Now Free Air Ticket to All New Malév-Citibank Credit Cards Customers

Budapest – All customers applying for a new Citibank co-brand card from May 1 to July 31, 2009, activating it and completing at least one cash or purchase transaction with their new credit card will receive a free return air ticket. In this joint promotion of Malév and Citibank, customers can select a preferred destination from Malév’s 22 scheduled flights to cities across Europe. The gift return air ticket includes all related taxes, airport and other fees, so new cardholders do not need to spend anything on the flight. In addition, Malév-Citibank Gold Card holders receive free travel insurance, a service connected to the gold credit card. Customers can travel with the free ticket from September 15 to December 15, 2009.

Si Batara Sianturi, Citi Country Officer for Citibank Hungary said: “Since the launch of the Citibank Credit Card in the Hungarian market more than a decade ago, we have introduced at least ten unique innovations in response to the increasing customer demand. Our customers know that they receive real value-added services with their comfortable, flexible and secure payment instrument from Citibank. Together with Malév, one of our key partners, we are now launching an unprecedented promotion on the Hungarian market, which we believe to be very popular within our target audiences and we expect to grow the number of our customers in line with the participation in this promotion.”

Karim Makhlouf, Chief Commercial Officer of Malév, explained: “The co-branded Malév-Citibank credit card represents a major asset for our frequent flyer passengers, who can collect Bonus Points on their everyday purchases as well as on flights. Thanks to Malév’s membership in one world, our passengers can redeem their points not only on the Malév network but also on that of the airline alliance spanning some 700 destinations in 150 countries and, naturally, they can continue to accrue points.”

Customers will certainly be able to select their most preferred destination among the 22 cities, including Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Larnaca, London, Paris, Prague, Rome, Salonika, Sofia, Targu-Mures, Venice, Warsaw, and Zurich.

Application to the Malév-Citibank credit card can be easily and quickly initiated on Citibank’s website at www.citibank.hu by filling in a registration form, which will be then followed by a Citibank banker meeting the customer to allow for a comfortable management of the related administrative work. Customers can also apply to the credit card via the CitiPhone Banking telephone customer service by dialing the 06-40-24-84-24 blue number.

Currently more than 15,000 Malév-Citibank credit card holders are collecting the Bonus Points in Malév’s Duna Club Frequent Flyer Program by shopping with their credit cards. These points can then be exchanged to bonus air tickets in the Malév and one-world network, based on contractual terms and conditions.

More information on the advantages of the Malév-Citibank co-brand credit card and the detailed criteria for participating in the promotion are available at www.citibank.hu or www.malev.hu websites.

* Individuals may participate in the promotion from May 1 – July 31, 2009 and perform at least one successful cash or purchase transaction following the activation of the issued credit card no later than September 10, 2009.