Commercial Bank’s ‘Dine & Smile’ returns with 23 restaurants

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Users of credit and debit cards issued by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon will once again be smiling as they dine, thanks to yet another ‘Dine & Smile’ promotion launched by Sri Lanka’s largest private bank.

The promotion, under which 23 popular participating restaurants are offering discounts of 30% and 20% to the bank’s credit and debit cardholders respectively, commenced on Valentine’s Day, runs through the rest of February and March and ends on 7 April.

The participating restaurants in this latest edition of ‘Dine & Smile’ are Samara Restaurant (Amaya Lake),

Rasa Wasala Restaurant (Amaya Hills), Wayamba Café Forest, the main restaurant at Club Bentota, the Coffee Shop, Scheherazade and California Grill at Galadari Hotel Colombo, the Governor’s Restaurant and Terrace at Mount Lavinia Hotel, Akasa Kade, Amrith Restaurant, Barista, Bars Café, Café Pascucci, Il Gelato, Jack Tree, Loon Tao, Oak-Ray Regency, Raja Bojun, The Mango Tree, Senani Restaurant Kandy, the Sandwich Factory and Tilko Hotel.

On 7 March 2013, Pizza Hut joins the promotion, offering Commercial Bank’s credit and debit card holders their respective discounts of 30% and 20% throughout March. The discounts are valid for dine-in customers as well as on take away and deliveries on bills between Rs. 500 and Rs. 20,000 settled by Commercial Bank credit or debit cards.

“A consistent feature of our ‘Dine & Smile’ promotions is the wide choice of cuisine, ambience and price with an offering ranging from five-star fine dining to fast food and ice cream,” said Thusitha Suraweera, Chief Manager of Commercial Bank’s Card Centre. “These promotions reflect the diversity of the bank’s customer base and reaffirm our commitment to add value to Commercial Bank cards by securing the best deals for our cardholders.” These discounts will significantly enhance the benefits already offered by Comdeals, a program which provides value addition to Commercial Bank cardholders through discounts at a number of major retail outlets in the country and 0% easy payment schemes for credit cardholders. Commercial Bank cardholders are also eligible to participate in global promotions carried out by Visa and MasterCard.

Commercial Bank is the largest private bank in Sri Lanka, and the only Sri Lankan bank to be listed two years consecutively in the world’s Top 1,000 Banks. It operates a network of 227 service points in Sri Lanka and a network of 558 ATMs, the single largest ATM network operated by a bank in the island.

The bank has been adjudged ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ for 14 consecutive years by ‘Global Finance’ Magazine, and has won multiple awards as the country’s best bank from ‘The Banker’, ‘FinanceAsia’, ‘Euromoney’ and ‘Trade Finance’ magazines.