The most rewarding travel credit card for travel lovers and businessmen
Sharjah, UAE - Today, Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has announced the launch of its Smiles Credit Card, the new card that is loaded with a host of compelling benefits for travel lovers as well as businessmen. The Smiles Card enables customers to earn Smiles Points on every Dirham spent, locally and internationally. Cardholders can redeem these Smiles Points for free flights on over 300 airlines, 300,000 hotels worldwide, car rentals as well as a large catalogue of 13,000 items from SIB’s Exclusive Online Shop.
Positioned as “Fly with Smiles”, Smiles Cardholders will be able to redeem their Smiles Points seamlessly and online through the dedicated sibsmiles.com portal with a few simple clicks. Unlike other cards, the Smiles Points can be redeemed for flights from anywhere to everywhere with no blackout dates, no air ticket taxes and no fuel surcharges.
The Smiles Card is believed to be the best travel card as it opens the door to over 800 VIP airport lounges in more than 400 cities free of cost with unlimited usage. Best of all, the Smiles Card is free for life. There is no monthly or yearly earning cap to sign up – in short, the more you spend, the more Smiles you accumulate. In addition, cardholders can buy Smiles points online to fulfill a redemption value.
Mr. Nabil Abou Alwan, Head of the Retail Banking Group at SIB, commented: “The Smiles Card was carefully structured and designed based on a thorough research of the UAE market. The card has been created to bridge the gap between available credit cards and the customers’ need for a rewarding travel card.”
“From free flights on any airline and free hotel rooms, to free access to over 800 VIP lounges at most international airports, the Smiles Card is the perfect companion to all travellers,” Mr. Abou Alwan continued. He also added that the bank offers two types of Smiles Credit Cards: the lifetime free credit card, the “Titanium” Card, and the “World” Card, which has an AED 399 annual fees that can be reversed upon spending AED 25,000 during the year.
The Titanium Smiles Card, which is accepted worldwide and offers free membership for life, has a spectrum of benefits, including unlimited privileged access to 10 lounges in prominent Middle East airports, enriching opportunities, experiences and special offers through Priceless Arabia, instant cash, discounted chauffeur rides with “Careem”, and hundreds of exclusive offers with Mastercard “Buy 1 Get 1 Free” application. With every AED 2 spent on the card , Titanium cardholders will earn 1 Smile Point.
Likewise, the World Card encompasses all the perks of the Titanium Card, including exclusive travel benefits, free unlimited Airport Lounge access to over 800 airports in more than 400 cities worldwide, complimentary hotel nights at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, MyUS Premium shipping discounts, travel inconvenience and cancellation insurance, travel accident and medical insurance as well as Cleartrip.com travel discounts. The World Card also offers discounts on luxury serviced apartments, a discounted fast track travel visa service, Hertz Gold membership and discounts as well as the Hertz “Gold Plus” Rewards Five Star membership. With every AED 2 spent, World cardholders will receive 1.5 Smiles.
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About Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB):
Established in 1975 as the National Bank of Sharjah, SIB was the first bank in the world to convert its operations to Sharia’a compliant in 2002. With over 33 strategically located branches across the UAE and dozens of innovative products and services, SIB has been growing at unprecedented rates in all its divisions.
© Press Release 2017
