#529: Leaders in Customer Loyalty: Brand Stories | Inside WestJet’s Strategy to Keep Loyalty Simple in a Crowded Market

#529: Leaders in Customer Loyalty: Brand Stories | Inside WestJet’s Strategy to Keep Loyalty Simple in a Crowded Market

June 11, 2026 · 35 min

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The episode discusses WestJet's loyalty strategy in the context of the airline industry's recovery post-Covid-19.

Send us Fan Mail As one of the pioneers of loyalty and rewards programs, the airline industry has long known the value these programs bring when it comes to customer engagement and retention. But in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic—which ground travel to a halt—airline rewards programs became arguably more important than ever, as airlines across the world sought to get people flying again. But according to Byron Kelly, Director of Loyalty at WestJet, the Canadian airline was gett...

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