| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 02/10/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 3 |
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Airtours starts new financial joint venture
A MULTI-million pound financial services venture has been launched by Airtours in conjunction with the Bank of Scotland, as revealed by Travel Weekly (August 21).
The joint scheme, called mytravelco Financial Services, will offer Airtours Group customers financial services products along with exclusive travel rewards, which have been tailored for frequent travellers.
The first product to be launched is a credit card and loyalty scheme. Personal loans will follow. Airtours group managing director Tim Byrne said: “In May, we announced the creation of mytravelco, a global integrated travel service. With the launch of the mytravelco credit and loyalty card, we are taking the first step towards its realisation.”
The user will earn one point for every pound spent with the credit card. These can be redeemed on a range of products. A Web site supporting the financial products has been launched at www.mytravelcreditcard.com.