Rand McNally and Trilegiant Launch Road Explorers to Deliver Road Travel Services On the Web

Business Wire, Sept 26, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2001

A new Internet-based road travel club, Rand McNally Road Explorers(TM), was formally launched today combining online road trip planning and store-quality maps with roadside assistance and travel discounts at randmcnally.com.

Created by Rand McNally, the world's premier provider of mapping, routing and travel solutions, and Trilegiant Corporation, one of America's largest membership services company, Rand McNally Road Explorers improves the quality of road travel for its members.

Rand McNally Road Explorers subscription members can receive:

-- Express Maps - Unlimited access to instantly download and print high-quality
maps with the clarity and detail comparable to Rand McNally print maps. Create
custom Express Maps by selecting a center point and the surrounding area.

-- Road Explorers Trip Guides - Create custom guidebooks with maps, directions,
and information on selected attractions and hotels, road construction maps,
emergency phone numbers and kids' activity pages.

-- Roadside Assistance - Peace of mind on the road with 24-hour nationwide
emergency towing and roadside assistance that covers the member and his or her
immediate family in the household and any automobile they are driving.

-- Discounts - Hotel, car care, and auto rental discounts at thousands of
leading businesses nationwide, and 15 percent off purchases at the Travel Store
on randmcnally.com and at Rand McNally Map & Travel stores across the United
States.

With an annual subscription, Road Explorers Premier members are able to create unlimited Express Maps, Road Explorers Trip Guides, and access travel discounts for $34.95. Road Explorers Premier Plus members receive all Premier level benefits plus emergency roadside assistance available 24 hours a day nationwide with a $79.95 annual subscription.

"Using the immediacy of the Internet allows us to provide customized travel information to consumers instantly, whether traveling out of town or just around town," says Chris Heivly, president of randmcnally.com. "The new service puts the power of travel planning in the customer's hands. Working with industry-leader Trilegiant, Rand McNally is able to go beyond travel planning to provide travelers with cost-savings and peace of mind on the road."

Rand McNally provides the trip planning features, downloadable Express Maps, content on thousands of points of interest in the United States, and the discount program at Rand McNally Map & Travel Stores and the Travel Store on randmcnally.com. Trilegiant provides the emergency roadside assistance, customer service, and travel discount components for Rand McNally Road Explorers.

"Our partnership enables people to improve the quality of road travel. Now they can enjoy peace of mind and security as they follow their accurate Rand McNally maps on a trip," Trilegiant President and Chief Executive Officer

Robert Stevenish said. "We're delighted to work with Rand McNally, a brand name that is synonymous with road travel. Through their innovations in travel planning on the Web, we will be able to bring more value to our customers with enhanced trip planning and one-of-a-kind maps."

About Rand McNally

Rand McNally & Company, founded in 1856, is the world's premier provider of mapping, routing and travel solutions for consumers and businesses via print, software, the Internet and handheld devices. In addition to publishing the flagship Rand McNally Road Atlas, the company operates 28 Map & Travel stores across the United States and provides online travel services at randmcnally.com. The company includes Thomas Bros. Maps and Rand McNally Canada and also creates geographic information for reference and education. For more information about Rand McNally, visit www.randmcnally.com.

About Trilegiant Corporation

Trilegiant Corporation is a leader in the membership services and loyalty businesses, providing products and services that touch the lives of more than 100 million Americans. Trilegiant's membership business offers exceptional value, savings, convenience and protection to its customers through services such as Travelers Advantage, Shoppers Advantage, AutoVantage Gold, and PrivacyGuard. Trilegiant's loyalty business is the leading provider of full-service loyalty solutions to the financial services industry and other industries where product differentiation and customer retention are the primary focus. Trilegiant, which is based in Norwalk, Connecticut, is the successor to Cendant Membership Services, Inc. and Cendant Incentives. For more information, visit www.trilegiant.com.

Road Explorers is a trademark of Rand McNally & Company.