Sberbank of Russia, Visa International, and Aeroflot came up with a special offer known as Your Way to Beijing with Sberbank’s Visa Aeroflot; the offer is valid through May 31, 2008 and is dedicated to this year’s most memorable sports event: the Olympics to be held in China this summer. All of Sberbank’s cardholders who own Visa Classic Aeroflot and Visa Gold Aeroflot can take part in the prize-winning lottery provided they use these cards at least once to pay for their shopping. Prizes include two trips for two to the Olympics in Beijing.

In addition, for every 30 RUR, $1, or ?1 you spend using your Visa Classic Aeroflot or Visa Gold Aeroflot anywhere on the globe, you’ll get 2 miles or 2.5 miles, respectively as part of Aeroflot Bonus program. What is more, on top of the welcome miles one gets when having one’s Visa Aeroflot cards issued (1,000 miles or 1,500 miles, depending on the card type), a cardholder will also be given gift miles (2,500 miles for Visa Classic holders and 3,000 miles for Visa Gold ones) during the period of the offer.

Apart from this, twenty cardholders who manage to perform the greatest number of card transactions during the period of the offer will be presented with tours to Rixos hotel in Turkey where an Olympic champion will offer them a professional workout session.

Sberbank’s Visa Aeroflot is Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Visa International’s joint project that started in 2003. Special offers with prizes like trips, free flight certificates, and frequent flier miles are organized for the cardholders on a regular basis.