FLO to Participate in Hilton HHonors(R) Program
2008年1月24日 - 10:30PM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
FLO seeks to improve the business travelers' door-to-door travel
experience CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FLO
Corporation (OTC:FLRP) (BULLETIN BOARD: FLRP) , a leading
Registered Traveler (RT) services provider today announced an
agreement with Hilton HHonors(R) Worldwide. Under the terms of the
agreement, as of February 15, 2008, Hilton HHonors members will be
able to redeem HHonors points for an annual membership to FLO. This
is the first national hotel customer loyalty program redemption
agreement for FLO, wherein RT memberships can be acquired by
redeeming loyalty points. FLO offers a U.S. Transportation Security
Administration approved RT solution that innovates on the platform
developed during the TSA's pilot programs. FLO offers its members
multiple card packages at different price points, featuring a wide
array of benefits -- which FLO has designed to improve travelers'
convenience, productivity and safety throughout the door- to-door
travel experience. Examples of FLO's Gold Card benefits include
worldwide emergency travel assistance, proactive identity fraud
protection and concession discounts. Platinum Card benefits include
airline lounge access, premium concierge services, enhanced credit
monitoring services, and numerous additional features. FLO's
marketing results validate this business model, which importantly,
broadens the marketplace appeal of RT and reduces the risk of slow
airport enrollment results. The brands in the Hilton Family of
Hotels are well known and respected and represent market leadership
in their respective segments of the industry, whether in luxury,
upscale, mid-priced, extended-stay or vacation ownership. Conrad
Hilton purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas back in 1919.
Since that time Hilton has grown to more than 2,900 hotels in
cities all over the world. Hilton HHonors is the only guest reward
program that lets members earn both HHonors points and airline
miles for the same stay, with a choice of more than 50 airline
partners, at any of more than 2,900 Hilton Family hotels. "We are
continually looking for ways to make travel easier and more
convenient for HHonors members," said Adam Burke, Senior Vice
President, Hilton HHonors. "We are pleased to welcome FLO as our
newest HHonors redemption opportunity, and we hope that their
services will offer our customers the opportunity to navigate
selected airports more quickly and efficiently." Glenn Argenbright,
FLO Chief Executive Officer and President stated, "We are honored
to be working with a company of Hilton's venerability. We are
confident that the opportunity for travelers to redeem loyalty
points for RT memberships will delight current members of HHonors."
You must be a member of Hilton HHonors to earn HHonors points.
Hilton HHonors membership, earning of Points & Miles(R) and
redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions.
About Registered Traveler For information about how RT works visit
http://www.flocard.com/about/how_flo_works.htm. About FLO FLO
Corporation provides a comprehensive solution for the Registered
Traveler program, which is administered by the U.S. Transportation
Security Administration. On April 16, 2007, FLO acquired all of
Saflink Corporation's (OTC:SFLK) (BULLETIN BOARD: SFLK) Registered
Traveler assets and certain liabilities related to its Registered
Traveler business. FLO recently announced the execution of an
agreement under which FLO has agreed to acquire the rtGO(sm)
Registered Traveler business of Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS). The
Registered Traveler program is designed to identify air passengers
who pose a minimal security risk and then to provide those
passengers with access to faster and simpler processing at airport
security checkpoints. FLO Corporation has formed the "FLO Alliance"
-- strategic relationships with several companies with extensive
expertise in credentialing, security, access control, customer
service, travel services, political lobbying and corporate and
consumer marketing -- designed to develop, market, sell and deploy
an end-to-end solution and to provide next-generation RT 2.0
membership benefits to qualified individuals for expedited security
screening in designated lanes at participating airports in addition
to receiving promotional offers and discounts offered by retail
partners. The FLO Alliance partnership consists of FLO Corporation,
Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Johnson Controls, Inc., Smiths Detection
Inc., The Paradies Shops, International RAM and ID Technology
Partners. For more information about the FLO program and Alliance
visit http://www.flocard.com/. About Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality
company, with more than 2,900 hotels and 490,000 rooms in 76
countries and territories, including 100,000 team members
worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel
portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded brands,
including Hilton(R), Conrad(R) Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree(R),
Embassy Suites Hotels(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn &
Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R), Hilton Grand Vacations(R),
Homewood Suites by Hilton(R) and The Waldorf Astoria Collection(R).
FLO's NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This release
contains information about FLO's management's view of its future
expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking
statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results
may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by
these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of
factors. For example, our business will depend on our ability to
establish and maintain strategic relationships with travel
services, technology, and other companies. If we are unable to
establish and maintain such relationships or if current
relationships were to weaken, our actual results may differ
materially from those indicated by the statements made in this
release and our business could suffer. Other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from historical results
or those indicated by the statements in this release include, but
are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with our
financial condition, our planned acquisition of Unisys'
rtGO(sm)Registered Traveler business, and our efforts to meet the
TSA's requirements to offer Registered Traveler services to
sponsoring entities as well as those included in our registration
statement on Form 10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 28, 2007, and other documents we
periodically file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NOTE
REGARDING TRADEMARKS "FLO" is a trademark of FLO Corporation. The
names of actual companies mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners. DATASOURCE: FLO Corporation CONTACT:
Media, Amanda Cheslock, +1-212-446-1884, , or Investors, Josh
Hochberg, +1-212-446-1892, , both for FLO Corporation Web site:
http://www.flocard.com/
http://www.flocard.com/about/how_flo_works.htm
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