Travelocity, Barclays Raise the Bar for Credit Card Rewards Programs; Consumers Earn Points Faster and Gain Access to Expanded Rewards with New Travelocity Rewards MasterCard

Travelocity(R) and Barclays Bank Delaware (formerly Juniper Bank)have launched the Travelocity Rewards MasterCard(R) that promises toeliminate the hassles of redeeming miles or points when booking awardtravel. Users of the card can take advantage of a comprehensive,easy-to-use and generous program that enables them to earn double ortriple points for travel purchased on Travelocity with the newMasterCard card, in addition to points on everyday purchases.

Unlike traditional mileage programs that are restricted by limitedseat availability, blackout dates and brand choice, the TravelocityRewards MasterCard has no blackout dates or travel restrictions andcan be redeemed online for travel on any airline, hotel, car rentalcompany, or flight + hotel package available on Travelocity at anytime.

"Regardless of what airline you want to fly or when you want totravel, Travelocity now offers the program that gives customers morecontrol than ever over how many points they redeem and for whichtravel product," said Victoria Treyger, Vice President, Merchandisingand Product Marketing, Travelocity. "The program allows our customersto focus on what matters most - finding and booking an amazing trip."

Guaranteed and Easy Redemption

The Travelocity Rewards MasterCard allows consumers to earn pointsthat offer instant credit back. Travelers who book any airline, hotel,car rental or flight + hotel package on Travelocity are given theoption to apply Travelocity points to receive a credit to theiraccount.

Customers can start redeeming points on all standalone flightpurchases immediately, with other travel products - including hotel,car and packaged deals - expected to be redeemable beginning Oct.2006.

Top Tier Reward Levels

Compared to traditional airline mileage programs that commonlyrequire consumers to redeem a minimum of 25,000 miles on "saver"awards (while many require 40,000 or 50,000 miles), Travelocity makesit easier and faster to cash in for award travel.

Customers have complete control over how many points they redeemand no longer need to wait to reach a high level for redemption. Theycan redeem as few as 5,000 points for $50 off their travel booking or7,500 points for $100 off a travel booking.

-- 20,000 points = A free flight worth up to $400, or $400 off flight + hotel packages, hotel stays or car rentals (among the most competitive award level available)

-- 15,000 points = $200 credit

-- 12,500 points = $150 credit

-- 7,500 points = $100 credit

-- 5,000 points = $50 credit

Easy and Fast Accumulation

The new Travelocity Rewards MasterCard can be used anywhere thataccepts MasterCard and offers points on everyday purchases. Consumersearn triple points for booking a Travelocity flight + hotel packageand double points for flights, GoodBuy hotels, Last Minute Packagesand Activities. For enrolling, cardholders are eligible to receive:

-- Either 5,000 Travelocity points or $50 statement credit with their first purchase + up to 5,000 bonus points for Balance Transfers;

-- Annual fee waived for the first year;

-- No expiration on points.

Fast and Simple Redemption

Redemption is just as easy. Customers redeem their Travelocitypoints directly in the purchase path as soon as they enter theircredit card information (there's no special redemption Web site orcall to a specific number to redeem their points).

"Travelocity shares our passion and dedication to the overallcustomer experience and is innovating with new ways for its customersto benefit from their relationship," said Kevin Kleinschmidt, BarclaysManaging Director, Business Development.

To apply or learn more about the Travelocity Rewards MasterCard,including terms and conditions and other important information, pleasevisit www.travelocity.com/rewards.

About Travelocity

Travelocity is committed to being the traveler's champion -before, during and after the trip and guarantees everything about acustomer's booking will be right. If it's not, Travelocity will workwith its partners to make it right, right away. This customer-drivenfocus, backed by live 24/7 phone support, great prices and powerfulshopping technology has made Travelocity the fifth largest travelagency in the U.S. - booking $7.4 billion in travel worldwide in 2005.Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns and operatesTravelocity Business(SM) and GetThere for corporate travelers,lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel and ZUJI, a leaderin Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre HoldingsCorporation (NYSE: TSG), a world leader in travel commerce.

About Barclays Bank Delaware

Barclays Bank Delaware is a wholly owned subsidiary of BarclaysPLC (NYSE: BCS) and a leading U.S. credit card issuer with more than40 card partnerships in the travel, entertainment, retail, financialservices, not-for-profit and educational arenas. Barclays issuesco-branded credit cards for Barnes and Noble, Carnival Cruise Lines,Harvard Alumni Association, and UBS just to name a few.

About Barclaycard

Barclaycard is a multi-brand credit card and consumer lendingbusiness. It is one of Europe's leading credit card businesses and hasan increasing international presence.

In the UK, Barclaycard includes all Barclaycard branded creditcards and loans, Barclays loans, the FirstPlus secured lendingbusiness, Monument cards and loans and the retail finance businessClydesdale Financial Services. Barclaycard also manages cardoperations on behalf of Littlewoods Financial Services, House ofFraser and Sky.

Outside the UK, Barclaycard International operates in the UnitedStates (through its acquisition of Juniper Financial Corporation in2004), Scandinavia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and across Africa.

Barclaycard Business processes card payments for retailers andmerchants and issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers

Key facts:

Number of UK card customers: 11.2m

Barclaycard International cards in issue: 5.3m

Number of Barclaycard Business retailer/merchant relationships:95,000

Number of Barclaycard Business corporate cardholders: 565,000

Number of outlets that accept Visa worldwide: 24 million