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SINGAPORE, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The addition of the EVA Air Frequent Flyer Programme bolsters the platform's

already impressive offerings

Singapore-based travel technology company utu(https://utu.global/) announced

today its new partnership with Infinity MileageLands, the frequent-flyer

programme of Taiwan's EVA Air. The agreement allows utu to continue to

revolutionize the travel industry in the area of international tax-free

shopping and VAT rewards for customers that travel often.

Members under the Infinity MileageLands programme will be able to utilize the

utu Tax Free Card and receive rewards with an upsized value of US$125 for every

US$100 received in tax refunds while shopping overseas. This translates to

3,125 Award Miles for every US$100 of tax refunded through the utu Tax Free

Card. As an additional bonus, accumulating tax-free shopping receipts up to

US$1,500 will qualify members for an exclusive 250 Bonus Award Miles.

The process is convenient, only requiring members to download the utu Tax Free

mobile application(https://utu.global/get-the-app/), complete the registration,

and activate the utu Tax Free Card with Infinity MileageLands as the preferred

programme. Members can then benefit from the upsized rewards in over 50

countries, including Singapore, France, Italy, Germany, South Korea, Thailand,

and the UAE.

"As the world recovers from the pandemic, the idea of travelling overseas can

once again become reality. By focusing on making tourists' lives easier, utu

provides added incentives for everyone thinking of broadening their horizons

and obtaining VAT rewards at the same time," said Sanjay Chinchwade, Chief

Marketing Officer of utu. "We will continue to collaborate with our existing

partners and seek out other potential partnerships to give users even better

rewards in the future, especially as vaccination rates go up and more borders

are opened up to welcome visitors once more."

By transforming the usually cumbersome process into a seamless experience, utu

is ensuring that visitors and tourists are rewarded for being part of the

tourism industry. Instead of relying on certain practices that can lead to lost

refunds (up to 50/60% of the VAT) and a shopper drop-off of up to 50% as

reported by Nasdaq(

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-the-vat-refund-industry-is-ripe-for-disruption),

both businesses and individuals alike stand to gain from the innovation of the

utu platform.

About utu:

utu is a travel technology company with a mission to transform tax-free

shopping worldwide by empowering travellers with the freedom to obtain a higher

VAT refund. utu goes beyond digitizing refunds to re-engineer the tax-free

shopping value chain, eliminating the impact of high fees levied on shoppers.

By bringing the worlds of refunds and rewards together, utu unlocks new value

in the form of rewards from retailers, airlines, hotels and others.

About EVA Air

EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and is one of 11 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star

airlines worldwide. It also ranked 7th among the SKYTRAX World's Top 10

Airlines and secured additional spots in SKYTRAX's top 10 for Best Economy

Class Onboard Catering, Best Business Class Airlines, World's Best Airline

Cabin Cleanliness, World's Best Airport Services and more. It  won a spot in

Condé Nast Traveler's prestigious 2021 Readers' Choice Awards for the Top 10

Airlines in the World and Travel + Leisure readers voted it in the Top-10

International Airlines. TripAdvisor recognized it among the "Top 10 Airlines –

World" and awarded it top spots in four more categories in its Travelers'

Choice Awards for Airlines while it also earned a place in AirlineRatings.com's

"Best of the Best" World's Best Airlines 2021 after similarly high ratings for

safety and COVID compliance in January.

The carrier was established in 1989 as Taiwan's first privately owned

international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister

company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of

more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations

throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago,

Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.

Travelers can learn more about EVA destinations, schedules and services or book

and buy tickets at www.evaair.com .

SOURCE:  utu

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