CHESTER, England, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
One million
Etihad Guest Miles* offered in
exclusive promotion for new Etihad Guest Credit Card customers in
the UK - enabling four lucky customers to fly almost anywhere
worldwide
MBNA and Etihad Airways have joined together to launch a
compelling new credit card offer for UK customers.
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The Etihad Guest Credit Card Account comes with no annual fee
and offers eligible new customers the opportunity to earn
Etihad Guest Miles, which can be
redeemed on upgrades and flights with Etihad Airways and more than
15 of its airline partners to thousands of destinations worldwide,
or on 6,000 non-air products from the airlines award-winning online
Reward Shop.
The account comes with two credit cards - one American
Express® card and one Visa card - to provide customers
with maximum flexibility and the ability to earn rewards in the
most advantageous way. New customers successfully applying for the
credit card account will earn 1.5 Etihad
Guest Miles for every £1 they spend on their Etihad Guest
American Express® card and 1.5 Etihad Guest Miles for every £2 they spend on
their Visa card. As a special promotion, the account also offers
triple Etihad Guest Miles for Etihad
operated flights in first class and double Etihad Guest Miles for Etihad operated flights
in business class taken during the first three months of opening an
account.
The account also offers a range of exclusive promotions for new
customers, including a one million Etihad
Guest Mile giveaway*, plus 5,000 bonus Etihad Guest Miles for every customer who makes
a purchase worth £250 or more in the first 90 days of opening an
account.
The card is available now at
http://www.etihad.com/ukcreditcard.
Michael Donald, MBNA's Business
Development and Marketing executive, said: "We're delighted to be
working alongside Etihad Airways to launch the new Etihad Guest
Credit Card Account for UK customers. Throughout our 20 years in
the UK we've been a business built on strong and successful
relationships, so we are proud to add to these with Etihad Airways,
a brand known the world over."
Barry Green, vice president of
CRM and Loyalty at Etihad Airways, added: "We are delighted to
partner with MBNA and to launch this new Etihad Guest Credit Card
Account, the first time we have offered a credit card in the
UK.
"The account has many great benefits for Etihad Guest members,
especially during this launch period, so we anticipate considerable
demand from those signing up as they each have a chance to win
250,000 Etihad Guest Miles."
The Etihad Guest Credit Card Account offers zero percent
interest on all flight purchases booked directly at
http://www.etihad.com/uk for 12 months from the date of opening an
account. It also offers zero percent interest for six months on all
balance transfers and money transfers made within 90 days of
opening an account (a handling fee of two percent applies for both
balance transfers and money transfers).
Representative example 18.9% p.a.
variable on card purchases. This is equivalent to 18.9% APR
representative variable based on a credit limit of £1200
Picture Caption: Barry
Green and Michael Donald sign
up to a new UK credit card partnership and launch the new Etihad
Guest Credit Card Account.
* Available to customers successfully applying for the
new Etihad Guest Credit Card Account before 30 June 2013. Every purchase made during the
first 30 days of account opening will count as an entry into a
grand prize draw where four lucky winners will each win 250,000
Etihad Guest Miles, allowing them to
fly almost anywhere in the world. Full terms and conditions apply
and are available at http://www.etihad.com/ukcreditcard.
About MBNA Limited:
MBNA Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America
Corporation (NYSE: BAC). For more information, visit the company's
website at http://www.mbna.co.uk.
About Etihad Guest:
The award-winning loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, was launched
in August 2006 and quickly
established itself as one of the airline industry's fastest-growing
and most innovative loyalty programmes. Etihad Guest now boasts
more than two million members. The programme offers members the
opportunity to accumulate Etihad Guest
Miles on flights with Etihad Airways as well as many global
airline partners such as airberlin, Air Seychells, Virgin
Australia, American Airline, Jet Airways. Members also enjoy
accruing miles with our global partners, ranging from hotel
accommodation and car rental to retail and financial products.
Etihad Guest members can redeem against a selection of flights on
more than 2,000 routes and more than 6,000 non-flight rewards from
over 250 partners on the Etihad Guest online Reward Shop.
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, began operations in
2003, and in 2012 carried 10.3 million passengers. From its hub at
Abu Dhabi International Airport,
Etihad Airways serves 86 passenger and cargo destinations in the
Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia and the Americas, with a
fleet of 73 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and over 90 aircraft on
firm order, including 10 Airbus A380s, the world's largest
passenger aircraft. Etihad Airways also holds equity investments in
airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia and Aer Lingus. For more information, please visit:
http://www.etihad.com
Editor and supplementary notes:
The information contained in this press release is intended
solely for journalists and should not be used by consumers to make
financial decisions. Any consumer interested in learning more about
any of this product should visit http://www.mbna.co.uk for full
terms and conditions.