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Flight Centre Travel Group discusses potential changes to credit card rewards and their impact on loyalty programs ahead of regulatory changes.

According to Travel Weekly Australia, Flight Centre Travel Group discusses potential changes to credit card rewards and their impact on loyalty programs ahead of regulatory changes on 1 October. The executive notes reductions in interchange fees could allow new entrants to disrupt loyalty programs, and Flight Centre’s World360 Rewards has grown to about 600,000 Australian members and will be extended to Corporate Traveller and Flight Centre Business Travel later this year. The program offers points across 500+ airlines, 900,000 hotels, and 41 cruise lines, and uses AI to support its loyalty offering.

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Flight Centre Travel Group discusses potential changes to credit card rewards and their impact on loyalty programs ahead of regulatory changes.
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Key facts

  1. 01Regulatory changes take effect on 1 October.
  2. 02Interchange fee reductions could allow new entrants to disrupt loyalty programs.
  3. 03World360 Rewards has about 600,000 Australian members since launch and will be extended to Corporate Traveller and Flight Centre Business Travel later this year.
  4. 04The program allows earning/redeeming across more than 500 airlines, 900,000 hotels, and 41 cruise lines; customers can earn airline FF points alongside World360 Rewards points.
  5. 05AI support is deployed for World360 Rewards, assisting a broad network of travel and non-travel partners.

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