Top 6 Best Travel Credit Cards in India

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Travel credit cards come customized to makeyour travels cheap and hassle-free. Travel credit cards provide you with special benefits and privileges such as complimentary lounge access, special discounts on hotel and flight bookings, concierge service, travel insurance,and much more. In this article, we have compiled a comprehensive list of some travel cards provided by the top card issuers in India.  

6ERewards XL – IndiGo HDFC Bank Credit Card   

6E Rewards XL IndiGo HDFC Bank credit card is a travel card offered by the HDFC Bank in collaboration with IndiGo airline.The card comes with a membership fee of Rs 2500 and a free variant of this credit card is also available as a limited period offer. You can earn up to 5% 6-E rewards on your IndiGo purchases, which can be redeemed at the IndiGo 6-E reward portal. Below are mentioned some key features of the 6E Rewards XL IndiGo HDFC Bank credit card.   

Key Features 

● 8 complimentary domestic lounge access at select airports. Max 2 lounge visits allowed per calendar quarter. 

● Complimentary 6E Prime Add-on as a signup bonus, which includes special travel benefits and privileges such as (Priority check-in, choice of seat, a complimentary meal,and quicker baggage) 

● Complimentary IndiGo Air ticket worth Rs 3,000 on completing 3 or more transactions in the first three months of card issuance.  

Axis Bank Vistara Infinite Credit Card   

Axis Bank Vistara Infinite credit card is a co-branded travel credit card launched in co-partnership with Air Vistara for high net worth individuals. You can getup to 6 Club Vistara Points on every Rs 200 spent using the Vistara Infinite credit card. The card comes with an annual fee of Rs 10,000. Some of the key features of this credit card are mentioned below.   

Key Features 

● Up to 10,000 Bonus CV points or Complimentary Business Class Tickets can be availed on the spending of Rs 1,00,000 or more within 90days of card issuance.  

● 2 complimentary domestic lounge access at selected airports 

● 1% surcharge on fuel transactions across all petrol pumpsin India between Rs 400 and Rs 4000.  

IRCTC SBI Premier Credit Card   

IRCTC SBI Premier Credit Card is a co-branded travel credit card offered by SBI Cardin collaboration with the IRCTC. The card comes with an annual fee of Rs 1,499.There are several travel benefits and privileges associated with this credit card. You can earn up to 3 reward points on every Rs 125 spent. Below are somekey features associated with the IRCTC SBI Premier credit card.   

Key Features 

● 5000 bonus CV point on annual spending of Rs 1 lakh ormore on travel 

● Get up to 8 complimentary railway lounge access every year. You are allowed a maximum of 2 lounge visits per calendar quarter.  

● 1500 bonus reward points as a sign-up bonus on payment of membership fees.    

MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card   

MakeMyTripICICI Bank Platinum credit card is a travel card offered in partnership with MakeMy Trip by ICICI Bank. The card comes with a nominal annual fee of Rs 500. On this credit card, you can earn MyCash points on your transactions whereby 1My Cash is equivalent to Rs 1. Some of the key features associated with this credit card are given below.   

Key Features 

● Complimentary domestic lounge access at select airportsevery calendar quarter 

● Rs 500 worth MyCash points and MakeMyTrip voucher worth Rs3000 as a sign-up bonus.  

● 1% surcharge on fuel transactions of Rs 4000 across all HPCL petrol pumps in India.   

Citibank Premier Miles Credit Card   

CitibankPremierMiles credit card is one of the most popular travel cards that providesyou with exclusive benefits and privileges on your travels. You get 10 milesper Rs 100 spent on your air travels and 4 miles per Rs 100 spent usingPremierMiles credit card. This card is best suited for frequent flyers, wholike to travel domestically mostly. Below are provided some key features of the Citibank Premier Miles credit card.    

Key Features 

● 8 Complimentary Domestic Lounge access every calendarquarter  

● 10,000 Miles on the spending of Rs 1000 or above withinthe first 2 months of card issuance 

● Accidental Insurance cover worth up to Rs 1 crore.       

Axis Bank Miles And More World Credit Card   

Axis Bank Miles And More World credit card is a premium travel credit card that unlimited miles on your travels. You are charged with an annual fee of Rs10,000 on Axis Bank Miles and More World Select credit card variant and Rs3,000 on the Axis Bank Miles And More World credit card. If you are like to travel frequently then this card can provide you with several benefits on your travels both domestic and international. Below are mentioned key features of the Axis Bank Miles And  More World credit card.    

Key Features 

● 5000 bonus miles on making a transaction using Axis Bank Miles And More World credit card 

● 4 Complimentary Domestic Lounge Access per calendar quarter  

● 2 Complimentary Priority Pass Lounges in a year   

In Closing    

Owning a travel credit card would be a wise choice if you are a person who is planning a vacation or just somebody who likes to travel frequently. Travel cards notonly make your travels less expensive but also rewards you on your travel purchase.