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Geir Karlsen and Petter A Stordalen
Geir Karlsen and Petter A Stordalen

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Norwegian and Strawberry to establish shared “currency” for loyalty programmes

Norwegian and Strawberry are to establish a joint company that will provide a wider selection of services to the members of the companies’ respective loyalty programmes. The company will create a common loyalty currency and a platform where members can earn and use loyalty points across different programmes. The entity will be jointly owned by Norwegian and Strawberry, each retaining an equal ownership stake.

The digital loyalty currency will replace the loyalty point systems which are used by various loyalty programmes today. In this way, members who earn points at hotel stays can choose to use them to pay for airfares, or vice versa.

- We are developing our already popular loyalty programme, Norwegian Reward, by thinking outside the box and cooperating with new partners. I am very pleased to have found Strawberry as a partner and that by joining forces, we are developing a new platform which will give even more customers the opportunity to choose from a broader selection of services. We would also like to invite more partners to join this collaboration as we move forward, said Geir Karlsen, CEO of Norwegian.

For now, the cooperation involves the loyalty programmes Norwegian Reward and Strawberry’s loyalty programme. The ambition is to grow and include new partners from the Nordics to give members even more opportunities to earn and spend loyalty points. The new company will reach out to a significant share of Nordic households from the beginning.

- We currently offer a universe of exciting experiences and an attractive loyalty programme with fantastic partners. Strawberry’s ambition it to be relevant to more people more often. Uniting two companies with Nordic roots and histories to create a common loyalty currency is part of reaching this ambition. This will be a game changer for members and guests, providing people in the Nordic countries better and more frequent opportunities to earn and use their loyalty points. We look forward to embarking on this journey together with Norwegian, said Petter A. Stordalen, owner and founder of Strawberry (former Nordic Choice Hotels).

Norwegian’s and Strawberry’s loyalty programmes have a total of around 7.5 million members in the Nordic countries. Details about the company and the loyalty currency will be made public at the launch later this year. The two existing loyalty programmes of Norwegian and Strawberry will maintain their customer offering as today and continue to be owned by Norwegian and Strawberry respectively.

For further information, please contact:

Esben Tuman
SVP Communications at Norwegian
esben.tuman@norwegian.com / +47 905 08 400

Bettina Flatland
Communications Director at Strawberry
bettina.flatland@strawberry.no / +47 975 98 000

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Strawberry is a portal to a wide variety of hotels, meetings, restaurants and spas, as well as great benefits and rewards for our members. With over 225 hotels across the Nordics, we offer hotel brands such as Comfort Hotel®, Quality Hotel, Clarion Hotel® and Clarion Collection® Hotel, in addition to more than 40 independent hotels. Through the Strawberry app, web and membership, you get access to our universe of experiences, with our promise to make life more fun, meaningful and exciting. More to explore at Strawberryhotels.com

Contacts

Bettina Flatland

Director of Communications +47 975 98 000

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