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TORONTO and WASHINGTON, DC, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Amtrak and Points International (TSX: PTS; OTCBB: PTSEF), owner and operator of Points.com, the world's leading loyalty program management Web site, are pleased to announce the expansion of their partnership which now gives Amtrak Guest Rewards® members the ability to Share points on amtrakguestrewards.com.
Under the existing agreement with Amtrak, Points.com offers Amtrak Guest Rewards members the opportunity to Buy and Gift points to other members via Points.com's industry-leading miles and points purchase platform. This new expanded partnership allows for program members to Share points from one Amtrak Guest Rewards® member to another.
"Points.com is pleased to partner with the nation's premier rail operator, Amtrak, and offer Amtrak Guest Rewards members another valuable reward travel option," said Points.com CEO Rob MacLean.
"Points.com gives us additional means to distribute awards as well as making them more valuable and easier to use for Amtrak Guest Rewards members," said Michael Blakey, Amtrak's senior director, loyalty marketing. "We are always looking for innovative ways to promote rail travel and this partnership with Points.com is one of the many ways we can do just that."
To Share points, Amtrak Guest Rewards members should log onto amtrakguestrewards.com on or after June 1 when the site officially launches the Share product (powered by Points.com).
Amtrak joins existing partners including Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, Air France KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines AAdvantage®, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles®, British Airways Executive Club, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, JetBlue TrueBlue, Midwest Airlines' Midwest Miles, US Airways® Dividend Miles®, Starwood Preferred Guest® and InterContinental Hotel Group's Priority Club® Rewards.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Points-Inter...ml?x=0&.v=8
Under the existing agreement with Amtrak, Points.com offers Amtrak Guest Rewards members the opportunity to Buy and Gift points to other members via Points.com's industry-leading miles and points purchase platform. This new expanded partnership allows for program members to Share points from one Amtrak Guest Rewards® member to another.
"Points.com is pleased to partner with the nation's premier rail operator, Amtrak, and offer Amtrak Guest Rewards members another valuable reward travel option," said Points.com CEO Rob MacLean.
"Points.com gives us additional means to distribute awards as well as making them more valuable and easier to use for Amtrak Guest Rewards members," said Michael Blakey, Amtrak's senior director, loyalty marketing. "We are always looking for innovative ways to promote rail travel and this partnership with Points.com is one of the many ways we can do just that."
To Share points, Amtrak Guest Rewards members should log onto amtrakguestrewards.com on or after June 1 when the site officially launches the Share product (powered by Points.com).
Amtrak joins existing partners including Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, Air France KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines AAdvantage®, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles®, British Airways Executive Club, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, JetBlue TrueBlue, Midwest Airlines' Midwest Miles, US Airways® Dividend Miles®, Starwood Preferred Guest® and InterContinental Hotel Group's Priority Club® Rewards.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Points-Inter...ml?x=0&.v=8