Points.com offers Alfursan Members the option to Buy, Gift,
Transfer and Trade Reward Miles
TORONTO, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Points
International Ltd. (TSX: PTS) (NASDAQ: PCOM), owner and operator of
the world's leading loyalty reward program management platform,
www.Points.com, has partnered with Saudi Arabian Airlines to
provide members of its Alfursan frequent flyer program more
flexibility with their Reward Miles.
Powered by Points.com, Alfursan's Rewards website now allows
members to buy the miles they want or need, buy miles for family
and friends and transfer their miles to their family and
friends.
In addition, by joining Points.com, Alfursan members can now
track and manage all their loyalty programs and trade rewards,
points / miles with others using the www.Points.com consumer
hub.
"The Middle East is an exciting
travel destination so adding a prestigious brand like Saudi Arabian
Airlines is a big win for Points.com," said Rob MacLean, CEO of Points International.
"Alfursan members can further maximize their earning opportunities
with Points.com and ultimately get them to their destination
faster."
"The partnership with Points.com brings a new experience for our
Alfursan members that is specifically tailored to our members'
loyalty needs," says Dr. Abdulaziz
Khayat, the General Manager of Alfursan at Saudi Arabian
Airlines. "Our members already enjoy tracking and earning Reward
Miles for free flights and upgrades and with this new relationship
with Points.com, they now have even more utility with their Rewards
Miles. They can supplement their miles accounts and redeem their
miles faster than ever before."
Saudi Arabian Airlines, which officially began its new
partnership with Points.com on March
11, joins existing Points.com partners including, BestBuy
Reward Zone, American Express Membership Rewards, various Airline
loyalty reward programs, over 100 programs in all.
Points International works in partnership with all loyalty and
reward programs active on Points.com. All transactions are fully
sanctioned by the program operators. For more information, follow
us on Twitter, @pointsadvisor, Facebook (www.points.com/facebook),
or our blog (www.blog.points.com).
About Points International Ltd.
Points International Ltd. is the owner and operator of Points.com,
the world's leading reward program management platform. The site
was named one of the 30 Best Travel Sites in 2008 and 28 Best
Travel Sites in 2009 by Kiplinger's. At Points.com consumers can
Earn, Buy, Gift, Share, Trade, Exchange and Redeem miles and points
from more than 25 of the world's leading reward programs.
Participating programs include American Airlines AAdvantage®
program, Aeroplan®, AsiaMiles™, Delta SkyMiles® and
InterContinental Hotels Group's Priority Club® Rewards. Redemption
partners include Amazon.com®, PayPal and Starbucks. For more
information, visit www.pointsinternational.com.
About Saudi Arabian Airlines
Since its establishment in 1945, Saudi Arabian Airlines has been
providing its services to transport passengers between 26 domestic
and 55 international destinations. At present, it carries about 19
million passengers annually. During the last five years, Saudi
Arabian Airlines has been undergoing a series of development
activities on the basis of a strategic development plan that
includes modernization of technical infrastructure in
administrative, technical and financial sectors. It also applies
modern technology to develop its customer services. As a result, it
has brought about qualitative improvement in services at call
centers and automatic services such as issuance of tickets and
boarding passes through machines installed at airports and sales
offices. It has also upgraded its Internet services to provide
services such as reservation, ticket purchase, seat selection and
issuance of boarding passes. Saudi continues efforts to modernize
its fleet by acquiring 88 new aircraft including 35 Airbus A320s,
15 A321s, eight A330s, 12 Boeing 777s and eight Boeing Dreamliners.
www.saudiairlines.com
SOURCE Points International Ltd.