Emirates Skywards renews partnership with Emirates NBD

3 Min | 10 May 2024

Award-winning loyalty programme signs agreement to enhance its strategic partnership with Emirates NBD, offering customers even more personalised benefits and rewards
Two leading brands to collaborate on product innovation and new initiatives that will improve the digital customer journey

Dubai, UAE, 09 May 2024: Emirates Skywards has renewed its long-standing partnership with Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey) region, at the Arabian Travel Market 2024. The award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai has signed an agreement to enhance its strategic partnership with Emirates NBD - driving product innovation and offering co-brand cardholders even more personalised benefits and experiences.

Emirates NBD Skywards Credit Cards continue to offer cardholders exclusive travel benefits and privileges. The renewal of this partnership underscores Emirates NBD and Emirates Skywards' commitment to providing exceptional value and unparalleled benefits to customers.

Dr. Nejib Ben Khedher, Divisional Senior Vice President Emirates Skywards, said: “Emirates NBD has been our valued partner for 15 years, and we look forward to strengthening our partnership for many more years to come. Our strategic collaboration will enable us to roll out more innovative ways to engage with, and reward, our 2.5 million Emirates Skywards members in the UAE. We also look forward to exploring opportunities to expand our partnership across the region, serving customers with unmatched cobrand card propositions.”

Deepak Chandran, Group Head of Retail Products at Emirates NBD, said: “We are delighted to renew our partnership with Emirates Skywards. For 15 years, our co-branded credit cards have been a testament to our shared commitment to providing customers with innovative financial solutions and exclusive travel privileges. We are proud of this partnership and look forward to delivering even more opportunities for our loyal customers for many more years to come."

Offering members more value

Emirates NBDSkywardscardholders can earn Skywards Miles on everyday spends and enjoy a range of travel and lifestyle benefits.

Emirates NBD Skywards Infinite Credit Cardholders can sign up and enjoy complimentary Emirates Skywards Silver Tier status – unlocking more benefits such as additional baggage allowance, Emirates Business Class lounge access in Dubai, and more. Members can also earn up to 100,000 bonus Skywards Miles; and up to 2 Skywards Miles for every USD 1 spent with the card.

Members can also sign up for the Emirates NBD Skywards Signature Credit Cardholders and enjoy earning up to 40,000 Skywards Miles; and earning up to 1.5 Skywards Miles for every USD 1 spent with the card.

Co-brand cardholders can also enjoy complimentary cinema tickets, concierge and valet services, airport transfers and unlimited access to more than 1,000 airport lounges worldwide with LoungeKey.

More Miles, more rewards

Emirates NBDSkywardscardholders can also accelerate their Miles earning by spending with their card across a variety of hotel, car rental, and lifestyle partners such as The Dubai Mall, Skywards Miles Mall, Skywards Everyday, and Emirates Skywards Hotels.

Skywards Miles can be redeemed for an extensive range of rewards, including flight tickets with Emirates and partner airlines, upgrades, gift cards, holiday packages, duty free shopping, hotel stays and money-can’t-buy experiences.

Award-wining loyalty programme

With more than 30 million members worldwide, Emirates Skywards continues to be recognized for its innovative products and industry-leading initiatives. The loyalty programme has won more than 50 awards since its inception, and more recently, crowned as “Global Loyalty Programme of the Year Middle East” at the prestigious International Loyalty Awards 2024.

Emirates Skywards was also recognized as “Middle East’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme” at the World Travel Awards 2024; and “Airline with the best frequent flyer programme” at the Business Traveller Awards 2024.

For more information, visit www.emirates.com/skywards

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