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Continental Airlines, Chase Introduce Continental Airlines TravelBank World MasterCard.


Leisure Travelers Earn Travel Credits; Redeem More Quickly for Any Flight, Any Seat, Any Day, Any Continental Destination

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Chase Card Services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. , a division of JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1.  & Co. (NYSE NYSE

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), and Continental Airlines, today introduced the Continental Airlines TravelBank World MasterCard([R]), which offers a new, easy and flexible way for cardmembers to earn credits toward their next flight. Instead of OnePass([R]) miles, cardmembers earn travel credits, which offer enhanced flexibility to be used for all or part of any flight purchased on continental.com. The earned travel credits are automatically collected in customers' TravelBank accounts, where they can be redeemed at any time as TravelBank cash.

Cardmembers earn three percent for purchases made using the card on eligible cable, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  and wireless purchases. In addition, cardmembers earn one percent for all other card purchases. Cardmembers also receive $50 toward their travel credits after their first card purchase.

"The TravelBank card expands earning and reward options for our customers," said Mark Bergsrud, senior vice president, marketing programs and distribution, Continental Airlines. "With the TravelBank card, Continental is the first airline to offer its frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons  members the opportunity to earn and redeem both miles and dollar-based travel credits."

"Less frequent travelers want the flexibility to redeem their travel rewards whenever they want, and not have to wait until a higher threshold has been achieved," said Charles Chitty Chit´ty

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, senior vice president, Chase Card Services. "In partnership with Continental Airlines, we listened to consumers' feedback and developed the Continental Airlines TravelBank World MasterCard to meet this need."

Each year on the anniversary of their card opening, cardmembers who spend more than $10,000 in qualifying purchases receive $25 in travel credits deposited directly into their TravelBank account, as well as five Continental Currency coupons (valued at up to $25). These rewards can be redeemed for things such as in-flight beverages and headsets.

Additional benefits include:

* Free and automatic membership in the continental.com Travel Club, which provides additional discounts and special deals such as $5 deposited into cardmembers' TravelBank accounts for every ticket purchased and flight taken on continental.com, great vacation packages through Continental Airlines Vacations and much more;

* Contactless, blink-enabled payment technology, which provides customers with a fast and convenient way to pay for purchases by holding their card up to a special reader; and

* World MasterCard benefits including no preset preset Cardiac pacing A parameter of a pacemaker that is programmed permanently when manufactured  spending limit, zero liability for unauthorized purchases and emergency cash and card replacement.

In addition to the TravelBank card, Chase and Continental Airlines recently introduced the Continental Airlines Presidential Plus World MasterCard, which was designed for affluent travelers. This card offers a collection of benefits specifically designed to enhance the entire travel experience, including a Presidents Club airport lounge An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). Many offer private meeting rooms, phone, fax, wireless and internet access and other business services, along with provisions to enhance comfort such as free drinks and snacks.  membership, Elite Access priority airport services, complimentary car upgrades, and automatic Elite hotel status. Continental Airlines Presidential Plus cardmembers also enjoy double OnePass miles for all hotel, car and Continental flight purchases with the Presidential Plus World MasterCard in addition to one OnePass mile for every dollar spent everywhere else.

To apply for the Continental Airlines TravelBank MasterCard or for more information, consumers may visit www.chasecontinentalcard.com or call 800-GO1PASS.

About Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 144 domestic and 138 international destinations. More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines.

With more than 45,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York New York, state, United States
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, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.

For the fourth consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 World's Most Admired Airline on its 2007 list of World's Most Admired Companies. Continental was also named the No. 1 airline on the publication's 2007 America's Most Admired airline industry list.

Additionally, Continental again won major awards at the OAG OAG Office of the Attorney General
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 Airline of the Year Awards, including "Best Airline Based in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. " for the fourth year in a row, and "Best Executive/Business Class" for the fifth consecutive year. For more company information, visit continental.com.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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 firm with assets of $1.5 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The company has more than 154 million credit cards issued. Under the Chase and JPMorgan brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
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