ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad
Airways, and Points, the global leader in powering loyalty commerce, today further expanded their partnership to enable Etihad
Guest members to earn miles through Travel Rewards when booking hotels and renting cars.
Launched in January 2018, Travel Rewards has proven popular amongst Etihad Guest members, as a platform to spend
miles on thousands of competitively-priced hotels and rental car services globally. In addition, members can earn a minimum of
1,000 miles per night on hotel bookings and at least 250 miles per day for car rentals.
Yasser Al Yousuf, Etihad Guest Managing Director, said: “We are always looking for new ways to add value to our
loyalty programme and now with a single integration, our growing partnership with industry leaders like Points, enable us to
further enhance our Guest Miles proposition.”
Since March 2017, our members have been topping up their balance using Buy Miles. Now, over five million Etihad
Guest members will have the ability to use Travel Rewards to not only redeem miles but earn bonus miles as well.
With the full breadth of the Points Travel service now deployed through one seamless booking interface, the
Etihad Guest program now offers a comprehensive travel booking solution.
Rob MacLean, CEO of Points, said: “Our ever-expanding strategic partnership with Etihad Guest continues to focus on enhancing
the loyalty program’s user experience, and engagement while driving exponential profitability.”
Visit travelrewards.etihadguest.com to earn and spend Etihad Guest miles.
About Etihad Guest
Etihad Guest is the frequent flyer programme of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. The programme has
over five million members who are able to earn Etihad Guest Miles on flights operated by Etihad Airways and partner airlines,
hotels and car rental companies. Guest Miles can also be used to purchase flights, upgrades and thousands of products from the
online Etihad Guest Travel Rewards Shop. To join Etihad Guest, visit www.etihadguest.com or for more information on the rewards shop, visit www.rewards.etihadguest.com
About Points
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 nearly 60 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, London and Dubai.
For more information:
Etihad Duty Media Officer
Tel: +971 50 818 9596
Email: dutymediaofficer@etihad.ae
Catherine Lowe
Points Media Relations
Tel: +1649-539-1310 (Canada)
Email: Catherine.lowe@points.com
