MARKET LEADING OFFER FOR NEW ADIB ETIHAD GUEST CO-BRANDED CARD APPLICANTS

Etihad Guest, Etihad Airways’ award-winning loyalty program, and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading UAE financial institution, have announced a market leading offer for new applicants for the ADIB Etihad Guest Visa covered card.

Successful applicants can earn up to 100,000 Etihad Guest Miles* upon registration for the card in addition to enjoying benefits such as fast track to Etihad Guest Gold Tier membership, and the highest mile per dirham earning rate on international card purchases. With 100,000 miles a cardholder can book a one way flight* to London in First Class, a one-way flight to Brisbane in Business Class or a return flight to New York in Economy Class, on Etihad Airways.**                      

The special offer is valid for successful applications approved by 15 December 2015. It is available through all ADIB channels including a newly opened ADIB Etihad Guest travel card Member Centre located at Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal 3. The facility is designed to meet the needs of existing cardholders to answer questions about the great travel benefits of ADIB Etihad Guest cards as well as take new applications. The member centre will be open until 15 January, 2016.

Yasser Al Yousuf, Managing Director of Etihad Guest, said: “We are committed to continually providing our valued Etihad Guest members with the most innovative and rewarding products and services in the market.

“We have a successful partnership with ADIB, and our latest offer in partnership with ADIB’s award-winning ADIB Etihad Guest Visa covered card is the best card acquisition offer in the region.”

Philip King, Head of Retail Banking UAE, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, said: “Our successful partnership with Etihad Guest continues to bring outstanding value to our customers in the UAE. We are pleased to bring yet another offer to our customers and we are confident this will contribute in further cementing our position as a leading provider of value-added retail banking products and services.”

More information is available at http://www.etihadguest.com/en/earn-miles/co-branded-cards/adib/. Interested applicants can also visit: http://instantfinance.adib.ae/lp/etihad/, call 800 2882, or SMS ‘FLY’ to telephone number 2400 to sign up for an ADIB Etihad Guest Visa Card for this leading offer before 15 December. 

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* Cardholders will receive an additional 50,000 Etihad Guest Miles on top of the 50,000 Etihad Guest Mile welcome bonus for the ADIB Etihad Guest Visa Platinum card upon meeting the minimum spend criteria within 45 days of card issuance.

**Actual miles required for GuestSeats vary per destination and travel class and are subject to availability. Carrier and airport surcharges apply.

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2014 carried 14.8 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to or has announced plans to serve 113 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 119 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 200 aircraft on firm order, including 66 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and five Airbus A380s.

Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Jet Airways, Virgin Australia, and Swiss-based Darwin Airline, trading as Etihad Regional. Etihad Airways, along with airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad Regional, Jet Airways and NIKI, also participate in Etihad Airways Partners, a new brand that brings together like-minded airlines to offer customers more choice through improved networks and schedules and enhanced frequent flyer benefits.