Press Release

For Immediate Release
23 October 2006

Richard Crum, AirPlus North America President to Succeed Greeley Koch in July 2007

Barcelona, Spain -- The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) announced, Richard Crum, AirPlus International President, North America, as President-elect. Crum will succeed the current ACTE President, Greeley Koch in July 2007.

“ACTE’s greatest strength is its wealth of diverse members who contribute their time and talents to the association,” said Greeley Koch, Vice President of Corporate Solutions TRX. “Richard has been selected due to his extensive corporate travel industry expertise across all geographies.”

Richard Crum is a travel industry veteran having started his career at the Air Transport Association and later serving as President and Chairman of UATP for seven years prior to AirPlus. His strong track record and success in past presidential positions makes Crum the ideal candidate for his new role.

“I am honored and privileged to have been chosen by the current ACTE Board of Directors to serve as their President for a 16 month term,” said Richard Crum, President and CEO, AirPlus International, North America division. “ACTE is the leading global corporate travel association and my goal is to ensure that ACTE remains as the primary global resource for up to the minute corporate travel information, education and open industry dialogue.”

Notes to Editor:

ACTE
The Association of Corporate Travel Executive (ACTE) is a non-profit association established to provide executive-level global education and peer-to-peer networking opportunities. Membership spans all of business travel, from corporate buyers to agencies to suppliers, and accords all sectors equal membership. ACTE is represented in 49 countries.

AirPlus International
AirPlus Internation is a global leader in business travel payment solutions, offering central payment accounts, corporate cards and online management information tools. AirPlus is the preferred payment partner of airlines around the world, including Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), British Airways (NYSE:BAB), Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines and TAP Portugal. AirPlus is the world’s largest issuer of UATP. Visit www.airplus.com for more information.


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