MasterCard and Malaysia Airlines Partner to offer Exclusive Promotions in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 April 2015– MasterCard in association with Malaysia Airlines recently announced special deals and benefits for all MasterCard debit and credit cardholders purchasing air tickets from Malaysia Airlines.
As part of the collaboration, all MasterCard debit and credit cardholders purchasing air tickets to 14 exciting destinations will be offered a rebate of upto 37% on Business class and upto 30% on Economy class. These 14 destinations include Kuala Lumpur, Lankawi, Penang, Danpasar, Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta, Manila, Sydney and Melbourne. The customers will also get the privileges of ‘priority check-in’ at Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka and ‘priority immigration’ at Kuala Lumpur International Airport along with extra baggage allowance.
This exclusive promotion will be available at Malaysia Airlines’ Dhaka office and dedicated travel agents including Lexus Tours & Travels, Gold Air Enterprises Ltd, Heritage Air Express, Int’l Travel Corporation, Horizon Express Ltd., Victory Travels Ltd., Discovery Tours & Logistics, Galaxy Holidays Ltd., Dynamic Travels at Dhaka and Al Siraj Travels at Chittagong. Effective from 15th April, 2015 the offers will be valid till 15th July, 2015 for purchase, and the travel period extends till the 31st of July, 2015.
Speaking at the press meet, Wan Mohd Ebrahem, General Manager, Bangladesh, Nepal & Bhutan of Malaysia Airlines said, “We are pleased to announce the launch of this campaign along with MasterCard Bangladesh to promote the fact that we are providing massive discounts to our travellers from Bangladesh using a MasterCard Debit or Credit Card to purchase their tickets. We hope that this will make things not only more convenient for the travellers but also more rewarding.”
Syed Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager, MasterCard, Bangladesh said, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Malaysia Airlines and bring exciting offers and benefits for our cardholders in the country. MasterCard is committed to offering the very best travel experience as we look to incentivise the use of safe, secure and convenient electronic payments in Bangladesh.”
Present at the press meet were Chief Guest, Norlin Binti Othman, High Commissioner of Malaysia, Ahmad Fikri Zakian, Second Secretary of Malaysia High Commission, Azahar Hamid, the Regional Senior Vice President, South Asia & Middle East, Wan Mohd Ebrahem, General Manager Bangladesh, Nepal & Bhutan of Malaysia Airlines, Syed Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager, MasterCard Bangladesh and Gitanka D Datta, Vice President, MasterCard Bangladesh among a number of other senior officials.
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