HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam and Vietnam Airlines on October2 launched the co-branded Vietnam Airlines - Standard Chartered EliteFly DebitCard, the first of its kind in Vietnam and offering clients a number ofbenefits.
Clientsneed to open a Standard Chartered EliteFly account to get the card, the firstdebit card that allows clients to earn Lotusmiles which can be redeemedfor tickets and other rewards from Vietnam Airlines.
Clientscan also add miles through transactions including term deposits, life insurancepurchases and spending, Nguyen Thi Huyen Vinh, deputy director of the airlines’Lotusmiles Centre, said.
Qualifyingclients can be offered or upgraded to Lotusmiles Titanium membership, whichallows them to get priority checking in and onboarding services, seating, extrabaggage allowance, and award tickets for relatives, according to Huyen.
Clientscan earn more than 360,000 Lotusmiles, enough to redeem for an around-the-worldticket from Vietnam Airlines and other Skyteam member airlines.
NiruktSapru, CEO Vietnam and ASEAN and South Asia Cluster Markets, Standard CharteredBank, said, “The partnership with the iconic national flag carrier VietnamAirlines underscores our strong commitment to being ‘Here for good’ in Vietnam overthe long run.
“StandardChartered has been in Vietnam for over 115 years and remains fully committed tothe country and to our clients here.”/.
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