Visa International, the world’s leading payment organization, is now launching its new “You Buy. We Pay” winter campaign. This national promotion held between December 15th 2006 and January 31st 2007, grants shoppers across the country the opportunity to win fantastic prizes every time they use their Visa, or their Visa Electron cards.
Throughout the campaign’s duration, cardholders may shop at any of Lebanon’s shopping outlets, pay with their Visa cards, and win up to US$ 5000 to be returned back into their accounts at the end of the campaign’s duration. Chances are open for three Visa cardholders to win this lavish prize at the end of the campaign.
This promotion also grants shoppers at the Ashrafieh and Dbaeyh branches of ABC Mall the opportunity to pay with their Visa card and to be automatically entered into a weekly raffle draw whereby they may be selected as one of the three lucky winners of the week. Every month throughout the campaign’s duration, Visa International and ABC mall will grant 18 of the mall’s shoppers the opportunity to have their monthly Visa bill paid back to them. Shoppers at Mango shops may be just as lucky, as they may pay with their Visa card at any of Mango’s shops across Lebanon and get the chance to win a gift voucher through the shops’ weekly raffle draw.
Prizes are also in store for all those who pay with their Visa Card at the Virgin Megastore in Downtown Beirut, Virgin Megastore at ABC Ashrafieh or Citymall as they will be getting free instant coupons for a drink or a meal at the Virgin Megastore store Café depending on the value of purchase they make. Virgin Megastore shoppers will also automatically be entered into the final raffle draw at the end of the promotion where more prizes will be in store for them.
Those who pay with their Visa cards at Mijana, Café, D’Orient, Métis, Sayda Rest House, and other outlets of the Food and Beverages outlets of Circle management group will also get an instant 10% on their bill .More valuable discounts are also in store for Visa cardholders using their cards at Crown Plaza and Holiday Inn Hotels, and any of the 3 Intercontinental hotels in Lebanon.
Commenting on the promotion, Mr. Naser Abu Ghazaleh, Regional Manager of Visa International in the Levant, said, "The goal of this campaign is to demonstrate the many advantages that shoppers enjoy when using their Visa card for everyday purchases. Visa cardholders believe that Visa is a reliable method of payment to use for both daily expenditures and traveling as it is widely accepted around the world. This is the season for gift buying and going out with friends especially since Christmas, New Year’s, and Eid Al Adha are just around the corner. We at Visa International are not only granting our cardholders the opportunity to enjoy the thrill that this season brings with it, but we are also granting them the thrill of winning lavish prizes while on their seasonal shopping spree.”
Mr. Abu Ghazaleh added,”We are confident that our continuous cooperation with the member banks is made to benefit of our cardholders. I encourage our cardholders to go ahead and benefit from this campaign by utilizing their Visa cards to the maximum. On this occasion I on behalf of Visa International thank our partner merchants for their support of our campaign, for it is their support that serves to further confirm the fact that Visa is the most convenient way to pay.”
About Visa: Visa connects cardholders, merchants and financial institutions through the world’s largest electronic payments network. Visa products allow buyers and sellers to conduct commerce with ease and confidence in both the physical and virtual worlds. Visa is committed to the sustained growth of electronic payment systems to support the needs of all stakeholders and to drive economic growth.
Visa products currently generate more than $4 trillion in sales volume worldwide. Visa has unsurpassed acceptance at more than 24 million locations worldwide including one million ATMs.
For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com.
