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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND AMERICAN EXPRESS
GIVE MEETING PLANNERS PROFESSIONAL ADVANTAGE
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2006:
Carey International, Inc. the leader in chauffeured ground transportation services has teamed with American Express to provide meeting planners with the resources they need for the most rigorous events and conferences.
The two companies have partnered in a joint promotion whereby meeting planners who use their American Express® Card for a meeting or event booking will receive two free hours of top-level ground transportation consultation services from Carey International and 10% off their group reservation spend. Carey manages ground transportation for the PGA TOUR and the Presidential Inauguration, among other prominent events and corporate conference services.
"Both companies represent the gold standard in our respective fields," said Devin J. Murphy, President and CEO of Carey International, Inc. in making the announcement. "Both Carey International and American Express are detail-oriented, as evidenced by the sorts of tools, reporting and standards we maintain. By partnering in this way, we remind meeting planners that behind two well-known brands are two highly experienced professional teams of service providers, ready to support their meetings initiatives."
MPI member Sally Snead, Carey Senior Vice President for Meetings and Events, who will be managing the Carey exhibit space (#754) at the 2006 MPI World Education Congress noted, "The MPI World Education Congress is such an incredible resource for professional development, it was important to us that our presence at the MeetingPlace trade show express the same dedication to professional expertise. Meetings and event planning is demanding, requiring simultaneous management of many intricate details, the smallest of which can make the difference in its success. We at Carey believe that the more information we can share with our clients, the more successful we both will be. The consultations we will provide through this promotion with American Express are part of that commitment." The MPI World Education Congress takes place in Dallas, July 9 through 11.
Call 1-800-223-9817 to book your meeting and pay with your American Express Card, and you will receive the complementary two hour consultation, a $500 value, and a 10% discount on ground transportation services*.
*Offer valid for any meeting reservation contract signed before Dec. 31. 2006.
About Carey International
Carey International is the world's premier provider of limousine services and luxury ground transportation with locations in over 550 cities and 65 countries. Since 1921, the Carey brand has represented uncompromising reliability and impeccable professionalism, safety, security and quality. Carey provides a full range of chauffeured services, including luxury airport limousine services as well as transportation for road shows, special events, and tours. Certified professional chauffeurs, a state-of-the-art fleet of luxury vehicles and an industry-leading quality assurance program, set the standard for luxury limousine and executive car services. Carey also has the only Meeting and Events division in the chauffeured transportation industry, providing end-to-end event transportation and meeting management services including planning, logistics, on-site coordination and centralized billing. For more information, please visit www.carey.com.
