Emirates NBD, holding company of Emirates Bank and National Bank of Dubai, launched its Summer Cards Usage Promotion titled Weeks of Fortune, offering cardholders exclusive and exciting offers every week for 7 weeks when using their Emirates Bank or NBD credit cards to make purchases at leading retailers.   Emirates NBD will also be conducting a Mega Raffle Draw at the end of the promotion to award 10 cardholders Holiday Packages to exciting destinations.  The promotion will run  from May 15th  until July 31st 2008 with offers at a different retailer every week. 

Mr. Suvo Sarkar, General Manager Retail Banking Emirates NBD said, “Our latest promotion, “Weeks of Fortune”, offers our cardholders an array of exclusive and attractive benefits including valuable discount offers, invitations to private events, as well as ‘gift with purchase’ deals at leading retailers.  Additionally, the Weeks of Fortune Promotion gives our cardholders the opportunity to enter the mega draw to become one of 10 lucky winners to win a fully paid holiday package to an exciting destination.  The introduction of such promotions is our way of continuously adding value  to our cardholders who trust and support our products.”

The promotion, in collaboration with key retailers such as Joy Alukkas, Jashnamal Dept Stores, Lamcy Plaza Better life, Benetton, Clarks  ID design , Marlin furniture and Eros Digital, will apply to cardholders of Emirates Bank and NBD – Gold and Silver Cards, NBD Platinum Visa, and Gold and Silver NBD -Dnata. Cards.  Selected retailers will also be rewarding  high spenders with attractive prizes.

Emirates NBD’s latest promotion offers cardholders the chance to become one of 10 lucky winners to go on a fully paid trip to one of many exciting South East Asian destinations such as, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and Singapore.   For every  AED500 spent on their cards during the promotion period, cardholders will be granted one entry into the mega raffle draw.  Hence, the more multiples of AED500 spent on their cards, the more entries they will be entitled to and therefore, the higher the chances of winning.  The  Holiday Packages would be inclusive of both flights and accommodation.  The mega raffle draw will take place at the end of the promotion period.

Emirates Bank and NBD Credit Cards come with a host of attractive benefits and features.  These include: Free Supplementary Cards, Free Roadside Assistance, and Online Banking services. The cards also come with a host of complimentary services such as: Mobile Banking services, Ultra Credit Shield, Free Travel Insurance and flexibility in payment. Value-added services such as the NBD Cards CashBack Programme on all retail purchases, where CashBack points can be redeemed as payment against NBD credit card balances add to the benefits of the NBD Gold and Silver cards.  Emirates Bank and NBD Credit Cards are valid at over 1 million ATM’s across the globe, ensuring ultimate convenience for customers regardless of where they are in the world.

The NBD-Dnata Credit Card is the first co-branded card in the region between a bank and a travel group which offers a variety of travel-related services. Apart from a range of competitive credit card benefits that include high credit limits, acceptance at millions of outlets worldwide and 24-hour customer assistance, the NBD-Dnata Credit Card Cardholders earn reward points worth 1.5% on the purchase amount every time they use their card anywhere in the world. These accumulated points can then be redeemed at designated Dnata outlets for any of their products or services, including tickets for more than 130 airlines and other travel-related services.

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Reported by: Zeina El-Haj, Head of Marketing, PR, Event & Sponsorship, Retail Banking, Consumer Finance & Wealth Management, Emirates NBD
Reported on: 13.05.2008