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Thrifty Joins LatinPass Program

27 January 1999

Thrifty Joins LatinPass Program February 1, Offers Double Miles March 1 - April 30


    MIAMI--Jan. 27, 1999--Thrifty Car Rental, with some 1,200 rental locations in 71 countries worldwide, will become the newest car rental partner for LatinPass, the frequent flyer program of Latin American Airlines, effective February 1.
    To celebrate the new partnership, Thrifty will offer LatinPass members double miles from March 1 through April 30, offering 1,000 miles for the rental of a full-size or larger vehicle, or 500 miles for rentals of an economy through intermediate size car.
    The program applies on all Thrifty rentals worldwide; no flight segment is required to earn LatinPass mileage.
    LatinPass mileage may be earned and redeemed on the 10 LatinPass member airlines -- ACES and Avianca of Colombia, Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela, Aviateca of Guatemala, Copa of Panama, Lacsa of Costa Rica, Mexicana of Mexico, Nica of Nicaragua, Saeta of Ecuador and Taca of El Salvador -- as well as partner airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, TWA and US Airways.
    LatinPass airlines fly extensive schedules throughout South and Central America and Mexico, and collectively provide service to and from 14 U.S. gateway cities, including Miami, New York, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and more.
    To make a reservation with Thrifty, LatinPass members may contact their professional travel consultant, log onto the Thrifty web site, www.thrifty.com, or call 1-800-FOR CARS (367-2277).
    Thrifty Car Rental is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. . Thrifty serves both the airport market and the local car rental market, and is one of the country's largest airport parking operators with more than 14,000 spaces in 48 U.S. cities.