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Jul 22, 2023, 12 tweets

๐Ÿšจ Axis Atlas Card Review

Is it better than Infinia or Magnus (after devaluation)?

Is Atlas the best credit card currently?

๐Ÿ”ท Welcome Benefits

5,000 Edge Miles ๐ŸŸฐ 10,000 miles

So we get 10k miles on paying the fee of Rs 5k ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ”ท Milestone and Reward Structure

โ–ช๏ธ Base: 4% (better than Infinia and most cards) ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Rewards and additional benefits on doing spends:
โ–ช๏ธ Silver: Rs 3L
โ–ช๏ธ Gold: Rs 7.5L
โ–ช๏ธ Platinum: Rs 15L

๐Ÿ”ท Accelerated Rewards

10% rewards (2.5X Edge Miles) on:

โ–ช๏ธ Direct Airlines
โ–ช๏ธ Hotels
โ–ช๏ธ Travel Edge

๐Ÿ”ท Additional Benefits with Platinum Tier (Rs 15L spends)

โ–ช๏ธ Airport Meet&Greet: 4/yr
โ–ช๏ธ Airport Transfers: 2/yr (limited service)
โ–ช๏ธ Domestic/International Lounge Access: 18/12 per year

๐Ÿ”ท Rewards Analysis

โ–ช๏ธ Base: 4%
โ–ช๏ธ With Platinum Tier: 7% (1st year)
โ–ช๏ธ With Platinum Tier: 7.7% (renewal)

Wow! ๐Ÿ’ฅ

๐Ÿ”ท Excluded Categories

Only rent, fuel and wallet loads spending don't count for milestone bonus

โš ๏ธ Insurance spend gets 50 Edge Miles only (Rs 5000)

โญ Advantages of Atlas Card

โœ”๏ธ Direct airline/hotel booking at 10% rewards
Can choose fare buckets and not book the cheapest fare

โœ”๏ธ Even the taxes, fee & surcharges paid on award ticket fetches 10% returns

โœ”๏ธ If required, can even book IndiGo flights at 1 Edge mile = Re 1

๐Ÿšจ How to Apply

๐Ÿ‘‰ Apply online (referral link):

๐Ÿ‘‰ Call & Upgrade an existing card: easiest way

๐Ÿ‘‰ Offline agentdesipoints.com/go/axis-atlas/

๐Ÿ”ท Should you take it?

An erstwhile mid-variant card that is all set to become one of the best card post Magnus devaluation!

Simple card with an excellent reward structure and a must-have in your wallet

A card giving 7-10% rewards and with fee of Rs 5k only is a no-brainer. ๐Ÿ‘

Looking for other cards where you can earn air miles?

Consider IndusInd Bank Avios card โœจ

7% returns - 1st year
4.2% - renewal

Full review:

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