NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Veterans
Advantage and JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced an expansion of
its partnership to include two free bags on discounted bookings
made by Veterans Advantage members using their VetRewards Card.
For nearly three years, VetRewards Card members have been
awarded exclusive JetBlue benefits of 5% OFF fares on JetBlue, and
qualify to earn TrueBlue points on travel booked with the 5% off
discounted fares. With the new benefit of two free bags, members
redeeming the Veterans Advantage discount may experience additional
savings of up to $60 on every flight
booked.
"We are excited to expand our benefits with Veterans Advantage,"
said Carleen Ybarra, manager, values
relations, JetBlue, and a former Army First Sergeant. "This
discount is available to all US veterans, active duty military and
their families and is a small token of our appreciation and
gratitude for those who have served."
Redeeming JetBlue savings benefits is simple, and there are no
blackout dates. To book the 5% discount on JetBlue travel, Veterans
Advantage members can call JetBlue reservations at 1-800-JETBLUE
(538-2583) and identify themselves as a Veterans Advantage member
by providing their unique Member ID from the face of their
VetRewards Card.
"This is a is a real thank you from JetBlue for our members, and
we appreciate their recognition of the value of service to our
country, said Scott Higgins,
Co-Founder & CEO of Veterans Advantage and a Vietnam Veteran.
"Adding this valuable benefit to our popular JetBlue 5% OFF
discount clearly demonstrates JetBlue's leadership in thanking
those who serve with exclusive savings.
Starting with its first partner Amtrak in 2001, Veterans
Advantage has built a partner coalition of over 150 leaders in
travel and retail who offer exclusive savings for Veterans
Advantage.
JetBlue is Veterans Advantage's first partner to include airline
baggage cost savings in combination with its everyday travel
discount. VetRewards Card members are also eligible for the 5%
JetBlue discount with a two bags cost waiver on Mint, the airline's
premium travel experience.
ABOUT JETBLUE
JetBlue is New
York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los
Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando, and San
Juan. JetBlue carries more than 38 million customers a year
to 101 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. For more
information please visit www.jetblue.com.
ABOUT VETERANS ADVANTAGE, PBC
Veterans Advantage is a
registered public benefit corporation that creates greater respect,
recognition, and rewards for its members who are U.S. military
veterans, active and retired U.S. military, National Guard,
reservists and their family members. In addition to exclusive
partner benefits, Veterans Advantage has issued over one million of
its VetRewards Card, which allows its partners to use free,
real-time verification technology to check customer
eligibility for military and veteran discounts online, in mobile
apps, by toll-free phone, and at point-of-sale locations
nationwide. For more information, please visit
www.VeteransAdvantage.com, www.Facebook.com/VetRewards, and
www.Twitter.com/VetRewards.
Media Contacts:
For JetBlue
JetBlue Corporate Communications
Tel: +1 718 709 3089
corpcomm@jetblue.com
Veterans Advantage
Roy Asfar
Tel: +1-203 422 2526
rasfar@veteransadvantage.com
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