Partnership will provide SMILES customers access to expanded redemption options.
RICHMOND, VA. – Connexions Loyalty, a leading global full-service provider of loyalty program management and solutions, rewards fulfillment and card benefits, announced the launch of a partnership with SMILES SA, a leading Brazil-based coalition loyalty program. The partnership will allow Connexions Loyalty to expand its presence in the fast growing South American market and provide SMILES’ ten million members with a wider array of travel rewards redemption options. Originally created as an airline loyalty program, SMILES has grown into one of the largest loyalty companies in Brazil. Representing a coalition of companies, SMILES allows its members to accrue points via a network of merchants.
“We’re excited to announce this partnership with SMILES as we continue to expand our best-in-class rewards programs into new markets,” stated Scott Lazear, President of Connexions Loyalty. “Smiles is a major brand in Brazil. This partnership will provide us with a significant distributor of our loyalty travel solutions and will increase our visibility and extend our presence into the rapidly growing coalition loyalty marketplace.”
Through this new partnership SMILES members will have the ability to redeem their earned points online for a variety of travel rewards including a wide selection of hotel rooms from Connexions Loyalty’s industry-leading inventory of properties worldwide.
“The Smiles’ strategy is to provide an increasingly complete travel experience to the client, with a wide array of airline ticket, rental car and lodging options. Our customers can use their miles to book tickets to more than 160 countries, and now, lodging at more than 160,000 hotel properties around the world. Through our partnership with Connexions Loyalty, we will increase consumer engagement and satisfaction,” said Leonel Andrade, Smiles CEO.
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