On January 27, 2015 in Beijing, ICBC and Chimelong Group announced the issue of ICBC Chimelong Co-brand Credit Card, the first national theme park co-brand credit card in China, including China UnionPay and VISA branded chip cards with access to contact and non-contact payment. The card will be simultaneously issued in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
ICBC and Chimelong Group work together to give card holders a slew of special offers through integrated resources. VISA ICBC Chimelong credit card holders can enjoy free foreign exchange service in any country or territory, while platinum card holders can enjoy VIP lounges at airports and high-compensation aviation accident insurance for free. All card holders can redeem bonus points into cash by swiping card on ICBC’s POS.
ICBC Chimelong Co-brand Credit Card serves as both ICBC credit card and Chimelong membership card. Customers can enjoy both benefits from ICBC and Chimelong Group, including double bonus points and 24-hour free parking services in the park. Platinum card holders can enjoy 10% discount of gate ticket and hotel and gold classic card holders 5% discount. Holders of all types of ICBC Chimelong co-brand credit card can enjoy 50% discount of each gate ticket in Chimelong theme park once during the valid period of the card. Before June 30, 2015, both gate ticket and hotel will offer 10% discount. Moreover, ICBC and Chimelong have expanded their cooperation by presenting comprehensive banking card services covering six major brands all over the world with a banking service network covering the whole park, facilitating convenient payment experience for customers.
As at the end of 2014, ICBC accumulatively issued 100.56 million credit cards, the first bank issuing over 100 million in China. ICBC has become the first in Asia Pacific and a top-three card issuer worldwide. As a leading enterprise in China's tourism industry, Chimelong Group is engaged in the theme park, hotel, commercial exhibition and catering and entertainment and has become China’s first tourism brand featuring economy of scale. The cooperation between the two giants combines efficient financial services with diversified theme park interests, offering more benefits for card holders.
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