[Ki Ha-young's Life Card] Summer Vacation Begins... Get Card Discounts and Go to Jeju Island

Domestic Flight and Hotel Events Abundant in Jeju and Other Areas Instead of Overseas Travel

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young]Is there anyone these days without at least one credit card? In modern society, anyone can have a card if they want. Credit cards have brought unparalleled convenience to daily life. Now, wherever you go, you can easily see people paying with credit cards or smartphones. As demand has increased, cards with various benefits are being released almost daily. Accordingly, Asia Economy delivers various stories related to cards, which are inseparable from our consumer life, through the weekly 'Cards in Daily Life' corner, from introducing new cards to industry behind-the-scenes and guides for card beginners.

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The peak vacation season officially begins this week. Although many people may not be able to travel abroad due to COVID-19, they are planning domestic trips. Card companies are also running various events targeting domestic travelers in line with this vacation trend.

Woori Card recently launched the 'Card-ui Jeongseok Unimile in Jeju,' which offers benefits needed for Jeju travel. This is a newly introduced card that strengthens Jeju travel services based on last year's low-cost carrier integrated card, 'Card-ui Jeongseok Unimile.' As Jeju Island gained popularity as an alternative to overseas travel due to the COVID-19 impact, this product was released. This card provides an additional 5% discount when paying for airline tickets, accommodations (hotels, resorts, pensions), admission tickets (museums, exhibitions, leisure & sports), and dining through a dedicated website based on Jeju.com. For domestic airline tickets, issuance fees are waived. It also offers a 5kg free excess checked baggage benefit on Jeju Air, Jin Air, T'way Air, and Air Seoul, and priority handling of checked baggage on Air Busan.

There are also abundant domestic airline ticket discount events. BC Card offers discount coupons ranging from 7,000 KRW to 15,000 KRW (for fares over 70,000 KRW and 150,000 KRW respectively) to customers who pay for round-trip domestic tickets on Jeju Air's application (app) and website until the end of this month. Hana Card is also running an event until the 16th of next month, issuing discount coupons up to 15,000 KRW when paying for round-trip domestic tickets on Jeju Air's app and website.

There are card companies running events with Jin Air as well. Samsung Card, Hyundai Card, and Hana Card are providing 10,000 KRW discount coupons usable immediately to customers who pay 50,000 KRW or more for domestic tickets on Jin Air until the 9th of next month, on a first-come, first-served basis. Hyundai Card allows the use of 10,000 M points instead of the 10,000 KRW discount coupon. The Jin Air event can be used once per ID and excludes some peak periods (July 29 to August 5).

Not only airline tickets but also domestic hotel discount benefits are plentiful. Lotte Card offers a 10,000 KRW discount per night when booking domestic hotels on the 'Lotte Card Travel' website until August 31. KB Kookmin Card, through the ongoing 'Summer Festa' until the end of this month, provides a 7% discount on overseas hotels and a 15% discount on domestic hotels (stay available until September 30) when booking on the hotel reservation site Agoda. Shinhan Card also offers up to a 10% discount on domestic hotel bookings on Agoda until the end of this month.

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