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STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL3
• About eight in ten frequent travelers belong to a travel loyalty program, and there is significant overlap between airline and hotel program membership.
• One in three claim they’ve achieved elite status in at least one program each for air and hotel programs.
• Airlines are much more likely than hotels to be cited as these consumers’ primary travel loyalty program.
Travel Loyalty Program ProfileAmong Total Frequent Travelers
37
35
56
73
77
78BELONG TO ANY TYPE
PROGRAM
AIRLINE
HOTEL
CAR RENTAL
MEMBERS WITH ELITE STATUS
% of AIRLINE members
% of HOTEL members
Continued…
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
4
22
52
TYPE of Program that is Primary Program
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77% of ALL frequent travelers belong to an airline program; 52% of ALL frequent travelers say that their primary loyalty program in an airline program.
*
Loyalty Programs Membership
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• Among these “frequent” travelers with $75K+ incomes, United and Delta are the airline programs with somewhat larger memberships, while Hilton and Marriott are the clear favorites among hotel programs.
Travel Loyalty Program Profile (Cont’d)Among Total Frequent Travelers
4
6
6
19
23
12
16
18
22United
Delta
American/US Air
Southwest/Air Tran
Hilton
Marriott
Starwood
IHG
Hyatt
PRIMARY AIRLINE PROGRAM
PRIMARY HOTEL PROGRAM
Continued…
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
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Perceptions of Relative Value -- Hotel Points Versus Airline MilesAmong Travel Loyalty Program Members
• Airline miles are seen as a better value than hotel points. (Note that this perception holds true for all groups explored.)
Q2h
21
30
49
Hotel PointsAre Better
Airline Miles Are
Better
Both the Same
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
Total (821)
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36
35
32
32
19
41
40
35
33
6
Overall Satisfaction with Key Travel Loyalty Programs (Rate 9,10)Among Members of Each Program
• About one in three travel loyalty program members express high satisfaction with their respective program overall. Satisfaction with hotel programs tends to be slightly higher than with airline programs. US Air tends to stand out for having the lowest member satisfaction.
Q3b
Airline ProgramsDelta SkyMiles (254)
Southwest Rapid Rewards (237)
United Mileage Plus (382)
American Aadvantage (186)
US Air Dividend Miles (68)
Hotel ProgramsStarwood (59)
Marriott Rewards (252)
Hilton Hhonors (253)
IHG Rewards (69)
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
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PRICE OF ENTRY(High Stated but NOT High Derived)
TRULY IMPORTANT (High Stated AND Derived)
No restrictions/blackout dates on rewards redemptions
Points/miles never expireMakes it easy to redeem points/miles
No caps on the points/miles you can earn Obtainable rewardsMakes it easy to earn free nights/flightsCan earn free nights/flights quicklyPoints/miles are a good value
NOT IMPORTANT(Not High Stated or Derived)
HIDDEN MOTIVATOR(High Derived but NOT High Stated)
Flies to/ has hotels in locations where I want to redeem points/ miles Is easy to achieve elite statusBonus points/ miles after certain # stays/ flights within one year Makes me feel specialFlexibility to use points on hotels or airlinesFree night/ flight after a certain # stays/ trips within one yearExtra services during flights/ hotel staysRebate on points/ miles redemptions
LOW HIGH
STA
TED
IM
PO
RTA
NC
ELO
WH
IGH
DERIVED IMPORTANCE
Travel Loyalty Programs Derived vs. Stated ImportanceAmong Total Travel Loyalty Program Members
• A regression analysis was conducted to determine key drivers of overall satisfaction with travel loyalty programs. This measure of “derived importance” is then compared to “stated importance” to yield benefits that are stratified as shown below.
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
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• Reflecting the overall patterns, hotel programs elicit higher satisfaction on all benefits/features than do airline programs. Yet within their spheres, the same benefits emerge as the most highly rated, all of which have to do with points/miles – ease of redemption, never expire, no caps, and flights/hotels where want to redeem.
Q3c * Hotel minus Airline Green box indicates significant difference
TRULY IMPORTANT – High Derived AND High Stated ImportancePRICE OF ENTRY – High Stated BUT NOT High Derived Importance HIDDEN MOTIVATOR – High Derived BUT NOT High Stated Importance
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
Total Programs Airline Hotel
Base: Belong To Specific Program And Rate It (821) (547) (229) Diff.*% % %
Points/miles are a good value 37 34 45 +11Makes me feel special 32 28 42 +14Makes it easy to redeem points/miles 45 42 54 +12Can earn free nights/flights quickly 32 30 38 +8Easy to achieve elite status 28 24 36 +12Obtainable rewards 39 36 45 +9Points/miles never expire 41 38 50 +12Makes it easy to earn free nights/flights 33 31 41 +10Extra services during flights/hotel stays 33 29 44 +15Flexibility to use points on hotels or airlines 33 30 40 +10Flies to/has hotels in locations where I want to redeem points/miles 51 50 57 +7Free night/flight after certain # uses within one year 29 25 39 +14Rebate on points/miles redemptions 25 24 28 +4Bonus points/miles after a certain # uses within one year 31 29 38 +9No restrictions/blackout dates on reward redemptions 37 32 47 +15No caps on points/miles you can earn 52 51 56 +5
AVERAGE 36 33 44 +11
Type of ProgramRatings of Travel Loyalty Programs on Specific Characteristics (Satisfaction Rated 9, 10) Among Members Rating ProgramIn Order of Derived Importance
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• Compared to airlines overall, United generates weaker scores on nearly every attribute that is important to frequent travelers.
• Both Marriott’s and Hilton’s attribute scores are in line with those of hotels overall except on “earning free nights quickly” where Marriott has a clear edge over Hilton.
Q3cGreen/Red box indicates significantly higher/lower than rating for total airline programs combinedBlack box indicates total hotel programs rating is significantly higher than total airline programs rating
TotalPrograms Total United Southwest Delta American Total Marriott Hilton
(821) (547) (165) (66) (134) (89) (229) (66) (72)% % % % % % % % %
Points/miles are a good value 37 34 30 41 31 40 45 50 43Makes me feel special 32 28 17 29 30 38 42 50 40Makes it easy to redeem points/miles 45 42 41 58 34 45 54 53 54Can earn free nights/flights quickly 32 30 21 33 31 37 38 48 33Easy to achieve elite status 28 24 14 26 26 35 36 41 33Obtainable rewards 39 36 32 47 31 42 45 48 44Points/miles never expire 41 38 27 47 48 34 50 55 49Makes it easy to earn free nights/flights 33 31 28 35 29 31 41 45 39No restrictions/blackout dates on reward redemptions
37 32 23 47 34 36 47 44 46
No caps on points/miles you can earn 52 51 47 53 52 57 56 53 63
Airline Programs Hotel Programs
TRULY IMPORTANT PRICE OF ENTRY HIDDEN MOTIVATORHigh Derived Importance High Stated Importance High Derived Importance
AND BUT NOT BUT NOTHigh Stated Importance High Derived Importance High Stated Importance
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
Ratings of Travel Loyalty Programs on Specific Characteristics (Satisfaction Rated 9, 10) Among Members Rating Program (Important Characteristics)In Order of Derived Importance
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4639
36343333
3130292827
2524
202019
1615
Total (1,012)
10
Beliefs About Travel Loyalty Programs (Rate 9, 10)Among Total Frequent Travelers
• Frequent travelers are expressing strong feelings that loyalty programs are not what they had been in the past. The only other characteristic emerging as widespread is a recognition that credit cards are the easiest way to accrue points.
Q4
The value of miles/points have been shrinking
Programs credit card is easiest way to accrue points/miles
Rules have been revised/only biggest spenders enjoy perks
Loyalty programs keep changing rules/harder to redeem
It's become more difficult to reach Elite status
It's difficult to move up 'tiers' -- qualifications too high
I like redeeming for things other than hotel stays/flights
Elite membership don’t guarantee perks like they used to
You have to 'game' the system to get most value from programs
Redemptions for groceries/gas/etc is helpful during tough times
Membership affords preferential treatment when you travel
Programs offer personalized rewards that are relevant to me
We travel more often because we can use our rewards
Applied for several cards for bonuses w/ diff. loyalty programs
Rewards are unachievable in most loyalty programs
I look for programs that have low requirements for Elite status
I spend more on travel than I would in order to get points/miles
It's easy to transfer points between hotel and airline programs
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
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48
40
39
35
35
34
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
23
21
21
17
17
Total Members
(821)
Beliefs About Travel Loyalty ProgramsRate 9, 10
• Concern about the value of points/miles is evident regardless of loyalty program membership and irrespective of members’ elite status.
• Not surprisingly, elite members maintain stronger beliefs about their programs than do non-elites.
Q4
The value of mile/points has been shrinking
Program credit card is easiest way to accrue reward points/miles
Rules have been revised/only the biggest spenders enjoy perks
It's become more difficult to reach Elite status
Loyalty programs keep changing the rules/harder to redeem
It's difficult to move up 'tiers' -- qualifications too high
Elite membership doesn't guarantee perks like they used to
You have to 'game' the system to get most value from programs
I like redeeming for things other than hotel stays/flights
Membership affords preferential treatment when you travel
Redemptions for groceries/gas/merchandise helpful in tough times
Programs offer personalized rewards that are relevant to me
We travel more often because we can use our rewards
Applied for several cards for bonuses with diff. loyalty programs
I look for programs that have low requirements for Elite status
Rewards are unachievable in most loyalty programs
I spend more on travel than I would to accrue points/miles
It's easy to transfer points between hotel and airline programs
Elite Non-Elite Total
Members MembersNon-
Members
(479) (342) (191)
% % %
49 45 40
44 35 34
39 39 27
37 32 28
39 30 27
34 34 27
40 21 19
36 23 23
36 23 31
39 16 17
33 20 31
35 15 20
34 13 18
30 12 9
28 11 14
26 15 13
24 8 9
24 7 6Black box indicates significantly higher than Non-Members Green box indicates significantly higher than Non-Elite Members
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
12
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Total Total
(1012) (1012)AVERAGE # OVERNIGHT TRIPS OVERALL 7.84
% %
Share of Trips by Air 60 Share of Trips
Share of Air Trips by Airline Business 42
United 27 Leisure 58
Delta 21 Share of Hotel Stays
American 14 Hilton 27
Southwest 12 Marriott 22
US Airways 9 IHG 12
J et Blue 4 Hilton Hyatt 6
Share of Trips Marriott Starwood 5
Domestic 82
International 18
Travel ProfileAmong Total Frequent Travelers
• Frequent travelers have taken, on average, 8 trips which required a hotel stay in the last 12 months.
• Most of the trips were domestic and made by air, most commonly via United and Delta airlines. They tend to be more for leisure than business purposes.
• Hilton and Marriott account for nearly half of the hotel stays on those trips.
CARD OWNERS – Travel Profile
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Total Total(1012) (1012)
% %Average # Cards Owned 3.39 Amount Charged per Month
1 10 Total $3,2002 26 Business $1,0003 26 Leisure $2,2004+ 38 Revolving Behavior
Types of Cards Owned Pay all cards in full 69General Travel 51 Revolve 31Cash Back 49 Cards Owned & Used For Business Airline 48 Any 44
Hotel 23 Airline 19
Fee Structure of Cards Owned General Travel 17
Any Fee 56 Cash Back 12
Fee only 18 Hotel 8Both 38No fee only 44
Any NO Fee 82
• Frequent travelers own about 3 general purpose credit cards, and they are spread across general travel, cash back and airline cards and to a lesser extent hotel cards. More than two in five use at least one card for business purposes.
• A fairly large proportion own cards that maintain fees and nearly everyone has at least one card that carries no fee.
• Monthly charges amount to over $3,000, with twice as much charged for non-business as business expenses.
• Only one-third of frequent travelers claim to revolve on their credit card payments.
Credit Card Ownership ProfileAmong Total Frequent Travelers
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TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes
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5134
1312
9876
2918
107
549
2520
145
4822
139
1313
85
2416
56
4222
85
321
246
105
126
10544432
14
General Purpose Credit Cards Owned/Primary CardAmong Total Frequent Travelers
• General travel, cash back and airline cards are each considered the “primary” credit card by one in four frequent travelers. Within general travel cards, Bank cards are more likely to be cited than are American Express cards.
Q7a n=1012
ANY GENERAL TRAVEL CARDBANK GENERAL TRAVEL
Capital One Venture Rewards
Total Chase Sapphire
Chase Sapphire
Citi Card
Citi Thank You
Barclay Card
AMERICAN EXPRESS GENERAL TRAVEL
Amex Gold/Platinum
American Express Gold
American Express Platinum
Blue from American Express
ANY CASH BACK CARD Discover
Chase Freedom
BankAmericard Cash Rewards
True Earnings Card from Costco and Amex
ANY AIRLINE CARD United
United Mileage Plus Visa
United Mileage Plus Explorer
American Airlines Citi AAdvantage
American Express Delta SkyMiles
Southwest
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus Visa
23
8
5
6
5
40
24
6
5
15
7
6
2
1
1
2
12
6
1
1
ANY HOTEL CARDS
Marriott
Marriott Rewards Visa Signature
Citi Hilton
American Express Hilton Honors
ALL OTHER CARDS
Other Bank
Chase Slate
Citi Card
Store Cards (any)
Gas Cards (any)
Primary Card Total Own
TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes
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• Given their dominance as frequent travelers’ primary travel programs, it is not surprising that airline programs have elicited a higher level of associated credit card acquisition from their members than have hotel programs.
• United has been much more successful than other programs in generating card acquisition among its membership.
Penetration of Loyalty Program Credit CardsAmong Program Members
7
9
13
16
16
18
23
29
43United (42%)* (426)
American/US Air (45%) (452)
Delta (45%) (458)
Southwest/Air Tran (37%) (373)
Hilton (48%) (490)
Marriott (43%) (440)
IHG (20%) (201)
Starwood (23%) (235)
Hyatt (23%) (232)
* % of respondents claiming to belong to program
TOTAL SAMPLE – Travel Loyalty Program Behavior & Attitudes
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• A regression analysis was conducted to determine key drivers of overall satisfaction with credit cards. This measure of “derived importance” is then compared to “stated importance” to yield benefits that are stratified as shown below.
STA
TED
IM
PO
RTA
NC
ELO
WH
IGH
DERIVED IMPORTANCE
Credit Cards Derived vs. Stated ImportanceAmong Total Frequent Travelers
PRICE OF ENTRY(High Stated but NOT High Derived )
TRULY IMPORTANT(High Stated and Derived)
No foreign transaction fees No annual fee (47%)Travel related benefits Bonus points when first acquire the cardExtra cash back on travel & everyday purchases Extra reward points on travel related purchases
Flexibility to redeem points for anything I wantLow APR/interest rate (23%)Extra reward points on everyday purchases (19%)Purchase protection on new purchases for limited time No travel related restrictions such as blackout dates
NOT IMPORTANT(Not High Stated or Derived)
HIDDEN MOTIVATOR(High Derived but NOT High Stated)
Recognizes elite/ premium status High credit limitCan transfer reward points to airline/ hotel partners Direct access to customer service repPriority check-in at airport security lanesAirline lounge accessExtra reward points on entertainment related purchases Access to exclusive events and experiences offeredFree Wi-Fi at hotels or on airline
HIGHLOW
( ) = % Rank benefit among 3 most important
TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes
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Ratings of Credit Cards on Specific Characteristics (Satisfaction Rated 9, 10)In Order of Derived Importance
• Each type of card has its own unique sets of associated benefits vs. the average card as boxed below.
Box indicates significantly higher than total cards rating
TOTALCARDS
Total Airline
TotalGeneral Travel
Total Cash Back
Total Hotel
(2256) (633) (497) (501) (223)
% % % % %
OVERALLSATISFACTION 44 40 47 47 44
High credit limit 45 44 49 47 44No annual fee 50 25 49 68 42Bonus points when first acquire card 38 58 36 26 52Extra reward points on travel related purchases 33 41 36 28 42Flexibility to redeem points for anything I want 33 28 45 40 30Low APR/interest rate 28 25 32 31 22Extra reward points on everyday purchases 33 30 37 46 33Purchase protection on new purchases 36 35 41 38 36Direct access to customer service rep 30 28 37 30 30No travel related restrictions (blackout dates) 29 34 37 22 41Recognizes elite/premium status 25 37 25 18 38No foreign transaction fees 30 37 36 24 32Travel related benefits 30 34 35 28 35Extra cash back on travel & everyday purchases 30 27 34 42 25Can transfer reward points to airline/ hotel partners 25 28 34 20 33Priority check-in at airport security lanes 21 32 21 16 21Airline lounge access 20 31 22 15 21Extra reward points on entertainment related purchases 27 28 34 29 27Access to exclusive event/experience offers by cc co. 23 25 31 23 24Free Wi-Fi at hotels/on airline 19 22 22 17 34
TRULY IMPORTANT – High Derived Importance AND High Stated ImportancePRICE OF ENTRY – High Stated Importance BUT NOT High Derived ImportanceHIDDEN MOTIVATOR – High Derived Importance BUT NOT High Stated Importance
TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes
Q8bc
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TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes: Max Diff Exercise
Max-Diff is a technique which measures consumers’ preferences across multiple items.
The advantage of Max-Diff, as opposed to having respondents rate the appeal of each item on a standard rating scale, is that its scores demonstrate greater discrimination across the items as well as between respondents on the items. Additionally, the Max-Diff questions are simple to understand, and since respondents are making choices rather than expressing their opinion on a numeric scale, there is little potential for scale use bias.
In the current research, 18 unbranded credit card offerings were evaluated. Respondents were shown a subset of four credit card offerings, one subset at a time, and asked which one card they would MOST likely acquire and which one they would LEAST likely acquire. The combinations of offerings were designed so that each one was shown across the different subsets an equal number of times.
Results from the exercise are shown as overall preference scores based on a 0 to 100 point scale, as well as by rank order of preference.
Max-Diff Concept Evaluation
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TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes: Max Diff Inputs
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TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes: Max Diff Inputs
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Appeal Score/Top 3 Rank/Top Rank of Specific Credit Card OfferingsMax-Diff Exercise
• Overall, results suggest that fee structure is the key driver of overall appeal of the offerings presented --no fee and low fee cards receive the highest appeal scores and top ranks, while high fee cards receive the lowest scores and top ranks. Within this framework, however, the Chase Slate card is LESS appealing than other no fee cards…while the Chase Southwest Premier card is MORE compelling than its pricing would suggest.
TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes
Appeal Top 3 Top
Feature Bundle Score Rank RankBRAND TYPE
Bank Cash Back (0/ 0) Chase Freedom 69 59 34Amex Everyday (0/ 0) Amex Everyday Card 68 56 6
Airline Rewards (0/ $95) Chase United Explorer 67 31 12Hotel Rewards (0/ $85) Marriott Premier 66 24 4Hotel Rewards (0/ $45) Marriott Signature 62 18 8Bank Travel (0/ $59) Capital One Venture 62 13 2Bank Rewards (0/ $95) Chase Sapphire Preferred 57 4 5
Airline Rewards ($99/ $99) Chase SW Premier 55 16 2Bank Low Interest (0/ 0) Chase Slate 49 29 2
Airline Rewards (0/ $95) United Concept 2 47 4 6Airline Rewards (0/ $150) United Concept 1 32 5 2Airline Rewards ($150/ $150) Chase SW Premier V2 31 8 1Airline Rewards (0/ $150) United Concept 3 30 3 1
Amex Gold Rewards (0/ $175) Amex Premier Rewards Gold 18 5 0Airline Amex Rewards ($150/ $150) Amex Platinum Delta 13 1 1Amex Plat. Rewards ($450/ $450) Amex Platinum 11 8 0
Hotel Rewards ($395/ $395) Ritz Carlton 10 6 0Airline Rewards ($395/ $395) Chase United Club 6 1 0
Shown to consumerFEE
(Yr1/ Ongoing)
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Marriott Signature/Hotel Visa Rewards (0/$45)
Marriott Premier/Hotel Visa Rewards (0/$85)
Ritz Carlton/Hotel Visa Rewards ($395/$395)
Chase United Explorer/Airline Visa Rewards (0/$95)
United Legacy Concept 1/Airline Visa Rewards (0/$150)
United Concept 2/Airline Visa Rewards (0/$95)
United Concept 3/Airline Visa Rewards (0/$150)
Chase SW Premier/Airline Visa Rewards ($99/$99)
Chase SW Premier V2/Airline Visa Rewards ($150/$150)
Amex Plat Delta/Airline Amex Plat Rewards
($150/$150)
Chase United Club/Airline Visa Rewards ($395/$395)
Chase Freedom/Bank Visa Cash Back (0/0)
Chase Slate/Bank Visa Low Interest (0/0)
Chase Sapphire Pref/Bank Visa Rewards (0/$95)
Capital One Venture/Bank Visa Travel (0/$59)
Amex Premier Gold/Amex Gold Rewards (0/$175)
Amex Everyday/Amex EveryDay Rewards (0/0)
Amex Platinum/Amex Platinum Rewards
($450/$450)
TOTAL SAMPLE – Credit Card Ownership & Attitudes
Perceptual Map of Appeal of Specific Credit Card OfferingsBased on Max-Diff Exercise
• A map of appeal confirms that the key differentiator in the max-diff exercise is fee structure, with low and no fee cards residing on the right side of the map and higher fee cards on the left. Within each sphere, the cards break down further based on fees, rewards and benefits offered.