Business & Money | Sunday 13 November, 2016 3:05 pm |

Emirates NBD - a leading bank in the region, dnata Travel - a leading travel and leisure services provider and Mastercard® celebrate the ten year partnership of their hugely popular dnata Mastercard World and Platinum credit card offerings with a revamped loyalty programme.

The enhanced card products will offer accelerated rewards earning up to 15% and flexible redemptions across the programme’s partner groups: dnata Travel, Arabian Adventures, City Sightseeing, Imagine Cruising, Emirates Holidays, MMI and Emirates Leisure Retail which has popular subsidiary retail brands1 such as Costa Coffee, Pret A Manger and Wolfgang Puck. Additionally, cardholders will enjoy up to 10% rewards at duty free stores worldwide and up to 2% rewards on other spends making it an ideal travel and lifestyle payment product.

 

The revamped cards also incorporate Mastercard’s contactless technology that enables customers to make quick payments at merchants with contactless terminals.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Suvo Sarkar, Senior EVP & Group Head – Retail Banking & Wealth Management at Emirates NBD said: “As a customer-centric, innovation focused bank, Emirates NBD continuously seeks to increase the value proposition of its products. With the new earn and burn feature on the dnata Mastercard World and Platinum credit cards, customers can reap the benefits of their purchases instantly, allowing them to buy a holiday package at dnata in one moment and immediately redeeming those points for retail purchases in the next.”

 

Iain Andrew, Divisional Senior Vice President of dnata’s travel business commented: “Our 10-year partnership with Emirates NBD has been extremely successful and we’re delighted to offer more brands to their credit card customers, in line with dnata’s commitment to bring more travel experiences to life. Now, Emirates NBD customers can receive rewards and redeem their accumulated dnata points at a multitude of new outlets such as City Sightseeing, Emirates Holidays, Arabian Adventures amongst many others. Customers will also be excited by the transition from voucher-based redemption of experiences to instant redemption at POS (point of sale) terminals, putting control in the hands of the customers, to book their travel experiences at their convenience. 

“With the dnata Mastercard World and Platinum cards, we aspire to offer the best product and quality of service to the customer, and I believe that we have achieved that.”

 

Andrew Day Group CEO, Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR) and Maritime & Mercantile International (MMI) added, “We are delighted to announce our participation in the Emirates NBD dnata World and Platinum loyalty program. Offering our guests the chance to earn up to 15% rewards, a best in class offer, and then redeem instantly across any of our 180+ outlets in the UAE, continues our commitment to delivering premium experiences and products whilst offering exceptional value and service too.”

 

Eyad Al Kourdi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, UAE, Mastercard said:“Mastercard World and Platinum credit cards are renowned for offering a premium range of lifestyle privileges and benefits. With the revamp of these co-branded products with Emirates NBD and dnata, we are pleased to offer cardholders even more reasons to swipe their cards. Driven by Mastercard’s cutting-edge technology and unmatched merchant acceptance, cardholders will continue to enjoy enhanced flexibility and convenience, exemplary service and the highest levels of safety and security.”

 

Since its launch in 2006 and subsequent enhancements thereafter, the dnata credit cards remain the only travel reward products in the UAE that guarantee cardholders up to 15% rewards on all purchases at dnata partner group companies and up to 10% rewards on duty free purchases worldwide. Moreover, onthe dnata World card, the foreign currency transaction fee on overseas transactions is zero. The cards also offer complimentary access to over 550 airport lounges globally and Emirates NBD’s Bon Appetit dining programme with discounts at over 2,000 restaurants within the UAE.