Stay Twice, Receive TripRewards Points to Earn $25 Certificate
13 September 2004 - 6:09PM
PR Newswire (US)
Stay Twice, Receive TripRewards Points to Earn $25 Certificate
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beginning this
week, TripRewards members who stay twice at participating
Cendant-franchised hotels will receive enough bonus TripRewards
points to redeem a $25 gift certificate at redemption partners
including Best Buy, Home Depot, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Starbucks,
Chili's and Olive Garden. The promotion begins Wednesday and runs
through Dec. 31. To be eligible for the gift certificate,
TripRewards members first must register for the promotion via the
Internet at http://www.triprewards.com/thankyou or by calling
toll-free, (800) FOR-TRIP - (800) 367-8747. Consumers who are not
already TripRewards members can sign up for free on the Internet at
http://www.triprewards.com/ or by visiting their local Super 8(R),
Days Inn(R), Ramada(R), Travelodge(R), Howard Johnson(R), Knights
Inn(R), Villager, Wingate Inn(R) or AmeriHost Inn(R) hotel or by
calling toll-free, (800) FOR-TRIP - (800) 367-8747. "This special
offer says thanks to consumers for making TripRewards so
successful," said Jill Noblett, Hotel Group vice president of
loyalty marketing. "One million new members have enrolled since
TripRewards was launched in December." Boasting nine chains, more
than 6,000 hotels, 49 point-earning partners and more than 140
point-redeeming options, TripRewards is the world's largest loyalty
program, based on the number of participating hotels. The program's
"open earn" structure enables members to earn points faster by
staying in Cendant-franchised hotels, renting Avis(R) and Budget(R)
rental cars, purchasing tax services from Jackson Hewitt(R) and
purchasing everyday products and services from earning partners.
Likewise, TripRewards members can redeem their points for either
hotel stays or partner rewards including airline tickets, resort
vacations, electronics, home appliances, sporting goods, movie and
theme park tickets and gift certificates from 46 retailers and
restaurants. TripRewards members may elect to earn either
TripRewards points, airline miles or rail points for their hotel
stays. A hassle-free online system allows members to check points
and redeem for rewards 24 hours a day. Cendant Corporation's Hotel
Group, based in Parsippany, N.J., is the world's largest lodging
franchisor with 6,358 hotels representing 511,610 rooms on five
continents under the Super 8(R), Days Inn(R), Ramada(R),
Travelodge(R), Howard Johnson(R), Knights Inn(R), Wingate Inn(R),
AmeriHost Inn(R) and Villager brands. Cendant's franchised hotels
sell nearly one out of every five economy and midpriced room-nights
in the United States, and Cendant franchises 10.4 percent of the
entire U.S. hotel room supply, according to Smith Travel Research
and Cendant financial data. All hotels are individually owned and
operated under franchise agreements with Cendant subsidiaries.
DATASOURCE: Cendant Corporation, Hotel Group CONTACT: Emanuel Naim,
Manager, Consumer Media Relations of Cendant Corporation, Hotel
Group, +1-973-496-0750, Web site: http://www.cendant.com/
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