'Weekend Card' offers cash back with every swipe and double the cash back at weekends

18th January 2009, Dubai: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) revealed today the UAE's first ever credit card dedicated to the weekend.  The Weekend Card takes spending during the weekend to the next level, providing double cash back on weekend purchases, and great discounts redeemable throughout the weekend at clubs, discos, amusement parks, adventure activities and a wide variety of restaurants in the UAE.

The Weekend Card is targeted at people who like to have fun with friends and family, those who have a sense of adventure and who like to try different things at the weekend. The card earns cash back on every swipe and double the cash back at weekends with no confusing tier levels. Cardholders receive discounts and offers from social hot spots like Trader Vic's, Da Gama, Lucianos, Its Mirchi, St Maxim's and Ushna, as well as free movies, free entrance to Wild Wadi and Ski Dubai.

"This card works for you 24/7, whether you are making day-to-day purchases or using the card for buying something special. Our aim with the Weekend Card is to help young working professionals get more rewards so that they can enjoy their hard earned weekends," said Mr Burhan Khan, Head of Retail Banking, UAE.  

"In a market with a lot of similarly positioned credit cards, we searched for an area that was not being catered to by any other card issuer in the UAE. We discovered many residents and clients were looking for a credit card that added real benefits around the weekend. So, we created a comprehensive credit card that gives loads of benefits during the weekend," he explained.

The Weekend Card offers valuable benefits such as 'buy one get one free' vouchers to night life venues like clubs and top restaurants. Weekend excursions and adventures abroad are only a few elements of RBS's latest card innovation and cardholders can expect more benefits to be added with special promotions in the coming months.  

Karim Beg, Head of Consumer Finance and Marketing, RBS, UAE and the driver behind the Weekend Card concept. said:  "We conducted extensive research and hand picked partner outlets that we know the weekend crowd truly enjoys. Weekend Card cardholders will earn rewards with every purchase no matter where or when, and they will also receive special offers and exclusive invites to the places they love to go."  

To find out more, customers can SMS Weekend to 4383 or log on to the website www.rbsbank.ae

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The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
The RBS Group is a leading financial services company providing a range of retail and corporate banking, financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, and wealth management services. RBS Group operates in over 50 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East serving more than 40 million customers and employing more than 170,000 people. The Group's brands include RBS, NatWest, Ulster Bank, Coutts, Citizens and many other "household name" financial services companies. RBS led a consortium which acquired ABN AMRO in October 2007.

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is an authorised agent of The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc.

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