Visa VIP Lounges Across Five Locations Will Feature Appearances by
Olympic Athletes, Olympic Games-Themed Giveaways, Brazilian-Themed Food
and Beverage, and More
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, Visa announced the creation of five Visa VIP Lounges exclusively
for Visa Chase United Cardmembers to celebrate the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games. Courtesy of Visa, the Visa VIP Lounges will offer
exclusive experiences in the following locations – Rio de Janeiro, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York. For four days in Rio de
Janeiro, Visa Chase Cardmembers can enjoy a complimentary retreat at the
world famous Copacabana Beach while attending the Olympic Games, hosted
by Olympic Gold Medalist Summer Sanders. In each U.S. location, Visa
Chase Cardmembers can experience a one-night version of the Visa VIP
Lounge and get up close and personal with superstar Olympians and
hear their exciting stories. All Visa VIP Lounges will have
Olympic athletes, Olympic Games-themed merchandise giveaways,
Brazilian-inspired food and drinks, and other fun activities.
Rio de Janeiro VIP Lounge Details
The Rio de Janeiro Visa VIP Lounge will be open August 11th
through August 14th from 6 p.m. – 2 a.m. The venue is located
at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in the heart of Rio de Janeiro. General
admission to the Rio Visa VIP Lounge is complimentary and does
not require a reservation. Cardmembers can simply show their Visa Chase
United Credit Card to enter with up to three guests.
Special features at the Rio de Janeiro Visa VIP Lounge include:
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Olympic athlete meet-and-greets with Summer Sanders (swimming) and
Nadia Comaneci (gymnastics)
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Great food, beer, wine and soft drinks
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Olympic Games-themed merchandise giveaways
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Large-screen TVs
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Wi-Fi
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Lounge seating
U.S. Visa VIP Lounges Details
Access to the U.S. Visa VIP Lounges is by reservation and can be
booked by Cardmembers for $25 per person using their Visa Chase United
Credit Card. All proceeds will be donated to the United States Olympic
Committee. The schedules for the U.S. Visa VIP Lounges are:
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Los Angeles, CA: Saturday, August 6th from 5-9 p.m.
local
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Location: The Mixing Room – 900 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
90015
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Olympic athletes scheduled to appear: Amanda Beard (swimming),
Brandi Chastain (soccer) and Bode Miller (skiing)
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San Francisco, CA: Sunday, August 7th from 5-9 p.m.
local
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Location: Stock in Trade – 2036 Lombard St., San Francisco, CA
94123
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Olympic athletes scheduled to appear: Amanda Beard (swimming),
Brandi Chastain (soccer) and Jonny Moseley (skiing)
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Chicago, IL: Thursday, August 11th from 6-10 p.m.
local
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Location: Fremont – 15 W. Illinois Street, Chicago, IL 60654
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Olympic athletes scheduled to appear: Amanda Beard (swimming),
Kerri Strug (gymnastics), Jonny Moseley (skiing) and Tim Morehouse
(fencing)
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New York, NY: Saturday, August 13th from 7-11 p.m.
local
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Location: The 40/40 Club – 6 W. 25th St., New York, NY
10010
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Olympic athletes scheduled to appear: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
(track and field), Amanda Beard (swimming), Kerri Strug
(gymnastics) and Tim Morehouse (fencing)
Special features at the U.S. Visa VIP Lounges include:
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Olympic athlete meet-and-greets and Q&As
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Brazilian-themed food, beer, wine and soft drinks
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Olympic Games-themed merchandise giveaways
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Large-screen TVs
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Wi-Fi
For more information on the Visa VIP Lounges, please visit www.VisaVIPLounge.com.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is a global payments technology company that connects
consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more
than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable
electronic payments. We operate one of the world's most advanced
processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than
65,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for
consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does
not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers.
Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers
to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time
with prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information,
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About Chase
Chase is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan
Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), a leading global financial services firm with
assets of $2.4 trillion and operations worldwide. Chase serves nearly
half of America’s households with a broad range of financial services,
including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing,
investment advice, small business loans and payment processing.
Customers can choose how and where they want to bank: 5,300 branches,
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Chase.com.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,000 flights a
day to 336 airports across six continents. In 2015, United and United
Express operated more than 1.5 million flights carrying more than 140
million customers. United is proud to have the world's most
comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and
Washington, D.C. United operates more than 715 mainline aircraft, and
this year, the airline anticipates taking delivery of 21 new Boeing
aircraft, including 737 NGs, 787s and 777s. The airline is a founding
member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 192 countries via 28
member airlines. Approximately 86,000 United employees reside in every
U.S. state and in countries around the world. For more information,
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