Emirates NBD - a leading bank in the area, dnata Travel - a leading travel and leisure providers and Mastercard commemorate the 10 years partnership of their extremely popular dnata Mastercard World and Platinum charge card offerings with a revamped commitment program.

The boosted card items will use sped up rewards earning up to 15% and versatile redemptions throughout 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. Furthermore, cardholders will enjoy approximately 10% rewards at responsibility totally free shops worldwide and up to 2% benefits on other invests making it a perfect travel and way of life payment item.

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

Talking about the statement, Suvo Sarkar, Senior EVP & Group Head-- Retail Banking & Wealth Management at Emirates NBD said: "As a customer-centric, innovation focused bank, Emirates NBD continuously looks for to increase the worth proposition of its products. With the new make and burn feature on the dnata Mastercard World and Platinum charge card, customers can profit of their purchases immediately, permitting them to purchase a vacation plan at dnata in one minute and instantly redeeming those points for retail purchases in the next."

Iain Andrew, Divisional Senior Vice President of dnata's travel company commented: "Our 10-year collaboration with Emirates NBD has actually been very effective and we're delighted to provide more brand names to their charge card customers, in line with dnata's dedication to bring more travel experiences to life. Now, Emirates NBD clients can receive rewards and redeem their built up dnata points at a plethora of new outlets such as City Sightseeing, Emirates Holidays, Arabian Adventures amongst lots of others. Customers will also be delighted 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 benefit.

" With the dnata Mastercard World and Platinum cards, we desire offer the very best product and quality of service to the client, and I believe that we have attained that."

Andrew Day Group CEO, Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR) and Maritime & Mercantile International (MMI) included, "We are delighted to reveal our participation in the Emirates NBD dnata World and Platinum commitment program. Providing our visitors the possibility to earn as much as 15% benefits, a best in class offer, and then redeem quickly across any of our 180+ outlets in the UAE, continues our commitment to delivering premium experiences and items whilst using remarkable 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 variety of lifestyle privileges and advantages. With the revamp of these co-branded products with Emirates NBD and dnata, we are pleased to use cardholders much more needs to swipe their cards. Owned by Mastercard's innovative technology and unmatched merchant approval, cardholders will continue to take pleasure in boosted flexibility and convenience, exemplary service and the highest levels of safety and security."

Considering that 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% benefits on all purchases at dnata partner group companies and up to 10% rewards on duty complimentary purchases worldwide. Moreover, on the dnata World card, the foreign currency transaction fee on overseas deals is zero. The cards likewise use complimentary access to over 550 airport lounges internationally and Emirates NBD's Bon Appetit dining program with discount rates at over 2,000 restaurants within the UAE.