Regus Announces Alliance with Professional and Technical Consultants Association to Give Members Access to Regus Business Lounges

DALLAS, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Regus Group (LSE: RGU), the world's largest provider of workplace solutions, and the Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA) announced that they have formed an alliance that will offer member consultants several benefits from Regus.

The new alliance provides PATCA member consultants with convenient access to high profile office space, meeting rooms and other professional services.  Under the terms of the agreement, all PATCA members will receive six months complimentary membership in Regus' businessworld Gold program, which provides users with access to more than 1,000 Internet-equipped Regus business lounges in 450 cities worldwide; two complimentary months on any 12- month Regus Virtual Office packages, which include a prestigious business address, personalized telephone answering services, and a local phone number; and one-free month on any 12-month full-time, fully furnished office.

Regus businessworld Gold, Platinum and PlatinumPlus members will receive discounts on PATCA membership dues and certain events including educational seminars.  

"We're excited to welcome PATCA members to the Regus family of partners.  Now when consultant members need professional working environments while on the road or require a place to entertain and host client meetings they have access to Regus' global network of business centers," said Michael Haas, Senior Director of Partnerships for Regus.  

"We are very pleased to have formed an alliance that will offer several benefits from Regus to PATCA members. Many of our members have been expanding their consulting services to new global locations in recent years and this will provide them with a professional image wherever they travel," said PATCA President, Walt Maclay. "In turn, we hope and expect that Regus' clients will learn more about PATCA's services through this partnership, resulting in new PATCA consulting members and new client prospects for our consultants."

About Regus

Regus is the world's leading global provider of innovative workspace solutions, with products and services ranging from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the world's largest network of video communication studios.

For more information please visit www.regus.com.

About PATCA

PATCA, a nonprofit association of business and technical consultants, serves many industries worldwide.  PATCA offers clients a free Post a Project referral service to find expert consultants, and provides members with business leads, project referrals, and consulting education.

For more information please visit http://www.patca.org.

Journalists can visit the PATCA Media Center at http://www.patca.org/about/media.cfm .

SOURCE The Regus Group