Earn T-POINT when booking domestic and international hotels! Expedia and T Point Japan partner to introduce T-POINT service

2013.05.08 Press Releases
AAE Travel Pte.Ltd. / T Point Japan Co., Ltd.

- Manager Bear will be appearing at TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI as part of the launch campaign! -

Expedia, the world's largest online travel site, operates in 30 countries worldwide. www.expedia.co.jp/AAE Travel Pte. Ltd. (AirAsia Expedia, Head Office: Singapore, CEO: Kathleen Tan, hereinafter referred to as "AAE"), a joint venture between Expedia.Inc. (Head Office: USA), which operates Expedia.co.jp, and AirAsia (Head Office: Malaysia), one of Asia's largest low-cost airlines, and T-POINT Japan Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Muneaki Masuda, hereinafter referred to as "TPJ"), which operates Japan's largest mutual points service, "T-POINT", have entered into a business partnership and will introduce the T-POINT service on "Expedia.co.jp" operated by AAE from May 21, 2013.

Customers with a T-CARD or T-ID can earn 1 T-POINT for every 200 yen (excluding tax) spent on bookings at hotels in approximately 30,000 cities and 200,000 hotels both domestically and internationally on Expedia.co.jp. Starting this summer, T-POINT will also be earned on hotel reservations for domestic and international tours, and a service that allows T-POINT to be used is scheduled to be launched around 2014.

Going forward, AAE and TPJ will implement a CRM program that utilizes the T-POINT customer base of 44.54 million customers, including the provision of benefits based on the amount and number of transactions of each customer, based on the usage record of "Expedia.co.jp" since the launch of the T-POINT service. This will aim to more strategically retain and develop loyal customers, and provide services with higher customer value to customers of both companies.

[Overview of the T-POINT service on Expedia.co.jp]
■Service start date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

*Only reservations made via the PC site are eligible.

■Applicable products: Domestic and international hotels available on Expedia.co.jp
■Point award rate: 1 point for every 200 yen (excluding tax)
■How to use: After completing your reservation, enter your 16-digit T Membership number and T-POINT will be awarded 35 to 45 days after the final day of your stay.

[T-POINT service launch campaign on Expedia.co.jp]
To commemorate the launch of the T-POINT service, Expedia's mascot, Exbear, will be serving as the bear store manager for one day at TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI (Minato-ku, Tokyo) from 12:00 to 21:00 on Saturday, May 25th (with occasional breaks). If you shop at TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI on the day, you will have the chance to win a 100,000 yen travel coupon that can be used on Expedia, as well as Expedia goods such as a mini Exbear plush toy, or a 1,500 yen coupon that can be used for domestic and international hotel reservations and domestic and international tour reservations on Expedia.
■Campaign period: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 12:00-21:00
■ Participating store: TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI (6-11-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Roppongi Hills Roppongi Keyakizaka Street)

*The 100,000 yen travel coupon is available to those who spend 5,000 yen or more.

About Expedia
Expedia Japan (www.expedia.co.jp/), the world's largest online travel site, operates in 30 countries worldwide. It is a travel booking site that allows you to compare and consider options based on detailed descriptions in Japanese and facility videos, and to make reservations and payments in real time in Japanese yen. Expedia Japan not only translates content into Japanese, but also provides an environment that Japanese travelers can use with confidence, adopting a unique interface design for Japanese people, accepting payments with major credit cards such as JCB, Visa, MasterCard, and AMEX, and providing telephone support in Japanese (24 hours a day, 365 days a year). A mobile site was also launched in 2011. We also provide timely information on great deals on hotels and tours on our Twitter account and Facebook page.

Expedia and the Expedia logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other product names, product names, company names, etc. are generally trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.

[About T-POINT]
The shared point service "T-POINT" began in October 2003 and has grown to become a points service with 44.54 million active and unique members, which is one in three people in Japan's population. The number of participating companies in "T-POINT" is 98, with approximately 52,000 stores, and points can be used in a wide range of areas closely related to daily life, including TSUTAYA, FamilyMart, ENEOS, Gusto, Doutor Coffee Shop, Kitamura Camera, Autobacs, Alpen, Yahoo! Shopping, and ZOZOTOWN. If you have a T-CARD and present it at the time of payment at a participating T-POINT store, you can earn 1 T-POINT for every 100 yen you spend. Accumulated T-POINT can be used at participating stores at a rate of 1 point = 1 yen.

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Earn T-POINT when booking domestic and international hotels! Expedia and T-POINT Japan partner to introduce T-POINT service

Inquiries regarding this matter
T-POINT Japan Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Ando
TEL: 03-6800-4464