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Visa International And British Airways To Offer Special First Class And Concorde Upgrades
Special Offer To Run Through December 2002

London, England (ots)

Visa International and British Airways
have announced a special four-month upgrade offer allowing all Visa
cardholders traveling round-trip from the UK or Republic of Ireland
(ROI) to receive a free upgrade to First on one sector of their
journey when they book their next British Airways' long haul business
class ticket. For passengers flying in the airline's Club World
(business class) cabin to New York JFK, British Airways is offering a
free upgrade to Concorde on one leg of that journey.
The special offer for First Class and Concorde upgrades, runs from
September 2, 2002, through December 31, 2002. Tickets must be
purchased in the UK or the ROI and all travel must start and finish
in the UK or ROI. The upgrade is confirmed at the time of booking and
the passenger can choose which sector of their journey they would
like to upgrade, subject to availability.
"The BA program truly provides Visa cardholders with another
attractive incentive in return for their loyalty and participation,"
said Edvj Massazza-Gal, Senior Vice President, Consumer Market
Development, Visa EU. "By partnering with such international travel
leaders as British Airways, Visa's goal is to provide added value to
its Members, financial institutions and their cardholders."
Special terms and conditions apply to this offer (see below). The
special offer will apply to British Airways (BA) aircraft only and
does not include travel on BA franchisee, codeshare, alliance or
partner airlines. Upgrade seats available for this promotion on each
flight are limited and upgrades on connecting or other flights are
not available.
The offer will appear in advertisements in the London Financial
Times and The Daily Telegraph and on Visa Destinations at
www.visadestinations.com.
For more information contact British Airways on +44/845/77'333'77
or your local ABTA or IATA travel agent.
Terms and conditions apply. Purchase and travel on a full fare
Club World return flight (booking class J2BA) on a BA mainline
service between 02/09/02 and 31/12/02 inclusive and qualify for an
upgrade to FIRST (on participating routes only; in booking class A)
or Concorde (to/from New York JFK only; in booking class E), on one
leg of that journey. Travel on BA franchisees, codeshare, alliance
and partner airlines not included, except Qantas (booking class
J2QF1; on Qantas aircraft only). Tickets must be purchased in the UK
or ROI; all travel must start and finish in the UK or ROI. Promotion
is not transferable; no cash or credit alternatives given. Upgrade
seats available for this promotion on each flight are limited. Seats
available under this promotion may be fully booked during peak
periods and especially during the Christmas period even though seats
are still available in a different booking class in the same cabin.
No upgrades are available on connecting or any other flights. All
major credit cards, deb it cards, and other forms of payment
accepted.
About Visa
Visa is the world's leading payment brand. Visa-branded cards
generate more than US$2 trillion in annual volume and are accepted at
more than 24 million physical locations around the world, including
more than 750'000 ATMs. The Visa organization plays a pivotal role in
developing innovative payment products and technologies to benefit
its 21,000 member financial institutions and their cardholders. Visa
is a leader in Internet based payments and is pioneering the creation
of u-commerce, or universal commerce - the ability to conduct
commerce anywhere, anytime, and any way. For more information, visit
www.corporate.visa.com. l agent or call +44/845/77'333'77

Contact:

Norbert Beatty
phone +44/212-537-8131
mailto:nbeatty@gcigroup.com