Visa cardholders enjoy exclusive privileges at Villaggio Shopping Mall
- Shop with Visa for a chance to win your share of QR 60,000 in a monthly prize draw
Doha, 17 November 2011: Visa, one of the world’s leading payment solution providers, has announced an exclusive new partnership with Villaggio, Doha’s largest shopping mall, offering all Visa cardholders the chance to win cash back every time they use their Visa debit or Visa credit card at any of the mall’s retail outlets.
From the 1st October, customers using their Visa debit or Visa credit cards at Villaggio will have the chance to win QR 60,000 cash back on every purchase of QR 300 or more in a monthly prize draw. As an added reward, all Visa Infinite and Visa Platinum cardholders have the opportunity to double their chances of winning with every purchase. With three winners selected every month, this is the perfect opportunity for Visa cardholders to explore everything that Villaggio Mall has to offer.
Maysara Ghadban Traboulsi, Head of Marketing Communications Middle East for Visa, said: “We are always looking for new ways to give Visa cardholders something extra and enhance their experience so we are extremely pleased to be launching this partnership with Villaggio, one of Qatar’s premier shopping destinations. It’s the perfect synergy for our discerning cardholders in Qatar, where usage of Visa’s debit and credit cards – and particularly Premium products – has shown significant growth. In fact, Visa saw an increase of 127 per cent in spend by its Platinum cardholders in Qatar over last year, with total volumes of over one billion*”.
Commenting on the promotion, Carol Sabbagha, Marketing Manager at Villaggio, added: “We are delighted to be working with Visa to offer our visitors this new and exciting reward for everyday spending and further enabling them to get the very most out of the unique Villaggio experience. We encourage people to take up the opportunity to be in with a chance of winning by using their Visa debit or credit card instead of cash whenever they shop at Villaggio.”
The partnership with Villaggio is part of an ongoing drive to reward Visa debit and Visa credit cardholders in Qatar by giving them added value on their purchases. Other initiatives include a recent promotion with Qatar Airways offering Visa cardholders the chance to win money back on flights booked using their Visa debit or Visa credit card, and the a tie up with Qatar Islamic Bank and Qatar Airways to launch a co-branded credit card.
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*Based on expenditure for the 12 months ending March 31, 2011
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