UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE
13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2018
Commission File Number: 001-35078
|
POINTS INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
|
(Translation of registrant's name
into English) |
| 111 Richmond St., W. Suite 700, Toronto, ON, M5H 2G4, Canada |
|
(Address of principal executive
offices) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ]
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes [ ] No [X]
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________________.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Points International Ltd. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 09, 2018 | By: | /s/ Erick Georgiou |
| Name: | Erick Georgiou | |
| * Print the name and title under the signature of the signing officer. | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
|
NYC#: 108692.1 |
Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. |
|
SEC1815(04-09) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | News Release dated May 09, 2018 |
 |
|
Points Partners With Priceline To Enhance Hotel Options for its Points Travel Service
Points Travel now leverages Priceline’s hotel inventory providing access to leading hotels worldwide
TORONTO, May 9, 2018 – Points (TSX:PTS) (Nasdaq:PCOM), the global leader in powering loyalty commerce, today announced that it has partnered with Priceline Partner Network (PPN), the partnership brand of Priceline.com, a Booking Holdings company(Nasdaq:BKNG), the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services. With this partnership, Points will add access to even more world class hotel inventory for its industry leading, loyalty focused hotel booking service, Points Travel.
Through a single integration with Points’ Loyalty Commerce Platform, which powers the Points Travel services, loyalty program operators can offer their members the ability to earn or redeem miles when booking hotel stays across the globe. This new partnership with Priceline Partner Network will now enable Points to offer thousands of new, high value hotel booking options.
Offered through either a fully private branded experience or via PointsHound.com, Points Travel allows participating loyalty programs to offer their members either massive bonuses when booking a hotel with cash or strong value when using their loyalty currency to pay for a hotel stay. There are currently 26 different loyalty programs participating in the Points Travel service, either via PointsHound.com or the private label version.
Randy Schartner, President of Priceline Partner Network said “This unique collaboration with Points allows PPN to connect world class loyalty programs with our unmatched travel deals for consumer point redemption and great earning opportunities. Helping people experience the world is our group’s mission, and this partnership does just that.”
“We are delighted to partner with Priceline, the largest seller of hotels, to support our ever expanding offerings via our Loyalty Commerce Platform,” said Rob MacLean, CEO of Points. “We’re excited to build out the Points Travel inventory to offer our loyalty program partners an even more robust white label hotel booking and redemption service so that they can drive both increased member engagement as well as valuable, high margin revenue.”
Points Travel can be quickly integrated into any loyalty program's web and mobile properties to create a highly-converting, travel eCommerce offering that is program-branded and leverages Points’ Loyalty Commerce Platform capabilities. The user experience is simple and intuitive, taking members from consideration to purchase in just a few clicks, ultimately rewarding members with thousands of points or miles as well as allowing them to redeem loyalty currency for bookings at hundreds of thousands of hotels as well as numerous car rental companies around the world.
|
|
|
For more information regarding the implementation of the Points Travel platform, visit - https://company.points.com/solutions/points-travel/
About Points International
Points, (TSX:
PTS)(Nasdaq: PCOM), provides loyalty e-commerce and technology solutions to the
world's top brands to power innovative services that drive increased loyalty
program revenue and member engagement. Currently, the Company has a growing
network of more than 65 global loyalty programs integrated into its unique
Loyalty Commerce Platform. Points offers three core private or co-branded
services: its Loyalty Currency Retailing service sells loyalty points and miles
directly to consumers; its Platform Partners service offers developers
transactional access to dozens of loyalty programs and their hundreds of
millions of members via a package of APIs; and its Points Travel service helps
loyalty programs increase revenue from hotel and car rental bookings while
offering members more opportunities to earn and redeem loyalty rewards more
broadly. Points is headquartered in Toronto with offices in San Francisco and
London.
For more information, visit company.points.com, follow Points on Twitter (@PointsLoyalty) or read the Points blog. For Points’ financial information, visit investor.points.com.
About Priceline Affiliate Network
Priceline Partner
Network (PPN) is the partnership brand of Priceline.com, where no one deals like
we do. Turnkey technology enables our partners to be their own deal makers with
exclusive savings in hotel, air, rental cars, vacation bundles, cruise and group
bookings. Our proprietary booking engine is customized to your specifications
and optimized to serve your customers seamlessly from any device.
| CONTACT |
| Points Media Relations |
| Catherine Lowe |
| Catherine.lowe@points.com |
| +1 649-539-1310 |
| Priceline Affiliate Network Media Relations |
| ppnpress@priceline.com |