Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card

Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card Review

Charges

Joining Fee: Rs 3000+GST
Annual Fee: Rs 3000+GST

Type

Airmiles, Co-Branded

Reward Rate

1.6% to 4%

Rating

4.3/5

Issued On

Visa

Benefits

Milestone Rewards, Domestic Airport Lounge Access

Table of Contents

The Axis Bank Vistara Signature credit card is one of the best airline-focused credit cards today. When it comes to rewards for travel, we have three variants – reward points for ticket bookings, airmiles, and ticket vouchers. The Axis Vistara Signature credit card offers the last two. We earn CV points for our spends while getting complimentary premium economy tickets for meeting milestone spends. Here is a detailed review of the Axis Vistara Signature credit card with its rewards and benefits.

Fees and Charges

Joining FeeRs 3000+GST
Welcome Benefit1 Complimentary Premium Economy Ticket

3000 CV points on spending Rs 75000 within 90 days
Annual FeeRs 3000+GST
Annual Fee WaiverNone
Renewal Benefit1 Complimentary Premium Economy Ticket
Club Vistara StatusSilver
Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card Review: Fees and Charges

The complimentary premium economy ticket is worth more than the joining fee. We are valuing the complimentary premium economy ticket for at least Rs 5500. It can of course be even higher depending on the route and time of booking.

Considering the welcome and renewal benefit, the Axis Bank Vistara Signature credit card pays us to hold it even if we do not make any spending on it. Effectively, we get more benefits than the fee we pay.

Rewards

  • All Spends: 4 Club Vistara(CV) points per Rs 200 ~ 1.6% Return
  • Wallet Spends: No CV Points
  • 9 CV points per Rs 100 spent on Vistara flights (with the complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership)

We are valuing 1 CV point at 80 paise in this case. But in extreme cases, we can get a value higher than Rs 1 as well or a value of 60 paise too.

Milestone Rewards

Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME Review Premium Economy
Vistara Premium Economy Class (Source: Vistara Website)

The main feature of all Vistara co-branded cards is the milestone benefit. We get 4 premium economy tickets for spending Rs 9 Lakhs in a year. The value of these premium economy tickets increases when we are booking closer to the travel date.

Spend MilestoneReward
Rs 1.5 Lakhs1 Premium Economy Ticket
Rs 3 Lakhs1 Premium Economy Ticket
Rs 4.5 Lakhs1 Premium Economy Ticket
Rs 9 Lakhs1 Premium Economy Ticket
Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card Review: Milestone Benefits

Rent Payments for Milestone Spends

Rent payments do not count as eligible spending for getting milestone benefits on the Axis Bank Vistara Signature credit card.

Axis Vistara Signature offers a 4% return on spends

  • Approximate value of one premium economy ticket: Rs 5500 as we need to pay approximately Rs 1000 as redemption charges towards fuel and surcharges.
  • Total value of 4 premium economy tickets: Rs 22000
  • CV Points on Rs 8 Lakhs spend: 18000 (excluding Vistara spends)
  • Total Return: 18000 CV points ~Rs 14400 + Rs 22000 as Economy Tickets = Rs 36400 ~4% Return on Rs 9 Lakh spending

The 18000 CV points alone can get you a Bengaluru to New Delhi Premium Economy ticket. Check the Vistara award chart for many other options. The challenge here will be booking the award ticket as Vistara cards are a bit too popular.

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Complimentary Airport Lounge Access

  • Domestic Airport Lounge Access in India: 2 complimentary visits per quarter with Visa to this list of lounges.
  • International Airport Lounge Access outside India: Not Available

Club Vistara Silver Privileges and Benefits

The Axis Bank Vistara Signature credit card offers Silver status for as long as we hold the card. This status comes with its own set of benefits that we can use when flying on Vistara.

  • Earn 9 Club Vistara Points for every Rs 100 spent on Vistara flights base fare
  • Extra 5 Kg baggage allowance
  • 1 class upgrade voucher on Tier Renewal

Final Thoughts

Vistara flies very limited routes in India. So, the Vistara co-branded cards make sense only if you reside in one of those cities. If you reside in one of the hub cities like Delhi, this card can offer good value with all those milestone benefits. The 4.3% return that we calculated on this card will also increase depending on how effectively you can book the award tickets to get maximum value.

If you are interested in a Vistara credit card, the Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME and the Axis Bank Vistara Signature credit card are better if we consider the spending required for milestone tickets.

Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card

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