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designed to manage the customers’ travel needs from return airfares, airport transfers, hotel accommodation, food, excursions, domestic adventures and more.
HSBC Head of Cards, Products and Service James Rebert said: “HSBC credit cards have become one of the top payment options for holiday purchases. Given that our cardholders are likely to travel overseas for the upcoming holidays, we are happy to partner with key travel merchants in the country to offer customers very affordable and competitive travel packages to suit their budget and holiday plans.”
Travel has become an integral part of many people’s lives and millions of people travel on holiday. As such, all travel packages are designed to fulfill the travel needs of HSBC cardholders. To enable greater convenience, these packages are offered by several key travel agents namely Classic Travels, Go Travel Lanka, Gabo Travels, The Traveller Global Ltd., Hemas Travel, Aitken Spence Travels Ltd. and Mackinnons.
Among the many packages, The Europe - Swiss Paris Delight offered by Classic Travels give cardholders a chance to enjoy a once in a life time holiday. The package includes return airfare inclusive of all taxes, two nights hotel accommodation in Paris, three nights hotel accommodation in Switzerland and tours with a professional tour guide, breakfast and dinner, along with a complimentary evening in Paris coupled with excursions to Mount Titlis in Switzerland, a visit to Montparnasse Tower and LIDO show for the price of Rs. 19,658 per month.
The Family Tour to Melbourne - Australia (five nights/six days) by Go Travel Lanka offers much to enjoy with visits to national parks and famous places, hotel accommodation with authentic cuisine, free pick up and drop offs, that allow cardholders to make the most of their holiday with their family. The Japan Cherry Blossom with Singapore Extravaganza package by Aitken Spence Travels entitles holiday makers to a return air ticket in Narita with a stopover in Singapore, three nights’ accommodation in Narita and two nights’ accommodation in Singapore at a 4 star hotel. Cardholders can enjoy a full day tour of Tokyo covering many tourist hotspots. They can also take a full day tour to Mount Fuji and Hakone and enjoy the Hakone sky rope with a pirate boat ride on Lake Ashi, while witnessing the famous Owakudani boiling valley and travel on a bullet train to Narita. The Singapore leg includes a city tour with Night safari and an evening tour of Sentosa Island, all for a price of Rs. 30,400 per month.
Vising India’s Golden Triangle which comprises the three most visited cities (Delhi, Agra and Jaipur) is yet another interesting package offered by Mackinnons that extends over five nights/six days for Rs. 7,440 per month. The package includes a return air ticket covering all taxes on Jet Airways and hotel accommodation in all three cities on B/B basis with free tour guides and other travel benefits.
HSBC credit cards have become a preferred choice among top retailers, travel agencies, airlines, hotels and most recently cruise lines. Cardholders can also enjoy luxury cruises and book their in-bound travel and tour arrangements with the following partners.
nRoyal Caribbean Cruise Liners – Seven nights in the Mediterranean, seven nights in the Caribbean and seven nights in Alaska
nCosmos Tour Packages – Eight days/seven nights in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France (packages offered by Hemas Travel)
nTrafalgar Coach Tours, Insight Vacations and Star Cruises – Europe and other destinations (package offered by Gabo Travels)
Additionally, cardholders can enjoy over 19,000 offers worldwide at over 27,000 merchant outlets in over 160 countries and territories, through HSBC’s Home&Away privilege program.
HSBC credit cards range from HSBC MasterCard Premier, HSBC Visa Signature, HSBC Visa Advance, HSBC Visa Platinum and HSBC Visa Gold that are designed to cater to the varying needs of customers.
Cardholders can log on to www.hsbc.lk for more details on these travel packages.
