Transfer Axis Bank EDGE Rewards to Airlines and Hotels

Axis Bank’s acquisition of Citibank’s India business is yet to complete. But, some of the good things from Citibank have started trickling into Axis Bank’s existing credit cards. To date, earning EDGE Reward Points has never been an issue. But using those points for Airmiles and hotel loyalty programs has not been an option. We now get this much-awaited feature. Axis Bank has launched the option to transfer EDGE reward points to Airmiles and hotel loyalty programs. Here is everything you need to know about this feature.

Eligible Credit Cards and Earn Rate

The travel-focused Axis Bank Atlas credit card already has the option to transfer EDGE Miles to airlines and hotel loyalty programs. In addition to that, we can now transfer EDGE Reward Points to airlines and hotel loyalty programs for the below cards.

Burgundy Private Credit Card
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Transfer Ratio for EDGE Rewards to Airmiles and Hotel Partners

The transfer ratio for converting EDGE rewards to partner airlines/hotels is pretty generous at the moment for premium cards like the Magnus and Reserve.

Reserve, Burgundy Private, and Magnus Credit Card	5 EDGE Reward Points = 4 Partner Program Points/Miles
Select and Privilege Credit Card	10 EDGE Reward Points = up to 2 Partner Program Points/Miles

Airmiles/Hotel Loyalty Points Earn Rate for Axis Bank Credit Cards

Here is how many Airmiles or hotel loyalty points we can earn when transacting on these cards. The super-premium credit cards earn 4.8% to 6% Airmiles on transactions. This is more than the 3.3% that HDFC Bank offers on DCB/Infinia cards.

Credit Card Variant	Standard Reward Rate	Airmiles or Hotel Loyalty Points Earn Rate
Burgundy Private	15 EDGE RP/Rs 200	12 Miles/Rs 200 ~6%
Reserve	15 EDGE RP/Rs 200	12 Miles/Rs 200 ~6%
Magnus	12 EDGE RP/Rs 200	9.6 Miles/Rs 200 ~4.8%
Select	10 EDGE RP/Rs 200	Up to 2 Miles/Rs 200 ~1%
Privilege	10 EDGE RP/Rs 200	Up to 2 Miles/Rs 200 ~1%

This is just the standard reward rate. We also have milestone EDGE rewards, Grab Deals where we can earn more than 10X RP, and Travel EDGE for 5X RP on selected variants.

EDGE Reward Points Transfer Partners

Transfer Partner and Program	Conversion Rate for Burgundy Private/Magnus/Reserve EDGE Reward Points: Partner Points/Miles	Conversion Rate for Select/Privilege EDGE Reward Points: Partner Points/Miles
Air Asia airasia rewards	5:4	5:1
Ethiopian Airlines ShebaMiles	5:4	10:1
Turkish Airlines Miles and Smiles	5:4	10:1
ITC Club ITC	5:4	5:1
Air France-KLM Flying Blue	5:4	10:1
Etihad Airways Etihad Guest	5:4	10:1
IHG Hotels & Resorts IHG One Rewards	5:4	10:1
Marriott International Marriott Bonvoy	5:4	10:1
United Airlines United MileagePlus	5:4	10:1
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer	5:4	10:1
Qatar Airways Privilege Club	5:4	10:1
Spicejet SpiceClub	5:4	10:1

Why the Magnus is best placed for this new feature?

Axis Bank Magnus is best placed for utilizing this new feature. Here is what we get:

Monthly Spend: Rs 1 Lakh
Regular EDGE Rewards: 12 RP/Rs 200 u003cemu003e~6000 EDGE Rewardsu003c/emu003e
Bonus EDGE Rewards: 25000 RP for Rs 1 Lakh spend
Total EDGE Rewards: 31000 RP
Earned Partner miles/points: 24800! u003cemu003ea whopping 24.8% reward rateu003c/emu003e

This is an amazing 24800 miles on Rs 1 Lakh spend and rivals even HDFC Bank Smartbuy! We can even use Travel EDGE and Grab Deals to earn accelerated EDGE RP. This can take the earn rate even higher.

How to transfer EDGE Reward Points to Partner Miles/Points

Log into Axis Bank Travel Edge portal. Click on Points/Miles Transfer in the navigation menu.

Choose partner, register member id(for first-time transfers), and transfer required EDGE Reward Points.

Final Thoughts

This feature equips Axis Bank to compete better with the market leader HDFC Bank. With Infinia and DCB devaluations over the past year, we were not left with any good alternatives. But, this makes Axis Magnus a great option to consider if you are into airline and hotel loyalty programs. Also, Axis Bank now has more transfer partners than HDFC Bank has offered.