Dubai: Customers buying or leasing property in Dubai Festival City (DFC), Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate’s fully integrated mega project, now have the flexibility to pay their security deposit, rent or sales reservation amounts through their Al-Futtaim credit card while also receiving additional lifestyle benefits.
Customers can pay for their real estate transactions across all three residential developments – Marsa Plaza, Al Badia Hillside and Al Badia Residences, providing an extra level of convenience and move into the mixed-use destination with exceptional facilities including commercial space (Festival Tower), educational institutions (Universal American School and Deira International School), a family-friendly sports and social destination (Al Areesh Club) and the landmark Dubai Festival City Mall.
Samer Zabian, Director – Residential & Commercial Property at Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate said, “At Dubai Festival City we are always looking at ways to help improve our customer experience. The additional payment option contributes to our goal of offering customers the utmost convenience when they deal with us and enables them to move into their dream home and live in a superior lifestyle destination with outstanding facilities.”
As an added incentive, customers using their Al-Futtaim credit card will also receive 5% cashback rewards on payment and purchases within Al-Futtaim real estate, stores and showrooms and 1% on all purchases made elsewhere.
Parents sending their children to Deira International School will benefit from 0% interest rate on the tuition fee while customers can also take advantage of 0% interest on purchases made at Al-Futtaim brands with easy instalment plan of up to 12 months.
Leasing customers can also use their credit cards for security deposit, annual rent and Ejari fee while investors buying property can make their upfront sales reservation payments as well. Customers will also have the option to pay their District Cooling expenses including security deposit and monthly bills using their credit card.
Cardholders can also avail zero per cent balance transfer facility for up to 12 months with zero processing fee, zero annual fee for the primary credit card and free of cost unlimited supplementary cards for immediate family members. In addition, the Al-Futtaim credit card also provides access to an incredible range of offers across various Al-Futtaim brands and lifestyle and travel benefits including airport lounge access, airport pick-up and drop off, discounted movie tickets and health club access.
Dubai Festival City will also accept credit cards issued by other banks from all over the world.
For more information on Dubai Festival City, please visit dubaifestivalcity.com
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About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for the origination, conception, development, procurement and construction of mega projects and the leasing and operation of these projects after completion.
Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate develops and operates an extensive multi-million-dollar portfolio of individual corporate real estate and investment assets across the Middle East and North Africa region.
The current flagship mixed-use urban communities under the Festival City brand are Dubai Festival City, Cairo Festival City and Doha Festival City.
Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City are fully integrated communities which have been carefully master planned to offer a superior lifestyle destination with outstanding facilities, comprising residential and commercial accommodation, educational institutions and five-star hotels to fully complement the signature retail, leisure and entertainment proposition.
About Dubai Festival City
Dubai Festival City is an established mixed-use destination developed by Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate, which has been designed to capture the cosmopolitan and rich spirit of Dubai.
Featuring alongside a 3.3-kilometre creek, Dubai Festival City is a fully integrated mega project which has been carefully master planned to offer a superior lifestyle destination with outstanding facilities, comprising residential (Marsa Plaza, Al Badia Residences and Al Badia Hillside) and commercial space (Festival Tower) and educational institutions (Universal American School and Deira International School), and a family-friendly sports and social destination (Al Areesh Club).
Within Dubai Festival City sits the landmark 2.5million sq.ft urban retail destination, Dubai Festival City Mall – home to Guinness World Record holder and cutting-edge daily attraction, IMAGINE as well as IKEA and the only Hard Rock Café in the Middle East. The mall also offers almost 400 world class retailers, 75 restaurants – many of which feature waterfront dining and some of Dubai’s most photographed sunset vistas.
Additionally, Dubai Festival City also encompasses two five-star hotels – Intercontinental Dubai Festival City and Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City and the recently opened Holiday Inn Dubai Festival City to fully complement the signature retail, leisure and entertainment proposition.
A sought-after destination for residents, investors and stakeholders, Dubai Festival City delivers exceptional lifestyle experiences that have shaped the real estate landscape and continues to reinforce Dubai’s position as a global hub for business, education, tourism, leisure and entertainment.
For more information, please visit www.dubaifestivalcity.com
About Al-Futtaim
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Structured into four operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate and retail; employing more than 42,000 employees across 25 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, we partner with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands.
Al-Futtaim’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, integrity; Al-Futtaim continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day. For more information visit: www.alfuttaim.com
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