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This week Avis car rental has become a partner in the BalticMiles loyalty programme of the Latvian national airline airBaltic. Tero Taskila, the Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic: “Avis car rental is an excellent addition to our BalticMiles partner programme, and our customers can earn BalticMiles points every time they rent a car from Avis. BalticMiles is expanding outside the Baltic region to become a truly international loyalty programme.”
BalticMiles members can earn 500 points per rental with Avis. In total, Avis operates more than 5000 car rentals in more than 160 countries.
BalticMiles is the first loyalty programme to bring together a number of companies in the Baltic and Nordic region. It was launched in October 2009 and currently the programme has over 20 partners – airBaltic, Neste Latvija, Nordea, Latvijas Mobilais Telefons, ESPA Riga, Islande Hotel, SAS, Sixt, Eurolines, LSG Sky Chefs, airBalticTravel.com, Livu Akvaparks, Parex Plaza, Kolonna, Amber SPA Boutique Hotel, Rantasipi Hotels, Cumulus Hotels, Neiburgs Hotel, Language Direct, Radisson Blu and Park Inn hotels. BalticMiles is an open loyalty programme – an unlimited number of partners from various sectors can join it.
BalticMiles members can collect and spend their points to take airBaltic flights, purchase fuel in Neste A24 stations, make payments with the BalticMiles MasterCard that is issued by Nordea, pay for Latvijas Mobilais Telefons services, stay at Radisson Blu or Park Inn or other hotels, enjoy treatments at ESPA Riga or Amber SPA Boutique Hotel, rent a car from Sixt, take Eurolines/LUX Express buses, fly on SAS, order food from the airCafe menu for flights on airBaltic, make purchases on airBalticTravel.com, buy cosmetic products or enjoy beauty procedures at Kolonna, go to the movies at Parex Plaza, learn languages with Language Direct, enjoy more active entertainment at the Livu Akvaparks water park or simply go shopping at balticmiles.com.
Clients can sign up for the BalticMiles programme by filling out an application form. It can be found at all airBaltic ticket offices, at registration desks, or in the business lounge at the Riga International Airport. People can also apply for the programme at balticmiles.com, or by contacting the airBaltic call centre.
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales. She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
