HawaiianMiles Members Can Now Trade Miles with
Fellow Points.com Users
TORONTO, April 7 /PRNewswire/ - Points International Ltd.
(TSX: PTS; NASDAQ: PCOM), owner and operator of the world's leading
loyalty reward program management platform, www.Points.com, is
pleased to announce the addition of HawaiianMiles to their online
trading platform. HawaiianMiles members have the freedom to
trade their miles with users of other programs via Points.com's
loyalty marketplace.
This broadens Hawaiian Airlines' relationship with Points.com
which originated in 2001. HawaiianMiles members also have the
ability to redeem their miles and exchange miles between programs
via the Points.com platform.
"By expanding our partnership, we offer HawaiianMiles members
more tools to manage and maximize their miles to get the rewards
they want," said Rob MacLean, CEO of
Points International.
Members can now get the points, miles and rewards they want by
trading with other users on Points.com. They can post their own
trade or accept someone else's to get what they need to complete
their travel goals and plans.
"Our objective is to continually find ways to increase the value
of the HawaiianMiles program for our members", said Blaine Miyasato, V.P. Product Development at
Hawaiian Airlines. "Giving our members more flexibility for trading
their miles is the logical next step in our relationship with
Points.com."
In addition, HawaiianMiles members have the ability to track
their mileage balances along with other loyalty programs, including
American Airlines AAdvantage, US Airways Dividend Miles,
Continental Airlines One Pass, and Best Buy Reward Zone, as well as
more than two dozen different programs on Points.com.
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 or fan us on Facebook
(www.points.com/facebook).
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™, US Airways® DividendMiles®, and
InterContinental Hotels Group's Priority Club® Rewards. Redemption
partners include Amazon.com®, PayPal and Starbucks. For more
information, visit www.pointsinternational.com.
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian is the nation's highest-ranked carrier for service quality
and performance in the 20th annual Airline Quality Rating study,
having earned that distinction in three of the past four years.
Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for
each of the past seven years (2004-2010) as reported by the U.S.
Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast
Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked
Hawaiian the top domestic airline offering flights to Hawaii.
Now in its 82nd year of continuous service in Hawaii, Hawaiian is the largest provider of
passenger air service to Hawaii
from the state's primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland.
Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawaii from more U.S. gateway cities (10) than
any other airline, as well as service to South Korea, Japan, the
Philippines, Australia,
American Samoa, and Tahiti.
Hawaiian also provides approximately 150 daily jet flights between
the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings,
Inc. (Nasdaq: HA). Additional information is available at
HawaiianAirlines.com.
SOURCE Points International Ltd.