Veterans Advantage Press Office

eBags Recognizes Veterans and Their Families with Special Everyday Savings

Greenwich, CT,
August 3, 2006

Special eBags.com Offer as Part of Recognition, Respect, and Rewards Program with Veterans Advantage

eBags (www.ebags.com), the world’s largest online retailer of bags and accessories and Veterans Advantage Inc. (www.veteransadvantage.com), the leading nationwide membership program providing new service benefits for U.S. Veterans, active duty military, National Guard, and Reservists, and their families, announced a partnership today, whereby Veterans Advantage members will receive a special offer on all eBags orders.

This is an Everyday Savings discount, good 365-days-a-year. Veterans Advantage members have the opportunity to choose from a broad range of products including luggage, handbags, business cases, backpacks, sports duffels, diaper bags, iPod cases, camera cases and business accessories.

“Veterans Advantage members are a very active, on-the-go, travel-conscious group, who enjoy traveling in style,” said Scott Higgins, Founder and Chief Executive of Veterans Advantage. “This partnership with eBags expands our exclusive travel benefits, which include significant savings on airlines, buses, trains, cruises, vacation packages, hotels, car rentals and much more,” Higgins added.

“We are proud to extend a special discount for Veterans Advantage members, and to honor those who serve,” said Jon Nordmark, eBags’ CEO. “And we are excited to be partnering with a group that is as passionate about travel as we are.”

eBags features over 330 brands and 18,000 products from well-known names including Samsonite, Liz Claiborne, CamelBak, American Tourister., JanSport and Nike.

To get the special eBags travel benefit, all U.S. Veterans and active duty who have served in any branch or period of service, as well as their spouses and dependent children, are eligible to join Veterans Advantage online as part of a SPECIAL 30-DAY FREE TRIAL at www.veteransadvantage.com or call toll-free 1-866-VET REWARDS (1-866-838-7392).

Existing members can also get information on access to the benefit from the “Members Only” portion of www.veteransadvantage.com

About Veterans Advantage
Veterans Advantage is the largest nationwide card membership program delivering new recognition and rewards for U.S. Military Veterans, Active Duty Military, Retired Military, Active and Retired National Guard & Reservists, and their family members. The card membership program provides special offers and money-saving benefits to thank them for their service to the country. Members are eligible for valuable offers on rail travel from Amtrak, airline travel with Continental Airlines (CAL), bus travel on Greyhound Lines, a division of Laidlaw International (LI), Mac system hardware and software, and iPods from Apple Computer (AAPL), computer systems and other electronics from Dell Computer (DELL), rental cars from major car rental companies including The Hertz Corporation, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, ANC Rental Corporation's National Car Rental and Alamo, Cendant Corporation's (CD) Avis and Budget Rent a Car, special rates at Days Inn, Ramada, Howard Johnson's, Knights Inn, Travelodge, Wingate Inn, Choice Hotels, Best Western, Anheuser-Busch Company's (BUD) Busch Gardens and Sea World, Blockbuster Inc. (BBI), AMC Entertainment, Inc., hotel discounts and vacation rentals from IAC/Interactive Corp, prescription drug discounts from United Networks of America, discounts on National Park Resorts from Aramark Corp. (RMK), discount phone services from Cognigen Networks, Inc., interstate moving discounts from Global and North American Van Lines, both SIRVA (SIR) companies, ground and air shipping from DHL Holdings (USA) , Inc., XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), The Golf Warehouse, powering PGATour.com., discounts on fitness club memberships nationwide, including Bally's (BFT) and Gold's Gym International, Inc., Most recent benefit additions include: Insurance from John Hancock and American International Group (AIG), Student Loans from Sallie Mae (SLM), Netzero internet access from United Online, Inc. (UNTD), Web Hosting from Hostway Corporation, Flowers & Gift Baskets from USA Florist and retail goods from Target.com (TGT).

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