FLO and Hickory Travel Systems Partner on Registered Traveler 2.0
05 Dezembro 2007 - 1:19PM
PR Newswire (US)
Firms seek to improve the door-to-door travel experience CHANTILLY,
Va., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- FLO Corporation, a next-generation
Registered Traveler (RT) services provider today announced an
agreement with Hickory Travel Systems for distribution of FLO's RT
2.0, multi-tiered membership program. The agreement combines
Hickory's extensive network of best-in-breed travel management
companies with FLO's travel team, the most seasoned in the RT
industry. FLO offers a RT solution that innovates on an open
platform developed during the U.S. Transportation Security
Administration's pilot programs. FLO's customer-centric model is
designed to offer RT members multiple tiers of benefits that can
improve their convenience and productivity throughout the
door-to-door travel experience, not just in the security lane.
FLO's marketing results validate this multi-price-point model,
which importantly, broadens the marketplace appeal of RT and
reduces the risk of slow airport enrollment results. Hickory,
founded in 1976, is an international consortium of more than 350
travel management companies and is a partner of a global network
representing over $17 billion in annual volume. From its early
beginnings as a traditional travel agency consortium, Hickory today
offers both full membership as well as 'a la carte programs,
resulting in a value proposition second to none. As a result,
Hickory provides products and services at economies of scale
pricing -- all designed to mitigate their partners' risks while
enhancing competitive advantage. "Through its analysis process,
Hickory recognized FLO's commitment to this new industry and its
open RT 2.0 platform. This will no doubt be well received by
Hickory's partners and their customers. It's exciting to be at the
forefront of this new industry that will improve the end-to-end
experience for our customers," said Bill Chiles, Hickory Chairman
and CEO. Donna Gutierrez, FLO Vice President, Corporate Sales,
stated, "We are pleased to partner with a company of the caliber of
Hickory. Its excellent management team, partner focus and global
reach make it an ideal distribution partner. FLO is providing a
very competitive discount structure, but we believe that success in
the RT industry will not come by building its own brand, but rather
by helping extend our partners' brands and by strengthening their
customer relationships." About Registered Traveler For information
about how RT works visit
http://www.flocard.com/about/how_flo_works.htm. About FLO FLO
Corporation provides a comprehensive solution for the Registered
Traveler program, which is administered by the U.S. Transportation
Security Administration. On April 16, 2007, FLO acquired all of
Saflink Corporation's (OTC:SFLK) (BULLETIN BOARD: SFLK) Registered
Traveler assets and certain liabilities related to its Registered
Traveler business. FLO recently announced the execution of an
agreement under which FLO has agreed to acquire the rtGO(SM)
Registered Traveler business of Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS). The
Registered Traveler program is designed to identify air passengers
who pose a minimal security risk and then to provide those
passengers with access to faster and simpler processing at airport
security checkpoints. FLO Corporation has formed the "FLO Alliance"
-- strategic relationships with several companies with extensive
expertise in credentialing, security, access control, customer
service, travel services, political lobbying and corporate and
consumer marketing -- designed to develop, market, sell and deploy
an end-to-end solution and to provide next-generation RT 2.0
membership benefits to qualified individuals for expedited security
screening in designated lanes at participating airports in addition
to receiving promotional offers and discounts offered by retail
partners. The FLO Alliance partnership consists of FLO Corporation,
Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Johnson Controls, Inc., Smiths Detection
Inc., The Paradies Shops, International RAM and ID Technology
Partners. For more information about the FLO program and Alliance
visit http://www.flocard.com/. About Hickory Hickory Travel
Systems, one of the travel industry's oldest and most respected
consortia, offers multiple products and services, proprietary and
outsourced, to it agency partners. Hickory's core products, 24/7
call center, proprietary hotel programs and international sourcing
opportunities, remain in high demand. Additionally, Hickory has
negotiations with providers of most of the industry's sought after
programs and services. By passing these savings on to its network,
HTS provides quality, affordability and flexibility, a must in
today's multifaceted travel management arena. For information about
Hickory Travel Systems, please write to . NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This release contains information about
our management's view of our future expectations, plans and
prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes
of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially
from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors. For example, our
business will depend on our ability to establish and maintain
strategic relationships with travel services, technology, and other
companies. If we are unable to establish and maintain such
relationships or if current relationships were to weaken, our
actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the
statements made in this release and our business could suffer.
Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from historical results or those indicated by the statements in
this release include, but are not limited to, risks and
uncertainties associated with our financial condition, our planned
acquisition of Unisys' rtGO(SM) Registered Traveler business, and
our efforts to meet the TSA's requirements to offer Registered
Traveler services to sponsoring entities as well as those included
in our registration statement on Form 10-SB filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28, 2007, and other
documents we periodically file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. NOTE REGARDING TRADEMARKS "FLO" is a trademark of FLO
Corporation. The names of actual companies mentioned herein may be
the trademarks of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: FLO
Corporation CONTACT: Media, Kevin Mitchell, +1-610-341-1850, , for
FLO Corporation; or Sales, Donna Gutierrez of FLO Corporation,
+1-609-466-6995, Web site: http://www.flocard.com/
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