dnata Travel and Emirates NBD co-branded credit card saves UAE travellers AED 17 million in travel expenses in 2024
Dubai, UAE, 20th February 2025: dnata Travel and Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, highlight the significant savings UAE travellers have achieved through their co-branded credit card programme. Consumer data reflects that, in 2024 alone, travellers saved AED 17 million, contributing to a total of AED 209 million since the programme began nearly 20 years ago.
As travel demand continues to grow, the partners are unveiling additional ways customers can maximise savings and revealing exciting new benefits for 2025.
Traveller savings in 2024
By using an “Emirates NBD dnata World or Platinum Mastercard”, travellers can earn up to 15% back in dnata Points on purchases at dnata Travel, World Duty Free, and other outlets. With one dnata Point equalling one UAE dirham, travellers can easily calculate their rewards and redeem them for flights, hotels, or holiday packages on dnatatravel.com or at one of dnata Travel’s 13 stores across the UAE.
In 2024, more than 10,000 travellers saved approximately AED 17 million using dnata Points. An additional AED 5.6 million in dnata Points was accrued during the same period. Since the programme’s inception in 2006, travellers have earned a total of more than AED 300 million dnata Points, with AED 209 million redeemed for travel bookings so far.
Highest spend using dnata Points
The largest redemption of dnata Points in 2024 occurred through dnata Travel’s official Instagram account. A traveller used 70,000 dnata Points to save on a luxury Maldives hotel booking worth AED 120,000, paying the remaining balance of AED 50,000 with their Emirates NBD dnata World credit card. This transaction also earned them an additional AED 7,500 for future use.
Popular products for dnata Points
The most redeemed travel product in 2024 was air tickets, accounting for 82% of dnata Point usage, followed by hotels and accommodation (13%), cruise bookings (1%) and other services (3%).
What’s new for card holders
Customers can now enjoy 0% interest instalment plans on dnata Travel purchases, with this benefit extended to cover up to 12 months of fees for most schools in the UAE. Additionally, new perks include ‘buy one, get one free’ cinema ticket offers and 20% savings on cinema food and beverages in all Reel Cinemas for World and Platinum card holders.
Other travel-related benefits include zero foreign transaction fees, complimentary access to more than 1,000 airport lounges via Dragonpass and travel vouchers worth AED 2,500 upon activating the card.
How to redeem dnata Points
Travellers can redeem dnata Points for bookings on dnataTravel.com by selecting ‘dnata Points / Emirates NBD Plus Points’ as the payment type, or in-store at dnata Travel’s 13 stores across the UAE.
With hotel rates starting from just AED 205 or 205 dnata Points per person, dnata Travel offers accessible and exclusive deals for UAE travellers. To explore the latest available hotel, flight and holiday package offers, access dnataTravel.com. To apply or find out more about dnata Emirates NBD Credit Cards, sign up directly on dnataTravel.com or visit emiratesnbd.com.
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About dnata Travel
dnata Travel is the UAE’s longest serving travel provider with more than 60 years of experience. Offering the ultimate one-stop travel shop, dnata Travel’s services include flights, hotels, holidays, visas, insurance, transfers, tours and excursions, and so much more. Its multi-channel offering includes stores across the UAE, dnataTravel.com, and a call centre offering 24/7 support. The experts at dnata Travel work around the clock and around the world to bring travellers the most current destination information and inspiration, as well as exclusive offers and value adds. Find out more at www.dnatatravel.com.
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About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD (DFM: Emirates NBD) is a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region with a presence in 13 countries, serving over 9 million active customers. As at 31st December 2024, total assets were AED 997 billion, (equivalent to approx. USD 271 billion). The Group has operations in the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Russia and Bahrain and representative offices in China and Indonesia with a total of 848 branches and 4,601 ATMs / SDMs. Emirates NBD is the leading financial services brand in the UAE with a Brand value of USD 3.87 billion.
Emirates NBD Group serves its customers (individuals, businesses, governments, and institutions) and helps them realise their financial objectives through a range of banking products and services including retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management, global markets and treasury, and brokerage operations. The Group is a key participant in the global digital banking industry with 97% of all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches. The Group also operates Liv, the lifestyle digital bank by Emirates NBD, with close to half a million users, it continues to be the fastest-growing bank in the region.
Emirates NBD contributes to the construction of a sustainable future as an active participant and supporter of the UAE’s main development and sustainability initiatives, including financial wellness and the inclusion of people of determination. Emirates NBD is committed to supporting the UAE’s Year of Sustainability as Principal Banking Partner of COP28 and an early supporter to the Dubai Can sustainability initiative, a city-wide initiative aimed to reduce use of single-use plastic bottled water.
For further information on Emirates NBD, please contact:
Ibrahim Sowaidan
Senior Vice President
Head - Group Corporate Affairs
Emirates NBD
Telephone: +971 4 609 4113 / +971 50 6538937
e-mail: ibrahims@emiratesnbd.com
Burson
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-4507600;
Email: emiratesnbd@bm.com