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Frequent Flyer Awards
Article Posted: Saturday February 28th
Article last updated on: Saturday February 28th
Frequent Flyer Awards ----------- InsideFlyer, USATODAY.com, Nextel, Points.com, Smarter Living and Executive Travel SkyGuide ask Frequent Travelers to Speak their Minds COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (PRWEB) February 23, 2004 -- Frequent travelers from around the world are invited to cast a vote in the 16th Annual Freddie Awards, which are designed to award excellence among frequent travel programs in the airline, hotel and credit card industries.
Since 1989, InsideFlyer magazine has served as the primary sponsor of the Freddie Awards, and has partnered this year with USATODAY.com, Nextel, Points.com, Smarter Living and Executive Travel SkyGuide to present the event for the 16th consecutive year. "The Freddies are the most recognized awards for frequent travel programs because they give frequent travelers a chance to pick the best programs," said InsideFlyer Editor and Publisher Randy Petersen. "The Freddies continue to grow in popularity. Last year, over 232,000 frequent flyers cast ballots. This year, we expect over a quarter of a million frequent travelers will vote." Voters rate hotel, airline and credit card programs in nine categories: Program of the Year, Best Award, Best Bonus Promotion, Best Affinity Credit Card, Best Newsletter, Best Award Redemption, Best Elite-Level Program, Best Customer Service and Best Web Site. The Freddie Awards are determined by value voting, a system in which voters rate the value of their program choices on a scale of one to 10. Programs with the highest average score and at least one percent of the popular vote in each category are awarded Freddies. In essence, Freddies are awarded for quality, not quantity. The awards are named after Sir Freddie Laker who attracted fame (and a knighthood in the United Kingdom) for his pioneering marketing ideas within the travel industry in the 1970s. Freddie Award balloting is conducted entirely online at www.freddieawards.com. Voting concludes on March 15, 2004 at 11:59 p.m. MT. Winners will be announced in the May issue of InsideFlyer magazine and online at www.freddieawards.com. InsideFlyer, a monthly magazine dedicated to the coverage of frequent travel programs around the world, helps its readers optimize their mileage and point earning potential by providing in-depth news on the programs, their partners and special bonuses and promotions. A one-year subscription is available for $45 by calling (800) 767-8896. For more information go to InsideFlyer.com. USATODAY.com is an award-winning news and information site on the Internet. More than 35 million monthly visitors experience comprehensive, convenient USA TODAY news and information through interactive features, information graphics and multimedia functions including audio, video and live Webcasts. USATODAY.com has more than 200,000 pages of breaking stories in News, Money, Sports, Life, Travel, Technology and Weather - updated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 300 company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today 95 percent of FORTUNE 500(R) companies are Nextel customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 293 of the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 248 million people live or work. Points International Ltd. (TSXV: PTS), operates The Points Exchange, the only independent loyalty program currency exchange
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