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Points.com Partners with Frequent Flyer Services to Offer Innovative New Points Management Service
Points.com Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exclamation International Incorporated -- CDNX: XI) and Frequent Flyer Services today announced an agreement involving Points.coms groundbreaking pointsxchange system -- the worlds first online loyalty program currency exchange and Frequent Flyer Services MileageManager program.
Points.com and Frequent Flyer Services are teaming to offer an innovative new points management system that combines MileageManager, the most comprehensive mileage management and aggregation resource on the Internet, and Points.coms revolutionary pointsxchange feature, which allows consumers to exchange their points between participating loyalty program accounts or into gift certificates. Many of the world's leading loyalty programs participate in pointsxchange -- including American Airlines, Air Canada, America West Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Midwest Express Airlines, Alaska Airlines, ChanceRewards, FTD.com, Esso Extra and GiftCertificates.com.
Points.com and Frequent Flyer Services are jointly marketing the new points management system, with a focus on travel and related portals. Revenues earned through the new service will be shared with participating portals based on activity that originates from a portal site.
"Were excited to team with industry leader Frequent Flyer Services to offer the most sophisticated points management service available," said Rob MacLean, CEO of Points.com. "With this innovative service, consumers using participating portals can manage all of their loyalty program points on the spot, and earn rewards faster by making all of their points count."
"Aligning MileageManager and pointsxchange and is a win-win all around," said Randy Petersen, President, Frequent Flyer Services. "We're pleased to present portals with a great new value proposition. With the new best-of-breed MileageManager/pointsxchange system, travel portals can offer consumers a proven and highly valued points management service, and at the same time enhance revenues. MileageManager offers the latest generation of consolidated frequent flyer statements for frequent flyers with the best information and advice from Inside Flyer and WebFlyer."
"This relationship provides both Points.com and Frequent Flyer Services with valuable exposure to a large and relevant customer audience," said MacLean. "The initiative is one of a number we are pursuing to broaden the reach and distribution of Points.coms growing portfolio of product and service offerings"
More about Points.com and Points.com solutions
Points.coms ground breaking proprietary points platform offers a portfolio of innovative technology solutions for the loyalty program industry. With Points.com solutions, were forging mutually rewarding partnerships with the worlds leading loyalty players to deliver unique and compelling value propositions. Points.com solutions offer a unique loyalty program asset management system led by pointsxchange - the worlds first loyalty program currency exchange that allows consumers to earn rewards faster by making all of their points count. Our growing portfolio of custom solutions, based on leading edge technology developed in-house and hosted by Points.com, includes the innovative pointspurchase solution which powers the online sale of miles, points and currencies for industry leaders including American Airlines, Air Canada and America West Airlines.
Based in Toronto, Points.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Exclamation International Incorporated. Exclamation shares trade on the CDNX under the stock symbol XI. More information is available at www.exclamation.com and www.points.com.
More about Frequent Flyers Services and MileageManager
Founded in 1986, Frequent Flyer Services has created a unique niche within the travel industry as a company that conceives, develops and markets products and services exclusively for the frequent traveler, including Inside Flyer magazine, WebFlyer.com, The Official Frequent Flyer Guidebook, FlyerTalk, AwardPlanner and MileageManager. MileageManager is the most comprehensive mileage management resource on the Internet. Not only does the MileageManager service track frequent traveler program activity, balances, and elite-level status; it also offers frequent flyers a variety of additional benefits that cannot be found anywhere else. With its Program Guides, Award Schedules, and Mileage Reconciler features, MileageManager goes beyond the delivery of the standard consolidated statement -- giving frequent flyers all the tools they need to manage their frequent travel accounts more easily and efficiently.
For more information please visit www.points.com, www.exclamation.com, www.mileagemanager.com, www.frequentflyerservices.com, or contact:
Moira Wright
Exclamation / Points.com
416-596-3257
moira.wright@points.com
Karen Hazinski
Frequent Flyer Services
719-572-2717
khazinski@frequentflyerservices.com
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