TORONTO, May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Points (TSX:PTS) (Nasdaq:PCOM), the global leader in powering loyalty commerce, today announced
that it has partnered with Priceline Partner Network (PPN), the partnership brand of Priceline.com, a Booking Holdings
company(Nasdaq:BKNG), the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services. With this partnership, Points will add
access to even more world class hotel inventory for its industry leading, loyalty focused hotel booking service, Points Travel.
Through a single integration with Points’ Loyalty Commerce Platform, which powers the Points Travel services, loyalty program
operators can offer their members the ability to earn or redeem miles when booking hotel stays across the globe. This new
partnership with Priceline Partner Network will now enable Points to offer thousands of new, high value hotel booking options.
Offered through either a fully private branded experience or via PointsHound.com, Points Travel allows participating loyalty
programs to offer their members either massive bonuses when booking a hotel with cash or strong value when using their loyalty
currency to pay for a hotel stay. There are currently 26 different loyalty programs participating in the Points Travel service,
either via PointsHound.com or the private label version.
Randy Schartner, President of Priceline Partner Network said “This unique collaboration with Points allows PPN to connect world
class loyalty programs with our unmatched travel deals for consumer point redemption and great earning opportunities. Helping
people experience the world is our group’s mission, and this partnership does just that.”
“We are delighted to partner with Priceline, the largest seller of hotels, to support our ever expanding offerings via our
Loyalty Commerce Platform,” said Rob MacLean, CEO of Points. “We’re excited to build out the Points Travel inventory to offer our
loyalty program partners an even more robust white label hotel booking and redemption service so that they can drive both increased
member engagement as well as valuable, high margin revenue.”
Points Travel can be quickly integrated into any loyalty program's web and mobile properties to create a highly-converting,
travel eCommerce offering that is program-branded and leverages Points’ Loyalty Commerce Platform capabilities. The user experience
is simple and intuitive, taking members from consideration to purchase in just a few clicks, ultimately rewarding members with
thousands of points or miles as well as allowing them to redeem loyalty currency for bookings at hundreds of thousands of hotels as
well as numerous car rental companies around the world.
For more information regarding the implementation of the Points Travel platform, visit - https://company.points.com/solutions/points-travel/
About Points International
Points, (TSX:PTS)(Nasdaq:PCOM), provides loyalty e-commerce and technology solutions to the
world's top brands to power innovative services that drive increased loyalty program revenue and member engagement. Currently, the
Company has a growing network of more than 65 global loyalty programs integrated into its unique Loyalty Commerce Platform. Points
offers three core private or co-branded services: its Loyalty Currency Retailing service sells loyalty points and miles directly to
consumers; its Platform Partners service offers developers transactional access to dozens of loyalty programs and their hundreds of
millions of members via a package of APIs; and its Points Travel service helps loyalty programs increase revenue from hotel and car
rental bookings while offering members more opportunities to earn and redeem loyalty rewards more broadly. Points is headquartered
in Toronto with offices in San Francisco and London.
For more information, visit company.points.com, follow Points on Twitter (@PointsLoyalty) or read the Points blog. For Points’ financial information, visit investor.points.com.
About Priceline Affiliate Network
Priceline Partner Network (PPN) is the partnership brand of Priceline.com, where no one deals like we do. Turnkey technology
enables our partners to be their own deal makers with exclusive savings in hotel, air, rental cars, vacation bundles, cruise and
group bookings. Our proprietary booking engine is customized to your specifications and optimized to serve your customers
seamlessly from any device.
CONTACT
Points Media Relations
Catherine Lowe
Catherine.lowe@points.com
+1 649-539-1310
Priceline Affiliate Network Media Relations
ppnpress@priceline.com
