Every day is a MasterCard day with Cobone.com

Want to go on a sailing adventure, take horse riding lessons or dine at celebrated restaurants at great prices? MasterCard Worldwide, together with Cobone.com, the Middle East’s largest deal-of-the-day website, announced today that MasterCard cardholders across the Middle East & North Africa will receive exclusive lifestyle deals via Cobone every day. All customers who use their MasterCard credit card on Cobone.com will receive an additional 5% off.
Cobone.com, a company majority owned by Jabbar Internet Group, one of the region's specialists in e-commerce ventures, provides savings on hotels, goods, restaurants, spas and more across the Middle East.
MasterCard credit cardholders, who have a card issued in the Middle East and North African markets, will receive an additional 5% off, on value-added offers, which range between 50% to 90% on various lifestyle services and experiences. Deals could include; 50% off water park entry tickets, 90% off Pizza or a luxury yacht cruise around the Atlantis on the Palm. In addition, MasterCard cardholders will also benefit from receiving exclusive offers from Cobone.com every week.
“Unique to Cobone.com, is that we seek to feature every day one amazing thing to do in any given city for an unbelievable price,” said Paul Kenny, Founder and CEO of Cobone.com. “We seek to be a leading edge lifestyle provider and are delighted to team up with a leading payment solutions company, such as MasterCard Worldwide to bring consumer’s value- added experiences.”
MasterCard cardholders simply need to register on Cobone.com to receive daily email alerts of the latest deal. Deals will only be activated once a minimum number of people have purchased the offer. MasterCard cardholders will not be charged until the deal is activated.
“At MasterCard, we are committed to working closely with various industry players to create campaigns that will resonate with MasterCard cardholders,” said Eyad Al-Kourdi, vice president and country manager, UAE, MasterCard Worldwide. “We are delighted that cardholders from the UAE have the chance to receive exclusive lifestyle deals via Cobone.com. MasterCard cardholders can benefit from a variety of offers in travel, retail, dining, and wellness from Cobone.com, which they can enjoy this summer with friends or family.”
Background Information
MasterCard
Electronic payments have the ability to create a world with greater opportunities for all. To take us beyond borders, to new markets. Beyond mere moments, to meaningful experiences. That's the power of a World Beyond Cash®. And that's Priceless®.
Cobone
Launched in July 2010 in Dubai, Cobone is the Middle East’s biggest 'daily deals', or group buying, site featuring daily deals on the best things to do, see, eat and buy in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
We have offices in Dubai and Jeddah and employ over 60 staff of over 20 different nationalities, who work hard every day to find you the best savings we can. With over 2.6 million Cobone vouchers bought, we’ve saved our users over $172 million in our 5 year history. We’ve been an innovative leader during this time in the development of transactional E-commerce in the Middle East.
Jabbar Internet Group
Jabbar Internet Group operates Web sites. The company offers Arabic/English Web-based email service, as well as community services consist of email, discussion forums, news, blogs, chat, matrimonial services, games, mobile services, women content, and sports content.
It also provides Arabic search engine on the Internet; prepaid Internet payment services; and online market research services, as well as operates Arabic auction and online eCommerce marketplace. Jabbar Internet Group was formerly known as Maktoob Group and changed its name in November 2009.
The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Amman, Jordan with additional offices in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Kuwait.
Companies under the Jabbar Internet Family include: Souq.com, Ikoo.com, CashU.com, Tahadi Games, Sukar.com, and Cobone.com.