Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Republic Parking System, and THANKS AGAIN® have joined forces to offer airport customers valuable rewards. The FLY GPT Rewards Program (www.flygptrewards.com) enables airport passengers and residents of the region to earn frequent flyer miles in programs like Delta SkyMiles® when they park in the GPT parking garage managed by Republic Parking System.

Consumer enrollment in the program is Free, Quick and Secure. Simply register any credit or debit card at www.flygptrewards.com or register on your mobile phone by texting “GPT” to 20123.

“Republic Parking System is proud to have partnered with the Airport to bring the community the new parking garage and excited to be able to offer the additional opportunity for travelers to earn miles when they use the new parking facility,” said Chris Howley, Executive Vice President, Republic Parking System.

To qualify to earn miles, a consumer must use a registered card to pay a $25.00 or greater parking fee in the parking garage, earning them 1 airline mile for every $1 spent. These airline miles are above and beyond any miles that consumers may already earn on credit or debit reward cards they register in the FLY GPT Rewards Program.

“We are very pleased to launch our new traveler rewards program with Republic Parking, and we plan to expand the reward opportunity to qualifying shopping and dining purchases made within the Airport,” said Richard Matheny, Chairman of Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority.  “We want to consistently reward consumers for their patronage.”

GPT will also encourage local businesses in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region to participate in the “THANKS AGAIN” program. This will enable South Mississippi residents and tourism visitors to not only earn attractive bonus airline miles at GPT, but also at a number of off-airport businesses including attractions, restaurants, spas/salons, and golf courses.

This program is managed by Republic Parking System (www.republicparking.com) in partnership with THANKS AGAIN (www.thanksagain.com).

Thanks Again and GolfSwitch have launched a partnership that will allow consumers to earn popular rewards such as airline miles and cash back when they reserve golf tee-times at more than 1,000 golf courses in the United States, Canada, and globally.

Members of the nation’s largest reward programs are now able to earn additional airline miles, points, and cash back when they reserve rounds of golf at courses worldwide that are affiliated with GolfSwitch. By reserving golf tee-times, members can earn bonus rewards that are above and beyond any rewards that a consumer would earn with a reward credit/debit card.

Consumers simply select one of the bonus reward options, register any credit or debit card in their wallet for free, and reserve tee-times. Consumers can simply enroll in the program by choosing their favorite reward at www.thanksagain.com/rewards. To review the golf courses in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean that offer rewards for registered card pre-payment of tee-time reservations, please visit http://teetimes.thanksagain.com/.

Marc Ellis, CEO of Thanks Again stated, “Our partnership with GolfSwitch has enabled us to double the number of golf courses available for our members who want to earn extra airline miles when they reserve rounds of golf. This represents another powerful way for frequent travelers to accelerate earning airline miles on a local basis.”

Doug Reichel, President of GolfSwitch said, “We are pleased to partner with Thanks Again and provide our leading edge golf tee-time reservation portal to their members. It is a truly innovative way to seamlessly offer golfers their favorite rewards when they reserve their tee-times in advance.”

About Thanks Again, LLC (www.thanksagain.com)
Thanks Again, LLC, headquartered in Tyrone, Georgia, is a merchant-funded consumer rewards network that allows consumers to earn extra rewards every time they spend money with participating businesses. Thanks Again now works with close to 20,000 participating businesses and is adding new merchant partners on a daily basis in markets nationwide. For more information or to enroll as a Thanks Again Rewarding Merchant(SM), contact Business Development toll-free (877) 633-5434 or info@thanksagain.com.

About GolfSwitch, Inc. (www.golfswitch.com)

Scottsdale, Arizona-based GolfSwitch, Inc. powers a standardized communications platform, allowing real-time access to over 40 tee sheet software programs, representing 95% of all automated golf courses in the U.S. and Europe. GolfSwitch drives several browser-based booking platforms enabling golfers to book tee times online. Golf course, travel, sports and newspaper web sites can use the GolfSwitch suite of engines to market and sell tee time reservations to their customers; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Beginning immediately, Thanks Again and its airline partners will communicate to Seattle area frequent flyers that they can now earn one (1) additional mile for every dollar they spend at any of the 10 participating Elephant Car Wash (ECW) locations. Only car wash purchases made directly at the car wash are eligible (car wash purchases made at the gas pump or in the convenience stores are not eligible for earning rewards). Thanks Again will provide ECW with airline miles branded in-store promotional material to communicate the program to existing customers.

Marc Ellis (Thanks Again’s CEO) explains, “The goal of the program is clear. Elephant Car Wash desires to give busy frequent flyer members another reason to select Elephant over other local competitors. We know that our valued members look to earn extra miles - and they are also core car wash consumers. Thanks Again sees this partnership with Elephant Car Wash as a natural fit for these members in greater Seattle.”

“We joined the Thanks Again program for several reasons, including ease of implementation and the attractiveness of offering mileage rewards for our consumers,” states Andrew Haney (Elephant Car Wash Co-Owner). “Two reasons stand out, however: 1) the ability to further differentiate ourselves from other local competitors and 2) market exclusivity with no upfront costs and discounted pay-for-performance pricing.” (Elephant received preferred pricing from Thanks Again as a result of its membership in the Western Carwash Association - http://www.wcwa.org).

The Thanks Again program is efficient and turnkey for consumers and for business owners - with no upfront cost, no administrative hassles, no software or equipment to install, and no changes in the customer’s buying behavior at the point of sale.

About Thanks Again, LLC
Thanks Again, LLC is a merchant funded reward network that allows consumers to earn extra rewards every time that spend money with a participating business. Thanks Again now has over 18,500 participating businesses and is adding new merchant partners on a daily basis in markets nationwide.

About Elephant Car Wash
For residents of Seattle and Greater Puget Sound, that big, pink elephant is almost as much a symbol of home as the Space Needle or Mount Rainier. Since 1951, Elephant Car Wash’s rotating, neon elephant has been a Seattle landmark. Elephant has locations throughout the greater Seattle area. The Battery Street elephant, the most well known of them all, has been on television shows and in magazine articles, commercials, and countless tourist photographs. Anyone who has ever been through an Elephant Car Wash knows that the elephant is also a symbol of long-standing quality and service.

To increase customer loyalty in a recessionary economy, Thanks Again has expanded its merchant-funded reward network into new industry categories to provide customer retention solutions to business owners.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 20, 2009 — Thanks Again® has expanded its merchant funded reward network
into many new industry categories, providing turnkey loyalty and customer retention solutions for a wide variety of business owners.

Thanks Again operates a consumer loyalty program that enables local business owners to use airline miles and other popular rewards as an incentive to increase sales and profitability from their best customers. Thanks Again currently works with over 18,500 local businesses located in all 50 states and the top 100 metropolitan areas.

“Thanks Again specializes in giving consumers the ability to earn extra airline miles, cash back, and other
‘Rewards Around Every Corner,’ states Marc Ellis, CEO of Thanks Again.

During troubled economic times, merchants are especially interested in using customer rewards programs to
retain customer loyalty. Thanks Again’s registered card technology platform enables business owners to thank their most loyal customers and potentially attract new ones at no upfront cost and on a pay-for-performance basis.

Here’s a listing of our newest partners:

- BountifulFruit.com, Online Gift/Fruit Retailer, Washington State
- Cold Stone Creamery, Premium Ice Cream Retailer, Dayton, OH
- GreenEfficient, LEED Certified Building Management, Houston, TX
- Metropolitan Cleaning Pros, Carpet, Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning, Los Angeles, CA
- Oxxo Care Cleaners, Green Dry Cleaner, Aventura, FL
- Oxxo Care Cleaners, Green Dry Cleaner, Washington, DC
- Prestige Cleaners, Green Dry Cleaner, Scottsdale, AZ
- Rugsies.com, Residential/Commercial Carpet Cleaning, Miami Beach, FL
- The Lansburgh, (Horning Bros.), Property Management, Washington, DC
- The Queens Penny Saver, Advertising Periodical, Ozone Park, NY
- Wards Cove Holdings, LLC, General Stores, Alaska

“Bountiful Fruit is thrilled to partner with Thanks Again in order to provide our customers with an opportunity to earn rewards on everyday purchases. It’s our way of saying “thank you” to our customers for their loyal
patronage,” says Brian Vertrees, Customer Promotions Manager of BountifulFruit.com.

For information about becoming a participating merchant in Thanks Again’s customer rewards program visit the company’s website, www.ThanksAgain.com/Merchants or www.ThanksAgain.com.

About Thanks Again, LLC:
Thanks Again is a merchant-funded reward network that allows large National Reward Programs to accelerate reward earning opportunities for millions of their members. The Thanks Again Rewarding Merchant network is a consortium of 18,500 local businesses located in all 50 states and the top 100 metropolitan areas.

Consumers can earn extra frequent flyer miles and other rewards simply by using their enrolled credit and debit cards with participating merchants. Active Thanks Again members can earn enough miles each year to significantly reduce the cost of a family vacation.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 19, 2009 — Thanks Again® has launched its upgraded consumer rewards website. Thanks Again members can earn extra frequent flyer miles, cash back, and other rewards simply by using their enrolled credit and debit cards with participating merchants. Active Thanks Again members can earn enough frequent flyer miles each year to significantly reduce the cost of a family vacation.

With Thanks Again, consumers can easily find ‘Rewards Around Every Corner,’ including at the dry cleaner, car wash, hair salon, and by shopping online at our Online Mall.

Thanks Again currently works with over 18,500 local businesses located in all 50 states and the top 100 metropolitan areas. Thanks Again allows consumers to earn their favorite rewards for everyday purchases, including dry cleaning, golf, dining, relaxing at the spa, shopping online, and more.

One Thanks Again member from San Jose, California commented, “Thanks Again is a great concept and is an enjoyable way to earn miles…I love being a member!”

The Thanks Again website offers ongoing bonus promotions to its members, such as a 200 mile bonus whenever a member spends more than $200 over a 60-day period.

Thanks Again’s CEO, Marc Ellis, states, “With Thanks Again, consumers can easily find ‘Rewards Around Every Corner,’ including at the dry cleaner, car wash, hair salon, and by shopping online at our Online Mall.”

Thanks Again’s Online Mall includes hundreds of top brand name retailers such as Target.com, Kohls.com, ITunes.com, PetSmart.com, OfficeDepot.com, and Lego.com.

The architects of the new ThanksAgain.com, Atlanta-based ZeroGCreative, also incorporated links to social media throughout the consumer rewards website, including links to Thanks Again’s Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages. Thanks Again members can also subscribe to an RSS feed to receive timely updates on bonus reward opportunities.

Thanks Again is currently running a special “End of Summer Sweepstakes” on its Facebook page, where the winner and three friends can win golf and/or spa gift certificates.

About Thanks Again, LLC:

Thanks Again is a merchant funded network that allows large National Reward Programs to accelerate reward earning opportunities for millions of their members. The Thanks Again Rewarding Merchant℠ network is a consortium of 18,500 local businesses located in all 50 states and the top 100 metropolitan areas.

Already reaching over 500,000 consumers offering the largest airline reward programs to cash back programs and pre-paid purchases, our national “local” footprint allows us to reach millions through recurring consumer transactions via local dry cleaners, restaurants, health/message spas, automotive services, nail/hair salons, rug cleaning services and many more.

Our “rewards around every corner” program establishes our unique value proposition among a myriad of key customer segments such as businessmen, moms, online shoppers and cost-saving enthusiasts. In this economy, we recognize that every penny counts! We’re conscious spending consumers ourselves and have thus crafted meaningful spending solutions that our families, friends and colleagues alike can benefit from.

When thinking of other reward programs, consumers unfortunately have limited options. Other platforms typically focus on the financial reward credit cards, restaurants or some other single vertical that limits consumers from truly maximizing their typical spending lifecycle patterns. We’re proud to have secured partnerships with such notable local merchant brands such as Cold Stone Creamery, the Golf Channel and Spa Finder.

We’re excited about our growth and have plans to continue to strategically build our national local merchant footprint among 20 everyday spending categories. We welcome your merchant referrals as soon you’ll see us in your neighborhood! So for now, stay tuned to our blogs and follow us on Twitter and FaceBook for the latest updates! We too invite you to enjoy “rewards around every corner!” See www.thanksagain.com for more information.

What we have found is that consumers who are repetitive spenders on life’s small luxuries can receive rewarding purchase value combined with the convenience and joy factor that make these luxuries economically reasonable! Let’s walk through the analysis together – if your average dry cleaning bill is $40 and you traditionally went to the dry cleaner 1.5 times per month then you’re spending $720 per year on dry cleaning. In many reward programs like Thanks Again (www.thanksagain.com) you can earn rewards with a value of worth up to $100 on this $720 expenditure and that value can be available in cash back or converted into 5,000 airline miles (given the seasonal promotion and if you earned these miles on an airline rewards card or not). Thanks Again® is one of few free customer reward platforms for members featuring the world’s top loyalty programs, the 6 largest frequent flyer programs and purchase value-options among neighborhood stores, restaurants, car services, spas, ice cream parlors and numerous merchant reward opportunities around every corner.

So add the rewards value to the convenience factor – how much time would it take to clean and press your dress shirts (or how frustrated would your significant other be for you transferring this new responsibility to him or her)? Finally let’s add the loss of joy. Do you really give up playing your normal round of golf at 7am on Saturday @ an average cost of $50 or $600 per year? This could also translate into another 5,000 miles for a total of 10,000 incremental miles earned.

With the airlines now allowing you to burn miles for paying for partial tickets, 10,000 miles can reduce your annual family vacation travel cost 5 – 10%. So let’s sum this up – you can still play golf, you don’t have to clean and press your own clothes, and you lower your family vacation travel costs because you made smart and rewarding purchases for discretionary and repetitive services – Yep Rewards Can Really Help!