The National Bank (TNB), today announced the launch of Mastercard’s World Elite credit card for consumers in Palestine. The card offers exclusive features including a dedicated concierge service to plan trips and events when traveling, book tickets, rent luxury transportation, and make reservations for restaurants, hotels and resorts to guarantee a continuous exceptional experience. The card also offers free and unlimited travel lounge access with one guest, through the Lounge Key service, to more than 1,000 premium airport lounges covering more than 135 countries around the world in addition to priority boarding.
Mastercard World Elite credit card allows users to benefit from offers and discounts on stays in selected hotels and resorts, and free nights in more than 200 hotels and resorts, in addition to other shopping, restaurants and car rental offers. The card also grants its users free membership in airlines within the global airline alliance and the Qatar Airways Privilege Club, membership in the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) including more than 550 hotels and resorts, in addition to membership in the Hertz President's Circle, and many other privileges.
Commenting on the launch, TNB CEO, Salameh Khalil, confirmed that the launch of the World Elite card is in line with TNB’s aim to provide world-class banking services and solutions to its customers, along with the highest standards of luxury so that they enjoy an innovative banking experience that suits their modern lifestyle and their travel and business needs. He further assured that the card boasts the highest levels of safety and security to be a traveler’s permanent luxury companion. Khalil finally noted that TNB was proud to collaborate again with a longstanding company like Mastercard.
From his part, J.K. Khalil, Cluster Head and Country Manager, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Levant at Mastercard commented: “We are committed to extending our long-term strategic partnership with TNB, to provide consumers in Palestine with innovative solutions and products to that meets their evolving lifestyle needs and aspirations.”. J.K. Khalil pointed out that that it is more important than ever to provide consumers with a convenient, flexible and secure payment experience.
Additionally, Mastercard World Elite credit card is carefully designed to comply with the highest standards of security and protection and is equipped with smart chip and contactless payment features that enable customers to make purchases with ease. TNB premium consumers are also exempt from paying membership fees on the card for the first year and can enjoy flexible facilities in the monthly settlement rates.
