Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has teamed up with Arab National Bank (ANB) to launch an ANB Etihad Guest Signature Visa Card in Saudi Arabia.

The co-branded will have no annual fee during the first year and will offer every cardholder a welcome bonus of 17,000 Etihad Guest Miles.

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For every SAR15 ($4) spent on domestic travels, cardholders will earn two Etihad Guest Miles. For every SAR15 ($5.33) spent on international purchases, users will earn four Etihad Guest Miles.

Passengers travelling from Saudi Arabia to the US or vice versa will receive benefits from United States’ Customs and Border Protection facility at the Abu Dhabi International airport.

Furthermore, cardholders will be treated as domestic US passengers upon arrival in the US.

Etihad Airways vice president of commercial partnerships Yasser Al Yousuf said: “At Etihad Guest, we make every effort to cooperate with prestigious companies to offer a pioneering travel experience.‎ Our clients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are now able to get rewards, privileges and exclusive offers using the ANB Etihad Guest Signature card.

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“Etihad Airways has 84 weekly flights from different airports around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Guests flying from the kingdom to the US can clear all immigration and customs inspections before they board their flight at the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility.”

Arab National Bank head of consumer banking services Asad Alsada said: “The new card is the result of joint efforts and close cooperation with our partners with the aim of offering an innovative credit card that has various advantages.”

Visa general manager in Saudi Arabia Ali Bayloun said: “We are pleased with our cooperation with the Arab National Bank and the Etihad Guest programme to launch the joint Visa Signature card, which offers a broad range of benefits to travellers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“The card has a design that aims to enrich the travel experiences of clients through special rewards that they can earn on travel and spending.‎ Card holders will have the opportunity to benefit from worldwide acceptance of Visa at more than 46 million commercial outlets around the world, and peace of mind thanks to the better levels of protection and safety‎ offered by Visa technology on payments and its broad global network.”

Approximately 1.3 million passengers travel using Etihad every year.