Travelers can now redeem Rocketrip points for Elevate points, Silver Status and Gold Status.
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK – Virgin America and Rocketrip, a platform that rewards employees for saving money on business travel, announced a new partnership to serve their shared customers. Business travelers can now convert their Rocketrip rewards into frequent flyer points with Elevate, Virgin America’s loyalty program. Rocketrip users can also earn extra points for enrolling in Elevate and for flying Virgin America on business trips.
Rocketrip motivates business travelers to save money on trips by rewarding them with points that can be redeemed for gift cards, cash cards and now Virgin America perks. For every trip planned, Rocketrip generates a personalized “Budget to Beat” based on real-time prices for flights, hotels, trains and rental cars. When employees book under budget, they split the savings with their company and earn Rocketrip points.
Business travelers can now convert Rocketrip points into Elevate points. If they redeem 5,000 Rocketrip points they will be granted Elevate Silver Status and if they redeem 10,000 points they will earn Elevate Gold Status. Elevate Silver and Elevate Gold Status perks include seat selection at booking, complimentary upgrades, free checked bags, priority check-in, security and boarding, and much more.
Rocketrip travelers who sign up for Elevate will receive a complimentary 500 Elevate points. When Rocketrip travelers fly Virgin America, they will also earn 500 extra Elevate points per booking, up to 2,000 per year. The combined 2,500 points are enough to book a reward flight with Virgin America. Travelers earn an average of 1,190 Rocketrip points per trip on top of these bonus Elevate points. Rocketrip and Virgin will announce additional campaigns and perks throughout 2015.
“Virgin America was created with the intention of making flying good again and to improve the overall traveler experience in the U.S skies. We are delighted to be partnering with Rocketrip to offer more utility to business travelers and to be associated with a brand that is approaching loyalty in an innovative way,” said Sylvie Charbonnier, Head of Partnerships for Virgin America.
“Our mission is to make travel rewarding for our users, and the data shows that they love flying on Virgin America,” said Emily Hurd, Rocketrip’s VP of Business Development and Marketing. “We’re excited to work with Virgin America to put more money and frequent flyer points back into the pockets of road warriors and treat them to enhanced travel experiences.”
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