But think about it; if I make coffee at home, I can just get my free cup of coffee at Starbucks tomorrow. Or the next day. Or whenever.
But for the airline loyalty programs, if you take that next flight on another airline, and the end of the year comes, you end up with nothing. If you aren't loyal enough, you get nothing.
This apparently drives a bit of business for the airlines; there are whole forums about it. I know I stick with one airline for all the cool stuff I get. Sometimes I look at prices for the other airlines, but they would have to be a lot cheaper before I would consider them. All because of the loyalty programs.
Like I said, I just don't think it's going to work for coffee. Everyone goes to Starbucks because that's the coffee shop that's in their building, not because of the free wifi or the great coffee.
But for the airline loyalty programs, if you take that next flight on another airline, and the end of the year comes, you end up with nothing. If you aren't loyal enough, you get nothing.
This apparently drives a bit of business for the airlines; there are whole forums about it. I know I stick with one airline for all the cool stuff I get. Sometimes I look at prices for the other airlines, but they would have to be a lot cheaper before I would consider them. All because of the loyalty programs.
Like I said, I just don't think it's going to work for coffee. Everyone goes to Starbucks because that's the coffee shop that's in their building, not because of the free wifi or the great coffee.