in addition to the core Bradesco Cartao Passagem Bradesco for centrally billed air tickets, a lodged or ghost card that--like other AirPlus cards--offers the most detailed transactional data and management reporting. AirPlus International Americas president and CEO Richard Crum said sales efforts for the Brazilian products would center on multinationals, many of whom indicated "
Brazil was very high on the list." Brazil's tax laws had prevented AirPlus from issuing cards without a local issuing partner. AirPlus and Bradesco began talking last year and have been working with test customers on the two card platforms for more than six months, Crum said.