MUMBAI: Emirates Airlines is sure flying high! After inking a global deal with car rental company Hertz, it has now partnered with the Intercontinental Hotels Group to offer customers the best available hotel rates online.

Emirates customers can go online at www.emirates.com and book their hotel stay at any of the Intercontinental Hotels Group properties, via a seamless link to the group's online reservations system.
 
 
Emirates executive vice president commercial operations worldwide Ghaith Al Ghaith said, "This agreement with the Intercontinental Hotel Group will provide enormous value to our online customers, especially during the summer season in the northern hemisphere, when they can take advantage of the guaranteed best hotel rates, plus receive bonus Skywards Miles when booking online."
 
 
From now until 30 September 2005, members of Skywards, the frequent flyer programme of Emirates and Sri Lankan Airlines, who are also members of Priority Club Rewards (the loyalty programme of Intercontinental Hotels Group) will receive 500 bonus Skywards miles when they book a hotel stay online, in addition to receiving 500 Skywards miles when they produce their Skywards card at any Intercontinental property.

Intercontinental Hotels Group, Middle East and Africa chief operating officer Chris Moloney said, "The most exciting aspect of this partnership is the immediate visibility of tangible rewards. Now is the time to take advantage of this special offer and this new agreement proves more beneficial to all our valued Skywards and Priority Club members."