SOUTH BEND – The St. Joseph County Airport Authority has announced that the South Bend Airport (SBN) has partnered with Republic Parking, Air Host, Inc., and the Thanks Again Network to offer customers rewards when they park, shop and dine at SBN.

“SBN has always been a convenient, rewarding way to travel into and out of the Michiana area,” said SBN Executive Director Mike Daigle. “Now, with this partnership we have the chance to truly reward our passengers each time they visit and choose to park, dine and shop at SBN too.”

The SBN Traveler Rewards Program enables airport passengers to automatically earn more frequent flyer miles when they park, shop and dine.

Don Barrett, regional vice president of Republic Parking, said, “After we introduced the program last year we received a significant amount of positive customer feedback.  Customers want to be able to receive additional rewards for the dollars they spend in the parking lot.”

The Thanks Again program soft-launched at SBN in 2011 in partnership with Republic Parking, and as a result of growing success, the airport decided to expand the program to include all retail and dining options at the airport.

Air Host, Inc., the airport’s retail and dining vendor, joined the program and travelers can now earn rewards for all parking, dining and retail purchases at SBN.