Credit cards are a great way to enjoy discounts. Depending on your card, you can enjoy perks such as dinning & travel discounts, lounge access, cashback, air miles, free rounds of golf and much more. Therefore, it’s important to pick the right card based on your needs.
Are you a frequent traveler or looking for adventures all over the world? Do you enjoy taking time off at luxurious hotels? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, then take a long, hard look at your credit card benefits as they can get you excellent discounts at hotels locally and internationally. What’s great is that these discounts can save you a lot of money and even miles depending on which card you select. So, pick up your credit card, decide your next destination and pay less.
MasterCard Priceless Arabia
MasterCard Priceless Arabia is a program through which MasterCard cardholders can avail special offers and discounts. Under this program, a customer can avail offers on both local and international experiences. For example, an ongoing offer on ‘Priceless Arabia’ gives you the chance to get a third night free with Starwood Hotels & Resorts when you pay with MasterCard for the first two nights. The hotels are located locally in Jeddah, Riyadh and Makah. Internationally, you can avail the offer by participating in Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Another great offer you can avail from ‘Priceless Arabia’ is a five night stay for the price of four at ‘Leading Hotel’, a luxury hotel collection with properties in 80 countries. If you are a World or World Elite MasterCard cardholder, you can enjoy additional benefits. For example, get a one-year complimentary membership to Leaders Club which will entitle you to free breakfast, room upgrades, free internet, welcome gifts and more at Leading Hotels.
Visa cardholder
Opting for a Visa card also comes with multiple hotel perks. Collaborating with HotelClub.com, Visa customers can get 15% off on any ‘HotelClub’ offers by using their Visa Classic, Visa Gold, Visa Platinum or Visa Infinite card.
As a Visa Commercial cardholder in Saudi Arabia, you can get discounts at several hotels. For example, enjoy 10% off on the best rates at Crowne Plaza Riyadh Minhal.
Visa premium cardholders can book hotels through the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection, giving them the option of selecting from over 900 luxury hotels around the world. Exclusive privileges include best rates, room upgrades, complimentary breakfast, late check-outs, vouchers etc.
Remember, before opting for a hotel, read the fine print or terms and conditions of the offer. Look for the expiry dates of promotions, blackout dates, conditions on rates, taxes, additional room charges etc. Also, keep up to date with the offers or discounts as you might be the one reminding hotels about your special privileges.
Compare all credit cards in the market and make a decision based on perks most useful to you. Explore Souqalmal.com where you can compare rates, annual fee, benefits, foreign exchange rates and much more on credit cards, available in Saudi Arabia.
