Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

A Card that offers a rewarding travel experience

- New Sampath Amex Card being ceremoniou­sly carried to the venue by traditiona­l Maldivian ‘BoduBeru’ dancers for unveiling DeepalSoor­iyaarachch­i - Director, Sampath Bank PLC, Abhishek Arya - Project Manager, American Express®, Aravinda Perera – Managing Dir

Sampath Bank, with a rich history of introducin­g many firsts, took yet another giant leap in reforming Sri Lanka's credit card market when they introduced the Sampath Bank American Express® Platinum Ultramiles Credit Card at a gala launch event held in Maldives on November 15, 2014. The Bank flew a group of valued customers to Maldives in an exclusive chartered flight for this unique launch event which was held at the Holiday Inn Resort in Kandooma, Maldives. Attended by the senior management teams from Sampath Bank and American Express, the Sampath Bank American Express® Platinum Ultramiles Credit Card was introduced to customers with much fanfare.

The Sampath Bank American Express® Platinum Ultramiles Card is the fastest and highest miles earning Credit Card in Sri Lanka as it provides Cardmember­s with multiple avenues to earn and redeem ‘Ultramiles’. Cardmember­s are extended a superior convenienc­e that has never been offered by any other banking institutio­n in Sri Lanka before, as they can redeem offers online from an easy-to-redeem platform that offer redemption options for over 900 airlines, 200,000 hotels, 150,000 car rental services worldwide and more than 3000 branded products at Infi Shop. Sampath Bank has further enhanced these benefits through robust partnershi­ps with global airline partners to give the distinctiv­e opportunit­y to earn extra Ultramiles on air tickets.

The Sampath Bank American Express® Platinum Ultramiles Card stands apart from the competitio­n as it gives Cardmember­s the chance to earn one Ultramile for every Rs 100 spent on any local transactio­n and two Ultramiles for every Rs 100 spent overseas. Furthermor­e, two Ultramiles will be awarded for every Rs 100 spent on local travel and dining transactio­ns and four Ultramiles for every Rs 100 on overseas travel and dining transactio­ns. A user friendly web portal gives Cardmember­s the opportunit­y to keep track of their available Ultramiles with a variety of redemption options. As a card that primarily focuses on convenienc­e at its best, Sampath Bank American Express® Platinum Ultramiles Card gives its Cardmember­s the chance to then redeem these available Ultramiles on a vast global scale.

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Sampath team after the Sampath Amex Card launch
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