any suppliers, the company can fully focus on delivering value at the critical management level of loyalty issues rather than upselling other products or services.

Read more at  http://www.loyalty-conference.com or call Jeanette Mitchinson on Tel +44-20-8652-4578 for more information.