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TULSA, Okla. and TOKYO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- National Car Rental has entered into a travel services partnership with ANA effective July 1, 2007. The agreement covers all points of sale in the U.S. and Canada allowing ANA Mileage Club members to immediately begin earning program mileage points. ANA Mileage Club members renting from any National Car Rental location in the United States or Canada will earn 50 ANA Miles per rental day, with a maximum of 300 miles per rental.
"This agreement confirms the strength and benefits of the National Car Rental brand," said Jerry Mosiello, National Car Rental Vice President, International Business Development. "ANA has a reputation for excellence in all areas, and we are very pleased to have been chosen to partner ANA Mileage Club. Its members can now enjoy our own renowned services wherever they find themselves in the world, and earn miles at the same time."
Masaki Yokai, Deputy Director, Loyalty Marketing at ANA said of the tie-up: "We are delighted to work with National Car Rental to provide ANA Mileage Club members with greater freedom of choice in car rental and in how they earn their miles. National impressed us with their product innovation, speed, and their prestige service, Emerald Club, not to mention the enormous recognition that their brand enjoys worldwide."
As a special introductory bonus mileage offer, whether renting in San Francisco, Toronto or New York, or points in between, ANA Mileage Club members will normally receive 50 miles per rental day, but as a special welcome to the ANA Mileage Club members renting from National Car Rental from July 1, 2007 until December 31, 2007 members will receive an additional 50 bonus miles per rental day. To receive the double bonus miles offer, members must make an advance reservation with the code number 5009587 and present their membership card at the time of rental.
ANA (All Nippon Airways) is the seventh largest airline in the world by passenger load (IATA ranking) and Japan's largest domestic carrier. Carrying almost 50 million passengers every year to 50 destinations in Japan and 25 cities throughout Asia, Europe and the United States, ANA is recognized for outstanding passenger service both on the ground and in the air. In the greatest Japanese tradition of mixing hospitality with high technology, personalized a la carte service compliments state-of-the-art entertainment systems and the latest in cabin design. ANA has been in the airline business for over 50 years, and combined with ANA Group companies, its activities extend across a host of complete travel and aviation-related services.
Thanks to its membership of Star Alliance, the world's foremost airline alliance, ANA passengers enjoy access to a network of over 855 airport destinations in 155 countries, and reciprocal benefits such as mileage accrual and redemption, and lounge access for those with Star Alliance Gold status.
For further information please contact: Rob Henderson
ANA Public Relations
E-mail: r.henderson@ana.co.jp
About National Car Rental
Worldwide, National Car Rental is one of the largest car rental brands in the world, with locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific Rim, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. The National Car Rental brand is operated by Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc.