A mechanism or tactic · 1981 · Travel
The distance programme
Reward miles accrue against travel with an airline, and status is conferred by volume.
Status tiers are the parasocial structure with the least romance in it and the most engineering. Tier is a relationship with a company, modelled on rank, and the language of elite is the same language as devotion.
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