Thrifty Car Rental in the United Arab Emirates has announced that it will be teaming up with Emirates NBD to offer special rates to the bank’s credit card holders. The subsidised rates will be offered to Emirates NBD customers in locations throughout the UAE from now until April 2011. The offer could be the first of many, as Thrifty continues to look for other creditable partners in the region.

Talking about the new offer, General Manager, Thrifty Car Rental, United Arab Emirates, Rahul Sing, said the company had noticed that customers renting vehicles in that last few months had been seeking out deals which offered special rates. He added that by teaming up with Emirates NBD, Thrifty had found a partner with a large client base, which already offered its card holders a number of attractive offers.

Deputy Head Group Marketing, Emirates NBD, Saif Al Mansoori, said that the opportunity to ease the financial pressures of its customers by offering cheap deals on car hire through Thrifty was a welcome one. He added that it was another way in which the bank could reward the loyalty of its customers.

Al Mansoori went on to say that the new offer could reduce a customer’s hire vehicle by half over the next year, and that he was sure Emirates NBD customers would welcome the perk.

Thrifty Car Rental is owned by the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, and is the UAE’s largest car hire firm. The operation is that largest Dollar Thrifty franchise outside the US, and runs a fleet of more than 14,000 vehicles.