Bangkok Bank and AirAsia launch a convenient all-in-one credit card for shoppers and travelers offering a wide range of privileges
From left to right : AirAsia BIG CEO, Alice Goh - Thai AirAsia X CEO, Nadda Buranasiri - Bangkok Bank Executive Vice President, Shoke Na Ranong - Antonio Corro, Country Manager, Thailand and Myanmar, MasterCard
Bangkok Bank and AirAsia launch a convenient all-in-one credit card for shoppers and travelers offering a wide range of privileges
Bangkok Bank and AirAsia, AirAsia BIG and MasterCard have launched ‘Bangkok Bank AirAsia Platinum MasterCard Credit Card’, providing convenient spending and traveling options in one credit card, and offering a wide range of privileges to meet all lifestyle needs of shoppers and travellers under the concept of ‘Shop and fly conveniently with one card’.
Bangkok Bank Executive Vice President Shoke Na Ranong said the bank is very pleased to collaborate with Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, Think Big Digital (AirAsia BIG) and MasterCard Worldwide in creating ‘Bangkok Bank AirAsia Platinum MasterCard’, which combines fast payments and travel in one credit card with a wide range of privileges that meet the needs of those who love shopping and travel.
This includes collecting BIG Points for quicker AirAsia redemptions, and an installment plan with 0% interest rate for every flight and other privileges under the concept of ‘Shop and fly conveniently with one card’. Target customers are the younger generation (aged 20-45) who love traveling both domestically and internationally, including Bangkok residents who love to travel to provinces or who travel back to their provincial hometowns for long holidays such as Songkran, New Year and Visakha Bucha Day, or for special family occasions. New customers from the bank’s branches and from AirAsia are also part of this target market.
Thai AirAsia X CEO Nadda Buranasiri said the cardholders will receive superior privileges from AirAsia, AirAsia X and Bangkok Bank such as earning 1 BIG Point for every Baht 20 spent to redeem for free domestic and international flights. They can also earn triple BIG Points when making payments with the card at
www.airasia.com, AirAsia sales counters or the AirAsia call center.
Cardholders can also make payments using the Be Smart instalment plan with a 0% interest rate for 3 months or with a special interest rate for up to 10 months in accordance with the bank’s conditions. Cardholders each year will receive four complimentary vouchers for free checked baggage and four complimentary vouchers for an upgrade to premium seats. Other privileges include priority boarding, priority baggage and a complimentary in-flight hot or cold drink. Customers who apply for the card from today until 31 December 2015, and who spend Baht 5,000 or more in the first billing cycle, will receive 5,000 BIG Points to redeem for a free flight.
AirAsia BIG CEO Alice Goh said: “We currently have more than 14 million BIG members worldwide with 1.4 million members in Thailand. This collaboration to launch a credit card will allow AirAsia and Bangkok Bank customers to fly faster. For every Baht 20 spent, cardholders will instantly receive 1 BIG Point instantly. They can also get superior privileges that allow them to book promotional tickets ahead of AirAsia BIG members.
Customers who apply for the card from today until 31 December 2015, and who receive 5,000 BIG Points, can redeem points for a free flight, choosing from a table of AirAsia BIG Fixed Points, to Khon Kaen, Phitsanulok or Burirum. If cardholders don’t have enough BIG Points, they can combine the points with their credit card payment to redeem for a flight to other destinations. Cardholders can also redeem BIG Points for a flight from our airline network including AirAsia or AirAsia X, as well as for a room from Tune Hotels via
www.airasiabig.comAntonio Corro, Country Manager, Thailand and Myanmar, MasterCard said: “We are excited to collaborate with Bangkok Bank, Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X and Think Big Digital (AirAsia BIG). MasterCard provides Bangkok Bank AirAsia Platinum MasterCard credit cardholders with safe, simple and secure payments and superior privileges at all domestic and international destinations AirAsia flies to. Cardholders can trust that our innovative security solutions create safer ways to pay while they travel.”
