17 September 2014

South African Airways (SAA) Voyager Partners with the Largest Fuel Retailer in Africa, Total South Africa

Submitted by: Fiona Salvage

Johannesburg, South Africa – SAA Voyager is partnering with Total South Africa to offer SAA Voyager Miles at participating Total retail service stations nationwide. SAA Voyager members can now earn Miles every time they fill up at Total.

“With Total being the largest fuel retailer in Africa, and SAA Voyager being Africa's leading airline loyalty programme, there’s a natural synergy between the two partners. We want to give our customers greater value and added benefits, at the same time; we understand their need for quality brands. We therefore have joined forces with SAA Voyager, a premium brand, to give value back to our customers,” explains Qetello Zeka, Total South Africa General Manager: Sales and Marketing.

Voyager is SAA’s loyalty programme which boasts a global membership. SAA Voyager members earn miles when they fly with SAA, other airline partners and non-air partners including amongst many selected hotels, financial institutions, car hire companies, lifestyle-related service providers, and now their first petroleum supplier partner, Total South Africa.

“By teaming up with Total South Africa, we are now able to offer our members yet another opportunity to earn SAA Voyager Miles. This is in line with our efforts to actively extend our range of partners for our valued members beyond airline travel. With 500 participating Total service stations nationwide, we are confident our members will be really pleased with this latest partnership,” says SAA Executive for Customer Loyalty, Suretha Cruse.

SAA Voyager members earn one SAA Voyager Mile for every one litre of fuel purchased at Total, and these Miles can be redeemed for flight tickets, car rental, spa vouchers and lifestyle products or services.

This latest offering offers Total customers a value-added lifestyle experience beyond just the day-to-day necessity of filling up with fuel.

SAA Voyager Miles are only available to SAA Voyager members. Customers who are not SAA Voyager members, who would like to take advantage of this benefit from 1 August 2014, need to register to become a SAA Voyager member at www.flysaa.com.  

For more information contact:

Total South Africa
Nonkosi Dyan
Corporate Communications Manager
Cell : +2782 783 0436
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SAA
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About South African Airways

South African Airways is a Star Alliance member that offers flights to 38 destinations worldwide. Domestically, SAA operates 544 flights a week between Johannesburg – Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. Regionally SAA offers 24 destinations across the African continent and its international network creates links to all major continents from South Africa through 10 direct routes. In the regional category, SAA has received the Skytrax ‘Best Airline in Africa’ Award for 11 consecutive years.  

About SAA Voyager

SAA Voyager is the largest and most popular “Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) in South Africa and on the African continent with a mature base of well over 2.5 million members with the majority residing in South Africa. Miles are the currency of the SAA Voyager Programme and are available to individuals over the age of 2 years. SAA Voyager’s free enrolment, which comes with a generous account activation bonus of 2, 500 Miles, opens the door to numerous benefits. Members are linked to world-wide destinations through Star Alliance airline partners. Over the years, as with many FFPs, SAA Voyager has evolved from an “airline frequent flyer” programme to a multi-sector travel and retail programme. Companies participating in the programme are from many sectors including air travel, hospitality, property, cruises, car rental, financial services, lifestyle and retail. Today the programme has a total of 62 partners, categorised into airline partners of 35 and non-airlines of 27. SAA Voyager continues to partner with companies offering products and services that are aligned to our industry and that add value to the programme and its members. In addition, SAA Voyager serves as a strong marketing tool that enables partners to generate incremental revenue, enhanced loyalty and aid in customer retention.  

About the Total Group

Total is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in the world, with activities in more than 130 countries. The Group is also a first rank player in chemicals. Its 97,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry – exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, new energies, trading, and chemicals. Total is working to help satisfy the global demand for energy, both today and tomorrow. In Africa, besides exploration and production and renewable energies, Total is active across the whole petroleum product supply chain (service station network, general retail, lubricants, aviation fuels, bitumen, LPG) in more than 40 countries, where the Group is a sector leader with an estimated 15% market share. Around 1.4 million customers are served every day at one of TOTAL's 3 500 service stations on the continent.      

About Total South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Total South Africa is a subsidiary of Paris-based global energy group Total S.A. It is a leading energy solutions and petroleum company and is 49% locally owned. Total South Africa’s core business focus encompasses the manufacturing, sales and marketing of a range of petroleum products and lubricants for the retail, commercial, agricultural and industrial markets. With a portfolio of over 530 service stations across the country as well as holdings in the NATREF refinery, TOTAL is also a key player in the country’s petrochemical market.

South African Airways is a Star Alliance member that offers flights to 38 destinations worldwide. Domestically, SAA operates 544 flights a week between Johannesburg – Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. Regionally SAA offers 24 destinations across the African continent and its international network creates links to all major continents from South Africa through 10 direct routes. In the regional category, SAA has received the Skytrax ‘Best Airline in Africa’ Award for 11 consecutive years.