National Car Rental, Alamo Rent a Car and Air Canada Kick Off Year With New Frequent Traveler Partnership
Business EditorsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Feb. 6, 2001--
-Air Canada Aeroplan(R) members earn 500 Aeroplan miles for each
qualifying National or Alamo rental-
National Car Rental and Alamo Rent a Car, divisions of ANC Rental Corporation , and Air Canada have kicked off the new year with a new partnership that benefits frequent travelers. National and Alamo have joined the airline's Aeroplan frequent flyer program, effective immediately. This enables Aeroplan members to earn 500 Aeroplan miles for each qualifying car rental at participating National and Alamo locations worldwide.
"By teaming up with Air Canada, we're providing travelers with another great benefit at participating National and Alamo locations around the world," said Paul Hemmert, president of ANC - Canada. "We value our customers' business and are pleased to give them another reason to rent from Alamo and National and to fly with Air Canada, both today and in the future."
Marc Trudeau, vice president of marketing and corporate development for Aeroplan, said, "This new partnership reflects Aeroplan, National and Alamo's commitment to ensuring great service for travelers. To underscore our shared goals, we wanted to start the new year and new millennium off with this exciting news for our members."
The new partnership will be promoted through point-of-sale signage at National and Alamo locations in Canada, through Air Canada, National and Alamo's Web sites, and through communications to their members.
Aeroplan is Canada's leading frequent flyer program. More than five million Aeroplan members earn miles toward free travel to more than 800 destinations in more than 138 countries served by Air Canada, its regional airlines and its worldwide Star Alliance partner airlines. In addition, Aeroplan members earn miles through an extensive network of quality car rental, hotel, financial, telecommunications and specialty partners.
National Car Rental is one of the world's largest vehicle rental companies with more than 3,000 locations serving 67 countries worldwide. With on-site locations at more than 350 major airports in Canada and the United States, National is the preferred rental choice for many business and leisure travelers. For more than 50 years, National has provided innovative services for customers. National, a division of ANC Rental Corporation , has its headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and can be found on the Internet at www.nationalcar.com.
With its headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Alamo Rent A Car currently serves more than 15 million travelers a year through 109 locations in Canada and the United States, and more than 400 international locations in Europe and Latin America. Alamo is a division of ANC Rental Corporation and can be reached on the Internet at www.alamo.com.