Mastercard Teams Up With Travelstart
CAPE TOWN, 29 SEPTEMBER 2019 - Travelstart is offering MasterCard holders exclusive deals on local and international flights, hotel accommodation and other value-added services as part of a new partnership with the financial services brand. This applies to cardholders in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.
Despite MasterCard’s extensive reach and potential to reach new customers, other retail brands have downplayed the ripple effect of the presence of another competitive travel rewards partnership in the local market.
Currently, the Travelstart-MasterCard agreement means discounts of 10%-30% on a selection of airline and hotel inventory.
Some of the suppliers feature on a special landing page on Travelstart’s website include FlyNamibia, TAAG Angola Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways and LIFT. Members can save 10% on hotel bookings in destinations such as South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique.
“The focus is on providing sustainable discounts to customers who are under pressure because of rising air travel costs,” said MasterCard. Securing availability for cardholders is not a priority for now, said Travelstart, however it added that this was still a possibility.
“Twelve thousand customers travel with us daily. Being Jumia’s exclusive distribution partner will help even more travellers in Africa unlock high quality online travel services,” said Stephan Ekbergh, CEO of Travelstart.
“As demand for travel goes up, unfortunately prices follow and we are happy to offer MasterCard holders real savings through our partnership,” said Stephan Ekbergh, Travelstart founder.
Travelstart’s deals are available to any Gold, Platinum, World and World Elite MasterCard cardholders as well as debit, credit, prepaid and commercial cardholders, the retailer confirmed.
About Travelstart
Travelstart was founded in Sweden in 1999 and pioneered online travel in Scandinavia with two basic principles; using technology to make travel purchases simple and offering customers the best price. In 2006, the company launched in South Africa and became a household name. Travelstart currently does business across several African countries as well as the GCC area with offices in Cape Town, Lagos, Cairo and Dubai. Travelstart has seen double-digit growth and profitability since inception and is backed by Amadeus Capital Partners and HarbourVest. For more information visit, https://www.travelstart.co.za/lp/about-us.