Life as a Lufthansa HON Circle Frequent Flyer Status or Swiss Austrian Member
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Life as a Lufthansa HON Circle Member: Inside the Ultimate Frequent Flyer Status

Reaching Lufthansa HON Circle status was both a personal milestone and a significant financial investment. Since my employer covers only Economy and Premium Economy, I pay the difference to fly in Business Class and qualify. This post offers a detailed look at life as a HON Circle member, the ultimate frequent flyer status in the Lufthansa Group. It highlights the key benefits that make frequent travel more manageable, the real costs and trade-offs, and where Lufthansa still falls short. It also shares practical tips for reaching and maintaining HON status. A straightforward view from someone who earns it the hard way.
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Unified Commerce with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink at the Edge and in the Cloud
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Unified Commerce in Retail and eCommerce with Apache Kafka and Flink for Real-Time Customer 360

Delivering a seamless and personalized customer experience across all touchpoints is essential for staying competitive in today’s rapidly evolving retail and eCommerce landscape. Unified commerce integrates all sales channels and backend systems into a single platform to ensure real-time consistency in customer interactions, inventory management, and order fulfillment. This blog post explores how Apache Kafka and Flink can be pivotal in achieving real-time Customer 360 in the unified commerce ecosystem and how it differs from traditional omnichannel approaches.
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Real Time Customer Loyalty and Reward Platform with Apache Kafka
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Customer Loyalty and Rewards Platform with Apache Kafka

Loyalty and rewards platforms are crucial for customer retention and revenue growth for many enterprises across industries. Apache Kafka provides context-specific real-time data and consistency across all applications and databases for a modern and flexible enterprise architecture. This blog post looks at case studies from Albertsons (retail), Globe Telecom (telco), Virgin Australia (aviation), Disney+ Hotstar (sports and gaming), and Porsche (automotive) to explain the value of data streaming for improving the customer loyalty.
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