Travelport and Expedia team up for rewards scheme

Travelport has teamed up with Expedia Affiliate Network and Majid Al Futtaim Finance to launch what it claims is the UAE’s largest online travel reward scheme.

Najm Voyager Rewards is designed to meet the travel and lifestyle needs of the UAE’s affluent and well-travelled market segment and has been launched in conjunction with Majid Al Futtaim Finance’s new Najm reward card.

Members will be able to spend their loyalty points on booking flights, hotels and car rentals at competitive prices and access holiday package deals.

Participants will be able to log into a dedicated portal to make their bookings and redeem their loyalty points instantly. The travel services will be extended to the entire suite of Najm Credit Cardholders who will benefit from competitive pricing.

As part of the agreement, Travelport will provide Majid Al Futtaim Finance with its online expertise and technology. This includes Travelport Universal API, which enables travel agencies to streamline the booking process by re-aggregating fragmented content from various sources, giving them access to more than 360 airlines, international car companies and high speed rail providers worldwide.

Expedia Affiliate Network, in turn, will provide the tools and the technology to access more than 190,000 properties worldwide with rich content, reviews and ratings.

“Najm is a trusted and well-established credit card brand, offering customers flexibility, choice and value-added rewards to suit one’s lifestyle,” said Majid Al Futtaim Finance CEO Rasool Hujair.

“This, combined with Majid Al Futtaim Finance’s leadership in providing turnkey credit card solutions, the new Najm Voyager Credit Card, in partnership with recognised names Travelport and the Expedia Affiliate Network, offers a unique proposition that meets the needs of the frequent traveller.”

“Travelport has over 20 years’ experience supporting businesses such as Majid Al Futtaim Finance. This fast changing and dynamic industry is a vital part of our business” said Rabih Saab, President and Managing Director, Africa, Middle East and South Asia, Travelport. “We look forward to working very closely with our partners to share our online expertise and industry-leading technology solutions to enable them to make the most of every opportunity now and in the future.”