Thanks Again® Airport Loyalty Program Launches Beacon-Enabled Smartphone App for Burbank Bob Hope Airport
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 05, 2016 -- Thanks Again®, recognized as the only global airport coalition loyalty program providing customer relationship management, customer experience management, business intelligence dashboards, and partners with airports and travel retailers all over the world, is pleased to announce the pilot launch of a beacon-enabled smartphone app at Burbank Bob Hope Airport.
Built with the frequent business and leisure traveler in mind, Thanks Again has teamed up with Comarch Inc., a global technology firm that specializes in the design, implementation and integration of advanced IT services and software, to craft an app to provide users at Burbank Bob Hope Airport with special offers and discounts through push notifications on both iOS and Android devices. The use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons are used to improve in-store shopping experiences by enabling users to receive targeted offerings based on their current location and proximity to airport stores and restaurants. Digital marketing within the app is driven by the data collected, enabling Thanks Again to provide relevant ads and offers to each individual user.
With comprehensive functionality and ease of use, app users are able to select their favorite offers, scan for new offers and redeem when they wish. Furthermore, Comarch’s BLE beacons boast a security feature that prevents non-enabled smartphone apps from using signals from the beacons that were installed at Burbank Bob Hope Airport, giving it an edge above many of the beacons being installed at high-traffic airports and shopping malls nationwide.
The pilot app will launch and be available at Burbank Bob Hope Airport beginning on March 1. However, the full launch of the app will take place in April and will be available to all 100+ existing Thanks Again airports.
“As one of the first fully integrated, beacon-triggered apps in the airport industry to-date, the Burbank app sets itself apart as offerings and discounts are customized to the individual user,” said Marc Ellis, Chief Executive Officer of Thanks Again. “Both location-based services and surveying users with questionnaires and CRM/CEM implementation helps us mine key data that allows us to foster greater customer loyalty and continue making travel more rewarding for our members.”
Dan Feger, Executive Director of Burbank Bob Hope Airport, adds, “The Thanks Again App, provided in partnership with Comarch, will enhance the convenient Bob Hope experience that passengers have come to expect and appreciate. The app will help deliver targeted value-driven offers uniquely aligned to individual passengers.”
About Thanks Again
Thanks Again®, headquartered in Atlanta, is the leading global CRM, CEM, loyalty and consumer engagement platform that makes travel more rewarding for frequent travelers. The only rewards program of its kind, Thanks Again enables members to earn points when they shop, park and dine at thousands of retailers in and around more than 100 airports. Accumulated points are incremental, above and beyond the rewards already received from existing travel loyalty programs. Integrated with MasterCard®, Visa® and American Express®, the card-linked loyalty program is free, easy to use and does not require members to carry a separate card or key fob. Visit thanksagain.com to learn more or connect via Facebook.com/thanksagain, Twitter.com/thanksagain and YouTube.com/thanksagainLLC.
Eric Gilkesson, Thanks Again, LLC, http://www.thanksagain.com, +1 (770) 969-1311 Ext: 103, [email protected]
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