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Discovery clients can now save on United Airlines flights to the USA
Johannesburg, 4 November 2024 – Discovery Vitality announced that United Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines and a member of the Star Alliance network, will bring exciting additional flight options to the Vitality Travel platform.
“Offering United Airlines flights at discounted rates is a significant enhancement to Vitality Travel, our end-to-end travel booking platform that offers the widest choice, convenience, and unbeatable value to South African travellers,” said Dinesh Govender, CEO of Discovery Vitality.
“The USA is a popular travel destination for our clients, so discounts on a nonstop flight that will have you in New York the next morning is something we know Vitality travellers will love. Other destinations include Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, catering for a wide variety of holiday adventures,” he added.
Flights with United Airlines are accessible through the Vitality Travel platform for all Discovery clients through their Discovery Bank account, including the no-monthly-fee Điscovery Account – a safe, secure means to book travel – and at incomparable discounts.
United Airlines joins Vitality Travel’s network of international flights, which includes British Airways, Emirates, Qantas and SAA, and regional flights on Airlink, CemAir, FlySafair and Lift. With the addition of United Airlines, direct routes to the United States will include daily nonstop flights from Johannesburg to New York, offering a seamless gateway to the rest of the country, and nonstop flights from Cape Town to Washington D.C. and New York three times a week, respectively.
Travel discounts and savings are among Vitality’s most popular rewards redeemed by clients who manage their money and health well. Since its launch in 2022, the Vitality Travel platform has given clients over R1.6 billion in travel savings on more than 2.4 million flights. Discovery Bank clients have also made over 400,000 visits to The Lounge since the partnership with SAA launched in 2022.
“We want to make sure that we offer our clients value across every aspect of travel, from the moment they book, to the day they depart, and when they return home. It starts with offering a wide range of travel options and unmatched discounts as high as up to 75% off flights, as well as discounts on holiday accommodation and car hire,” Govender said.
“It extends to the ability to skip queues at the airport with Priority Fast Track and Europcar Ready2GO express checkout, so you have time to enjoy exceptional coffee and cocktails at The Lounge with SAA. The addition of United Airlines to the Vitality Travel platform reflects our ongoing commitment to offer exceptional travel benefits that respond to the evolving needs of our clients,” he concludes.
United Airline’s routes to several major cities in the United States, include:
- New York (Newark Liberty International Airport)
- Washington (Dulles International Airport)
- Denver (Denver International Airport)
- Orlando (Orlando International Airport)
- Chicago (Chicago O’Hare International Airport)
- Las Vegas (Harry Reid International Airport)
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
- Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)
- San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
- Miami (Miami International Airport)
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Discovery Limited is a South African-founded financial services organisation that operates in the healthcare, life assurance, short-term insurance, banking, savings and investment and wellness markets. Since inception in 1992, Discovery has been guided by a clear core purpose – to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. This has manifested in its globally recognised Vitality Shared-Value insurance model, active in over 40 markets with over 40 million members. The model is exported and scaled through the Global Vitality Network, an alliance of some of the largest insurers across key markets including AIA (Asia), Ping An (China), Generali (Europe), Sumitomo (Japan), John Hancock (US), Manulife (Canada) and Vitality Life & Health (UK, wholly owned). Discovery trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange as DSY.
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About Vitality
Vitality is the largest global platform for behaviour change, underpinning the insurance products of leading insurers worldwide, impacting 30 million lives in over 40 markets. The Vitality model, established by Discovery Limited in South Africa, has been incentivising behaviour change among its clients for over 25 years. Vitality creates shared value by combining behavioural economics, clinical science, and financial incentives to encourage and reward members for taking steps to improve their health. The model began with a focus on health and wellness and has expanded to include short-term insurance, investments, and financial wellness.
About Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank is part of Discovery Limited, a financial services organisation that operates in healthcare, life assurance, short-term insurance, investments, banking, and wellness industries, in over 40 markets globally. Built on a shared-value model, Discovery Bank is fundamentally designed to create unique shared value for clients, differentiating the Bank from traditional banking models. Clients are encouraged to manage their money well, monetising healthy financial behaviours that lower their financial risk and realises long-term default and risk savings for the Bank. Discovery Bank shares this value with clients in the form of better interest rates, deep discounts and significant rewards from an exclusive retail, lifestyle and wellness partner network. The model has an overall positive impact on clients, society and Discovery Bank - clients experience greater financial wellbeing, the risk of defaults for Discovery Bank is lowered making the business more sustainable; while improved financial behaviours such as increased savings, higher retirement savings and lower debt levels, benefit society as a whole. Behaviour change and rewards are enabled through Vitality Money, an AI-powered programme on the Discovery Bank app that gives clients an understanding of the behaviours that influence their financial wellbeing, while giving them the tools to improve their financial behaviours. The more clients improve their financial behaviour, the higher their Vitality Money status and the greater the value they receive.
