ABN AMRO Bank and MakeMyTrip.com today announced a partnership to launch a co-branded Travel Credit Card ‘GO’. This travel card promises to be a unique offering and will provide a wide range of domestic and international travel services as well as offering exclusive promotions around airlines, hotels and holiday packages.
The Card is powered with ‘GO Miles’, an exclusive rewards program, which gives the user an option of redeeming their reward points against any airline ticket to any destination or stay at any hotel. Also the accelerated rewards advantage helps users to earn higher rewards on transactions made on MakeMyTrip.com.
Speaking on the occasion Mr Sumant Kathpalia, ABN AMRO’s Head of Consumer Banking in India said: “Indians are increasingly using online services to plan their travel and book their tickets. Our tie-up with MakeMyTrip.com to launch the co-branded credit card further helps in our outreach to more customers in one of the fastest growing spend categories - travel. This tie-up leverages both ABN AMRO Bank’s ability to provide creative solutions for customers’ increasing spending needs and MakeMyTrip’s market leadership position in the rapidly growing online travel industry. This launch is in line with our constant endeavour to respond to the ever-evolving needs of our customers, who are increasingly demanding solutions that add value to combine leisure and entertainment with functional products such as credit cards.”
Commenting on the synergies of this association, Mr. Deep Kalra, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at MakeMyTrip.com. said: “We firmly believe that innovation is the key to maintaining our market leadership and customer satisfaction. We are delighted to be launching this payment solution with ABN AMRO, a partner who complements our passion for innovation and unsurpassed customer service.”
Mr. Sachin Bhatia, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer at MakeMyTrip.com added: “E-commerce is projected to more than double to Rs 5,500 crore this year from the last, and travel will make up a huge chunk of it. MakeMyTrip acknowledges the need for a payment solution that addresses the evolving needs of travellers and rewards them with relevant incentives. We have created such a solution with our partner, ABN AMRO, and are confident that Indian travellers will take advantage of this compelling proposition that will make their travel a simpler and more rewarding experience.”
