23 March 2010
Dnata Travel Services has partnered with Emirates NBD to offer customers an Installment Payment Plan (IPP) on all Dnata products and services. 

Customers can take advantage of a 0% interest offer on purchases made using an Emirates NBD credit card and can opt for a three or six month payment plan without any interest charges.

"We are delighted to offer this convenient payment plan to Dnata Travel Services customers who are Emirates NBD credit card holders.  It makes it easier for our customers to take a much-needed holiday, extend the length of their break or travel farther afield than usual and spread the cost without incurring any interest charges," said Ailsa Pollard, Vice President, Business Development, Dnata Travel Services.

"We are pleased to partner with Dnata Travel Services to offer all Emirates NBD credit cardholders the convenience of 0% interest.  This installment plan offers terrific value through substantial savings on interest and enables our credit card holders to pay for their travel tickets and holiday packages in convenient and fixed monthly installments with zero interest", said R Sivaram, Cards Business Head, Emirates NBD.

To qualify for the three month plan, customers need to spend a minimum of AED 1,000.  A spend upwards of AED 5,000 is required to take advantage of the six month plan.

(The offer excludes products and services purchased at the Dnata Contact Centre and Dnata Online channels).

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About Dnata Travel Services (DTS)
Dnata Travel Services' divisions address every aspect of the travel industry, including corporate travel management, government travel services, luxury holidays, airline and hotel representation, event marketing and management, group and incentive packages and marine services, in addition to general retail travel services.

DTS has around 200 well located outlets across the UAE and GCC. Appointed as Regional Managing Partner for HRG in the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa region in 2006, Dnata has also developed an international network covering 20 countries. In 2008, Dnata cemented its close relationship with the Hogg Robinson Group when it purchased a 23 per cent stake in the business. In 2008, Dnata acquired a 49 per cent stake in customer contact centre specialists Mindpearl.
   

About Emirates NBD Group
Emirates NBD Group (DFM: Emirates NBD) is the biggest banking group in the Middle East by assets. At 31st of December 2009, total assets were AED 281.6 billion and a market share of 20.5%. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the U.A.E., with 132 branches, 705 ATMs and SDMs. It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena, with a market share of almost a fifth of corporate loans.  It also has strong Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management and brokerage operations.  The Group has operations in the U.A.E., the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and Singapore. For more information, please visit: www.emiratesnbd.com

For more information please contact:
Helen Ward
P R Manager,
Dnata Corporate Communications. 
Direct line: +9714 708 2144,
Mobile: +971 50 950 8152.
E-mail: helen.ward@dnata.com 

Hassan Al Khuwaildi
Public Relations Officer
Group Business Marketing
Emirates NBD
Tel: +9714 2092263
Fax: +9714 2329147
Email: HassanAl@emiratesbank.ae.

Parisa Ansarian
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel: +9714 3355969
Fax: +9714 3356080
Email: p.ansarian@asdaa.com

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