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Barclays Premier Life signs Airport AngelTM to provide Airport Lounge Pass Benefits

Manchester, 25th November 2008 - Airport Angel, The Leapfrog Group's global independent airport lounge programme has agreed a contract to provide lounge access for Barclays Premier Life customers. 

Airport Angel is providing membership to new Barclays Premier Life customers from November 2008 and to existing Barclays Premier Life customers from 1st January 2009. 

Barclays Premier Life customers will receive free airport passes plus Airport Texts.  This is a unique real-time personal text service which guides passengers through their journey from arrival at the departure airport, right through to the return journey back into the UK.  Airport Texts provide passengers with essential trip updates such as delay, check-in, and boarding and arrival information. There is also the option to provide nominated partners or friends with information to facilitate the onward travel.

Simon Ward, managing director of Airport Angel, says:  "We are delighted to add Barclays to the growing list of blue chip clients who value our flexible, innovative service.   Barclays Premier Life provides a customised approach to personal banking and we believe we have tailored the Airport Angel service to the needs of their customers."
Airport Angel works with ClimateCare to provide passengers with the opportunity to offset the carbon emissions incurred through their travel.

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NOTES TO EDITORS:
About Airport Angel
There are currently three levels of membership to Airport Angel:
Premium membership - £65 annual subscription, £15 per person, per visit, 3 free airport texts

Premium + membership - £155 annual subscription, ten free airport lounge visits, 5 free airport texts

Platinum membership - £250 annual subscription, unlimited airport lounge visits, 10 free airport texts

Additional airport text messages will be charged at £1.50 one way/£3.00 return.
Press offer

Journalists wishing to test the product are eligible for a free annual subscription, subject to payment of the usual £15 per person, per airport lounge visit, plus any costs for the airport text service.
www.airportangel.co.uk

About The Leapfrog Group
The Leapfrog Group is the global market-leading provider of loyalty, sales promotion, incentive and reward programmes.  Leapfrog was formed in 2007 from the merger of MKM Concepts Ltd with The Leapfrog Group in Australia.  The enlarged group now has 100 employees in seven offices across four countries.  Current clients include First Direct, HSBC, L'Oreal, Sainsbury's, The Co-operative Bank, Tesco, RCI, Lufthansa, ANZ, Great Building Society, Procter and Gamble, Nestle and Coca Cola. 
www.theleapfroggroup.com

For more information:
Thomas Proudlock, Promodus    
020 8995 1394/07771 962748     
thomas.proudlock@promodus.co.uk   

Lucy Thomas, Promodus
020 8995 1133/07971 238377
lucy.thomas@promodus.co.uk