BBVA and Renfe have reached an agreement to launch a new range of credit cards, Renfe Mastercard, linked to its free Más Renfe Loyalty Program. These new cards allow for the payment of purchases in any store, as well as benefits in the purchase of tickets.
All Renfe Mastercard credit card holders will obtain Renfe Points for their use, and they can be exchanged for AVE, Long Distance, Avant, Media Distancia or Cercanías tickets, for any time and date, as well as for the services offered by partner companies, for example, hotel stays or car rental. Likewise, they will be able to obtain Renfe Points as “welcome” and “permanence” as credit card holders.
The Renfe Mastercard card has three levels available with different functionalities: ‘Renfe Mastercard’, ‘Renfe Mastercard Viaja’ and ‘Renfe Mastercard Discover’. On the one hand, the ‘classic’ version offers great payment flexibility, is complemented by two free BBVA insurances (robbery at ATMs and travel accidents), and has no issuance fee or annual fee.
On the other hand, there are two premium versions: the ‘Viaja’ card and the ‘Descubre’ card, with a scheme for obtaining Renfe Points and superior discounts, travel assistance insurance, and added Mastercard benefits. In addition, the holders of these cards will be able to benefit from a 5% discount on the purchase of their AVE and Long Distance tickets.
Renfe Mastercard benefits:
– 150 welcome points
– 0.1 points for each euro spent on Renfe purchases
– 0.05 points for each euro spent on other purchases
– 100 points per stay
– free ATM robbery insurance
– free travel accident insurance (310,000 euros)
– annual fee: 0 euros
– permanence objective: 7,500 euros in the first 12 months
Benefits Renfe Mastercard Viaja
– 300 welcome points
– 0.15 points for each euro spent on Renfe purchases
– 0.1 points for each euro spent on other purchases
– 5% discount on the purchase of Renfe tickets
– 200 points per stay
– free ATM robbery insurance
– free travel assistance insurance
– Free travel accident insurance (720,000 euros)
– annual fee: 50 euros
– permanence objective: 10,500 euros in the first 12 months
Benefits Renfe Mastercard Discover
– 500 welcome points
– 0.2 points for every euro spent on Renfe purchases
– 0.15 points for each euro spent on other purchases
– 5% discount on the purchase of Renfe tickets
– 500 points per stay
– free ATM robbery insurance
– free travel assistance insurance
– Free travel accident insurance (1,200,000 euros)
– annual fee: 100 euros
– permanence objective: 15,000 euros in the first 12 months
Credit cards can be requested online through the Renfe () and BBVA (/) websites. The card is free direct debit and it is not necessary to open an account at BBVA.
How to redeem Renfe points
Renfe points can be used to travel for free on Ave, Larga Distancia, Media Distancia, Avant and Cercanías/Rodalies trains. However, split payment of a ticket is not allowed. That is, part with points and part in euros. Therefore, you must have a number of points at least equal to the price of the ticket.
From Renfe, they expose some destinations in which to exchange the points. From Madrid, you can exchange, for example, 275 points to go to Barcelona, 127 to go to Bilbao or 140 to go to Valencia. Or from Barcelona, for example, you can go to Zaragoza for free in exchange for 124 points; to Seville, for 161 or to Malaga, for 299.
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