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Best for Etihad Airways SpendsBest for
6 Etihad Guest Miles / ₹100 spent
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Avoid if your spend is lowWatch out
The ₹ 5,000 fee waives only at ₹ 5 lakh/year, and some benefits can be spend-gated
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Good fit if you want a card built for travel, etihad, and flightsBottom line
It combines complimentary airport lounge access, a low 0% forex markup, and accelerated rewards on etihad airways spends
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How the card works
Etihad Guest Miles rates
| Category | Rate |
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| Etihad Airways Spends | 6 Etihad Guest Miles / ₹100 spent |
| Other Eligible Spends | 2 Etihad Guest Miles / ₹100 spent |
Redemption
Etihad Guest Milesupto ₹ 1 per etihad guest mile
Important conditions
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Domestic lounge12 visits per year
- 12 complimentary domestic airport lounge visits per calendar year (limited to 3 visits per quarter)
- Access is powered by the DreamFolks web-access portal and requires card tokenization and generating a QR code
- A cooling-off period of 5 hours applies between consecutive visits at the same lounge outlet
2
International lounge8 visits per year
- 8 complimentary international airport lounge visits per calendar year (limited to 2 visits per quarter) via DreamFolks web-access portal or Priority Pass
3
Milestone500 bonus miles on completing 4 transactions totaling ₹50,000 in a month
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Milestone4,000 bonus miles on quarterly spends of ₹3,00,000
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Milestone24,000 bonus miles on annual spends of ₹12 lakh
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Fee waiverRenewal fee waived on annual spends of ₹ 5 lakh
Benefits and fine print
Welcome, renewal, and other listed benefits
Joining benefits
- Up to 15,000 Etihad Guest Miles welcome bonus
Renewal benefits
- Annual fee waived on spends of ₹5 lakh or more in the preceding anniversary year
Additional benefits
- 1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between ₹400 and ₹4,000 across fuel stations in India
- Complimentary Gold Tier status offering 50% bonus miles on Etihad flights, priority check-in, priority boarding, and extra baggage allowance
Additional details
- Etihad Guest Miles are credited directly to your Etihad Guest account and are redeemable only through the Etihad platform for travel rewards
- Premium variant is constructed as a metal card
Eligibility
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Salaried
- Resident Indian
- Age between 21 and 60 years
- Annual income of ₹18 lakh or more
Self-employed
- Resident Indian
- Age between 21 and 60 years
- Annual income of ₹18 lakh or more
Exclusions
Spending that does not earn etihad guest miles
- Fuel transactions
- Rent payments
- E-wallet loading transactions
- Insurance premium payments
- Utilities spends
- Government services spends
- Educational institution payments
- Purchase of gold or jewellery
- Spends at financial institutions (cash advances, repayments, etc.)
- Online skill-based gaming transactions
- EMI transactions
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