SINGAPORE, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkish Airlines
Miles&Smiles has joined the growing roster of
international airline loyalty programs taking advantage of travel
tech company utu's 40% tax refund boost for travellers.
Sanjay Chinchwade, Chief Commercial Officer,
Partnerships, said, "Our goal is to transform tax free shopping
by providing travellers with the best value for their overseas
purchases. This partnership not only allows Turkish Airlines'
Miles&Smiles members to earn 40% more on their VAT refunds but
to enjoy their travel more as well, as they collect bonus Miles
from their tax-free Shopping."
Turkish Airlines Director of Marketing Arif Ali
Gezmişoğlu stated: "At Turkish Airlines, we continuously strive
to enhance our passengers' travel experience. This partnership with
utu allows us to offer our Miles&Smiles members even more value
on their journeys, transforming their tax-free shopping into
rewarding travel benefits. It's another step in our commitment to
making every trip with Turkish Airlines a truly rewarding
experience."
From today, members of Miles&Smiles can use their utu Tax
Free Card to receive an upsized value of USD
125 (4,167) worth of air Miles for every USD 100 in tax-free refunds claimed while
shopping overseas - allowing travellers to earn and grow their
Miles as they shop.
For Turkish Airlines' Classic Plus, Elite and Elite Plus
Miles&Smiles members the enhancement is even greater. utu is
extending an automatic 'status match' to Turkish Airlines' premium
members, matching their status with Miles&Smiles and offering
up to 40% increase in air Miles without needing to qualify
separately or pay for a subscription.
To start claiming more Miles, travellers just download the utu
Tax Free app, available on both Google Play and the App Store.
After registering for the utu Tax Free Card, they simply choose
Miles&Smiles as their preferred Rewards Program. Members of
Miles&Smiles will be receiving an exclusive invitation to
accept the status match.
At a store, when choosing how to receive their tax refund, utu
members fill in their utu Tax Free Card number on any provided
tax-free form and complete the standard Tax Refund Validation
Process at the airport before departure. Once completed, the
upsized value of the refund in Miles&Smiles is credited to
their Miles&Smiles account.
The latest addition to utu's tax-refund revolution takes the
total number of partners to fourteen, with more partners in
aviation and hospitality to be announced soon. Follow utu Instagram
or visit utu.global for the latest news and benefit
announcements.
About utu
utu (pronounced "you-too") is transforming tax-free shopping
worldwide by empowering travellers with the freedom to obtain a
higher VAT refund by going beyond digitising refunds to re-engineer
the tax-free shopping value chain to benefit travellers. The utu
management team has deep domain knowledge in tax-free shopping
developed over 25 years of refunding VAT and GST worldwide. By
bringing the worlds of refunds and rewards together, utu unlocks
new value in rewards from retailers, airlines, hotels, and others.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Singapore, utu's products can be used in over
50 countries.
For more information, visit www.utu.global or download the
utu app at https://utu.global/get-the-app/.
About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a
fleet of 440 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 345 worldwide
destinations as 292 international and 53 domestics in 129
countries. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on
its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social
media accounts on veya Facebook, X, Youtube, Linkedin
ve Instagram.
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