Jul 15, 2006 10:40 PM
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THERE ARE A LOT OF CO BRANDED AIRTRAVEL CARDS IN THE MARKET.
HERE ARE SOME-
1.CITIBANK JET AIRWAYS SILVER AND GOLD CARD.
2.ICICI AIRDECCAN GOLD CARD
3.ICICI KING FISHER GOLD CARD.
4.ICICI TRAVEL SMART CARD
5.STANDARD CAHRTERED BANK AIR SAHARA GOLD CARD
6.INDIAN AIRLINES AMERICAN EXPRESS GOLD CARD AND GREEN CARD
7.SBI SPICEJET GOLD CARD
8.HDFC NETSAFE CARD
9.CITIBANK CASHBACK GOLD CARD
THE CITIBANK JET AIRWAYS GOLD CARD GIVES 4 JP MILES FOR EVERY 100RS SPENT.YOU GET A 1000JP MILE BONUS EVERY EAR UPON PAYMENT OF 2000RS AS ANNUAL FEE.YOU ALSO GET ONE CLASS UPGRADE VOUCHER AND THREE 30% DISCOUNT VOUCHERS FOR YOUR FAMILY.FURTHERMORE YOU GET 1 UPGRADE VOUCHER EVERY TIME YOU EARN 4500 JP MILES ON YOUR CARD.THIS IS A GOOD CARD.
YOU CAN ALTERNATIVELY OPEN A JP ACCOUNT WITH JETWAYS WEBSITE AND USE IT.
IF YOU WANT TO EARN JP MILES ON ALL YOUR SPENDS THEN THE CITIBANK JET AIRWYAS GOLD CARD IS THE ANSWER.
YOU CAN TRAVEL ONE WAY BETWEEN MUMBAI AND LONDON FOR 35,000JP MILES PLUS TAXES.
ON THE SILVER CARD THE BENEFITS ARE LOW AND YOU GET ONLY 2 JP MILES FOR EVERY 100 SPENT.
THE CITIBANK CASHBACK GOLD CARD GIVES 5 % DISCOUNT ON ALL TRAVEL RELATED PURCHASES,BOTH AIR AND TRAIN.
THE AIRDECCAN ICICI BANK GOLD CARD GIVES 10% CASHBACK IF YOU MAKE A PURCHASES WITH AIRDECCAN WORTH 30,000RS PER CALENDAR YEAR.
THE SBI SPICEJET GOLD MASTER CARD OFFERS 5 REWARD POINTS FOR EVERY PURCHASE MADE WITH SPICEJET AIRLINES.
THE REDEMPTION VALUE OF EACH POINT IS 50PAISA WITH SPICEJET.
THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO 2.5% CASHBACK FOR PURCHASES WITH SPICEJET.
THE ICICI TRAVEL SMART GOLD CARD CHARGES ANNUAL FEE OF 1,500RS.
THIS CAN BE WAIVED IF YOUR SPENDS ARE 1,00,000RS/YEAR ON THE CARD.
HERE YOU GET 5 % DISCOUNT ON INTERNATIONAL AND 10% DISCOUNT ON NATIONAL TRAVEL ON THE BOOKINGS MADE WITH https://makemytrip.com
GO AIR IS OFFERING 10% DISCOUNTS ON ALL BOOKINGS MADE ON ITS WEBSITE FOR CITIBANK GOLD CARD CUSTOMERS.
YOU CAN TRASFER POINTS EARNED ON HDFC GOLD CARD AND HSBC CARD EITHER TO THE JET AIRWAYS OR THE INDIAN AIRLINES FREQUENT FLIERS PROGRAM.
THE HDFC NET CARD CAN BE USED FOR ALL ONLINE BUYING.
YOU HAVE TO REGISTER WITH HDFC BANK ONLINE WEBSITE WHEREIN YOUR HDFC CARD WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A ONLINE CARD TEMPORARALY AND ASSIGNED A ANEW NUMBER,CVV AND EXPIRY.
THE CARD IS AVALID FOR ONLY LIMITED PERIOD AND AFTER EXPIRY THE UNUSED CARD GETS BACK INOT THE MAIN CARD ACCOUNT.
THE HDFC CARDS IS OFFERING A 2.5% CASH BACK FOR USE OF THE ONLINE CARD TILL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
YOU WILL ALSO EARN REWARD POINTS.
SO IT IS A GOOD OPPURTUNITY TO USE WHEREIN YOU CAN USE THE ONLINE CARD TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS/AIRLINE ONLINE WITH A 2.5% CASHBACK.
IN MY VIEW THE BEST CO BRANDED CARDS ARE:
1.CITIBANK JET AIRWAYS GOLD CARD.
2.CITIBANK CASHBACK GOLD CARD.
