Episode 47

#47: Shirley King - Loyalty Program Manager, IHG Rewards Club & Kimpton Inner Circle

Published on: 6th August, 2020

Shirley King has been designing, developing and building loyalty programmes for a luxury boutique hotel brand within IHG Group, including the "Kimpton Hotels Inner Circle" as well as the "IHG Rewards Club" for over twenty-five years. 

In this episode of Let's Talk Loyalty, we discuss some of her award-winning programme elements, key principles of creating extra-ordinary experiences for top tier members, as well as some exciting and inspiring updates for her career at a very challenging time for the travel industry globally. 

Show Notes:

1) Shirley King - Loyalty Program Manager, IHG Rewards Club & Kimpton Inner Circle

2) Kimpton Boutique Hotels 

3) Skift - Daily Travel Podcast 

4) The Points Guy

5) One Mile at a Time

6) Flyer Talk 


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Let's Talk Loyalty
“Let’s Talk Loyalty” is an industry podcast for loyalty marketing professionals.

If you work in loyalty marketing, join us every week to learn the latest ideas and marketing insights from loyalty specialists around the world.

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Paula Thomas

Paula Thomas is the Founder and CEO of Let’s Talk Loyalty and Loyalty TV

Paula Thomas is an award-winning podcaster who founded the “Let’s Talk Loyalty” podcast and business in 2019.

She has over twenty-five years blue-chip marketing experience, including almost a decade leading consumer loyalty programmes in multiple sectors including telecommunications, the energy sector, banking and airline loyalty programmes.

She is from Ireland and lives in Dubai.

Paula is a former judge for the “International Loyalty Awards”, and the author of the book “Driving Loyalty in Convenience Retail”.

She holds an Executive MBA from Smurfit Business College, one of Ireland’s top universities, and is a “Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional”.