SBI Card, India's largest credit card issuer, on Tuesday launched its first travel-focused core credit card, SBI Card Miles, in three variants. This card caters to all types of travelers, from those just starting out to frequent travelers.
The three variants – SBI Card Miles Elite, SBI Card Miles Prime and SBI Card Miles – are designed to further enhance the curated travel benefits. A cardholder can earn up to 6 Travel Credits on every Rs 200 travel spend and up to 2 Travel Credits on her Rs 200 spend in other categories.
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SBI Card MILES ELITE comes with several different milestone benefits. These include up to 5,000 travel credits on reaching an expenditure of 100,000 rupees in his 60 days of registration. Milestone Up to 20,000 Travel Credits on spend of Rs 12,000,000. On reaching his 1.5 million rupees in expenditure milestone, the expenditure-based fee will be cancelled.
Main features of SBI Card Miles:
Multiple card options: SBI Card MILES comes in three variants – ELITE, PRIME and MILES, each with different benefits and fees to suit your travel needs.
Earn travel credits: Earn points on travel, including flights and hotels, and redeem air miles and hotel points with over 20 partner airlines and hotel brands including Air Vistara, Air India, SpiceJet, Air France-KLM, Etihad Airways, Air Canada, Thailand and more. Can be exchanged. Airlines, Qantas, ITC Hotels, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Accor and more.
quick reward: Earn travel credits on all your travel bookings, not just with our partner brands.
Airport lounge access: Relax in comfort before your flight with access to our airport lounges (depending on card type).
Flexible redemption: You can use your travel credits to book flights and hotels and redeem them for rewards through the SBI Card website or app.
Customized travel benefits:
SBI card mile elite: This premium option offers the most benefits, including higher reward points, milestone bonuses, complimentary lounge access, travel insurance, and lower foreign transaction fees. SBI Card MILES ELITE comes with several different milestone benefits. These include up to 5,000 travel credits on reaching a spend of Rs 100,000 in 60 days of registration. Milestone Up to 20,000 Travel Credits on spend of Rs 12,000,000. On reaching his 15 million rupees in expenditure milestone, the expenditure-based fee will be cancelled.
Access to airport lounges is an important part of the entire travel experience, which is why SBI Card Miles Elite offers Priority Pass membership. This card allows cardholders to enjoy up to eight complimentary domestic lounge visits and up to six complimentary international airport lounge visits per year. The card also allows users to gain access to additional domestic lounges. Every time a cardholder achieves a cumulative spend of Rs 100,000, he will receive one gift certificate for lounge access which can be used by the cardholder or a guest.
SBI card mile elite Cardholders also receive a low 1.99% foreign transaction markup and travel insurance. This card is available on Mastercard and RuPay networks. The joining fee and annual fee for SBI Card Miles Elite is Rs 4,999 plus applicable taxes and for SBI Card Miles Prime and His SBI Card Miles it is Rs 2,999 and Rs 1,499 plus applicable taxes respectively.
SBI Card Miles Prime: This mid-tier card offers a good balance of perks and fees, including lounge access and reward points on travel spending. With 4 Travel Credits for every Rs 200 spent on all travel spend and a welcome bonus of 3,000 Travel Credits for every Rs 60,000 spent within 60 days of registration, this card is like an elite card. It offers substantial benefits without high spending requirements. Milestone benefits include 10,000 travel credits on reaching the Rs 800,000 spending milestone. The annual fee of Rs 2,999 will be reversed once the Rs 10 million spending milestone is reached. The user can access domestic airport lounges 8 times per year (2 times per quarter) and international airport lounges 4 times per calendar year.
Main difference
Access to additional domestic lounges as you spend
“Indian travelers spend a lot of money globally, and understandably, as travel plans increase and become more powerful, consumers are demanding curated benefits to enhance their travel experience. SBI Card Miles is our endeavor to offer the best travel benefits to our customers, said Abhijit Chakravorty, MD & CEO, SBI Card.