Rocketmiles Announces International Hotel Expansion, New Airline Partners

CHICAGO, July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Rocketmiles, a new hotel booking site geared toward travelers who want to stockpile miles for dream vacations, is expanding its breadth of hotel inventory to include popular international destinations such as Paris, London and Tokyo.  The company has also added new international airline partners, including Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad Airways.  Rocketmiles customers now have nine airlines whose currency can be used to fund free trips across the U.S. and around the world. 

"Customer response to Rocketmiles has been overwhelming since our spring launch.  We launched with just 15 cities, and our international expansion means we now have hotels in well over 100 cities around the world.  Airline partners have also shared in the early success and we are excited to welcome our Etihad Guest to the program." said Jay Hoffmann, CEO/Cofounder at Rocketmiles.

Rocketmiles customers stay at pre-qualified, preferred hotels and earn an average of 7,000 miles per booking while paying the same rates as found on other hotel booking sites.  Considering that an average Rocketmiles customer takes 12 trips per year, they are on track to earn 80,000 miles annually. 

"In the three months since Rocketmiles went live, we've already had customers earn enough miles for free trips to amazing destinations such as Amsterdam, Abu Dhabi and Auckland," adds Hoffmann.

"Road warriors have long been reliant upon their flight activity and credit cards to run up their mileage balances.  Rocketmiles supports a meaningful third channel that rivals these activities," said Randy Peterson, founder of Milepoint, FlyerTalk, FlyerGuide, SeatExpert and a host of other travel insider sites.

About Rocketmiles
Rocketmiles was founded in 2012 to allow frequent fliers to enable people to vacation faster, by earning thousands of frequent flier miles and points when booking rooms at high-quality hotels.  For consumers, Rocketmiles makes saving for incredible vacations faster and easier.  Guests can earn miles on the frequent flyer programs of Alaska Airlines, AIRFRANCE KLM, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America.

For hotels, Rocketmiles means being able to access high-value customers with inventory that would have otherwise gone unsold — without weakening the brand through public discounting.  Based in Chicago and backed by top-tier strategic venture firms, the company is founded by travel and loyalty veterans Jay Hoffmann, Bjorn Larsen, and Kris Helenek.  For more information, visit www.rocketmiles.com and follow on Twitter @rocket_miles.

Customer Testimonial
"If you book a hotel through their very clean, well-designed site, you get thousands of miles for your hotel stay! I travel a lot for work so I plan to use Rocketmiles whenever I possibly can. Usually I barely get a free flight home with my credit card miles program, so I don't even think about using free miles to vacation, but since discovering Rocketmiles - Paris seems a lot closer." -Diana Kim

"Rocketmiles is the best! An easy to use site that has competitive hotel prices and amazing mileage! I'm already looking forward to booking some trips all thanks to Rocketmiles.  We are planning a trip to Yosemite in the Fall, then for next year hope it will help fund a trip to Italy."  -Marie Guinto

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