Just in time for spring break travel planning, consumers in 2015 will finally be able to save money on fuel at the gas pump and use those savings to pay for their travel plans and vacations.
The Dallas-based Fuel Rewards® program (www.fuelrewards.com) has teamed up with Priceline Partner Network (PPN) to pave the way in 2015 for consumers to earn cents-off-per-gallon rewards at the pump at participating Shell stations simply by booking airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars. The rewards they earn from bookings made through Fuelrewards.com will result in immediate savings on gas – savings that can be allocated to more vacations, personal getaways and family trips. Savings earned on these travel purchases can be combined with all other rewards earned through the Fuel Rewards program for even more savings at the pump.
The Fuel Rewards-Priceline Partner Network alliance comes at a time when traditional opportunities for travelers, including many frequent flyer programs, are tightening requirements for earning and redeeming free trips. Delta and United Airlines, for example, now base frequent flyer miles on the cost of the ticket rather than the number of miles traveled. According to the U.S. Travel Association, U.S. consumers are predicted to spend $806 billion on travel in 2015.
The Fuel Rewards program views the alliance as a new opportunity for more affordable travel by giving consumers ways to save on fuel – an everyday, frequent purchase – and use those savings to fund even more personal and family vacations and trips. On average, U.S. consumers spend $2,400 or more each year per vehicle on fuel.
Both companies see this opportunity as a way to help U.S. consumers pay for the estimated 1.65 million leisure trips and 460 million business trips they will take in 2015.
“We are thrilled to be working with the Priceline Partner Network on this new venture to give Americans even more ways to save on the cost of gas, so they can spend more on life – and on travel. We hope travelers will take full advantage of their fuel savings to help them pay for their leisure or business trips,” said Megan Flynn, EVP of Business Development for the Fuel Rewards program.
Consumers who sign up as Fuel Rewards members will be able to book their flights, hotel stays and rental cars on a Priceline Partner Network-provided travel section at Fuelrewards.com, where their rewards will be tracked and issued. The launch of the new site will take place in early 2015.
For more information about the Fuel Rewards – Priceline Partner Network alliance, please contact Vanessa Horwell at [email protected] or visit www.fuelrewards.com.
