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Re: "Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats"
« Reply #40 on: April 02, 2017, 07:40:14 PM »
1.77 is 1.8 rounded. So AA is willing to mark the price down to what Citi pays when they have a sale.

That's crazy.

Buy 1billion units from me and I'll charge you a little bit more than my sale price, what other industry does that happen in?
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Re: "Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats"
« Reply #41 on: April 02, 2017, 07:45:14 PM »
That's crazy.

Buy 1billion units from me and I'll charge you a little bit more than my sale price, what other industry does that happen in?
Ones where you can charge for exclusivity.
We offer it for DD advertisers as well :)
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Re: "Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats"
« Reply #42 on: April 02, 2017, 07:50:09 PM »
Ones where you can charge for exclusivity.
We offer it for DD advertisers as well :)
Though with many flexible currency partners, there ain't much exclusivity. Rates are pretty similar.

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Re: "Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats"
« Reply #43 on: April 02, 2017, 07:52:09 PM »
Though with many flexible currency partners, there ain't much exclusivity. Rates are pretty similar.
You're saying BA and SQ command the same rates UA does?
Seems hard to believe.
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Re: "Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats"
« Reply #44 on: April 02, 2017, 07:53:22 PM »
You're saying BA and SQ command the same rates UA does?
Seems hard to believe.

No, I'm saying that Citi pays a similar amount for AA as spg pays for it. Each airline has its own rate of course

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