we rank indian travel credit cards. we call them.
What can your points actually fly you?
Not “up to 5% back”. Real seats, at real award-chart prices — 2,430 corridors and 39,757 priced ways to fly, through every program an Indian card can reach.
departures · published chart prices, one way
- BOM AKL Business Aegean Miles+Bonus mint from Amex Membership Rewards 55,000 pts ✓ verified
- BLR IAH Business American Airlines AAdvantage mint from Amex Membership Rewards 70,000 pts ✓ verified
- DEL AMS Business Air Canada Aeroplan mint from Axis EDGE Miles 40,000 pts ✓ verified
- DEL DPS Business Lufthansa Miles & More mint from Axis EDGE Reward Points 37,500 pts ✓ verified
- BOM MEL Business ANA Mileage Club mint from Amex Membership Rewards 43,500 pts ✓ verified
- MAA DFW Business American Airlines AAdvantage mint from Amex Membership Rewards 70,000 pts ✓ verified
- HYD AKL Business Aegean Miles+Bonus mint from Amex Membership Rewards 55,000 pts ✓ verified
- BOM MUC Business Air Canada Aeroplan mint from Axis EDGE Miles 40,000 pts ✓ verified
every row a verified chart price — estimates never make this board. all 2,430 corridors →
04 redeem
What do these points buy?
39,757 award prices …and 789 lounge doors → the points portfolio →The verdicts
Top of the table
HDFC Infinia Metal
KeepStill the king — but the crown sits a little crooked in 2026.
Axis Atlas
KeepThe purpose-built miles card — if the partner list holds.
Axis Magnus for Burgundy
KeepThe one Magnus that survived — 5:4 transfers, if you can get past the velvet rope.
The desk
Five questions. Five desks.
01 Cards
107 cards ranked
Every one carries a verdict — keep, downgrade or cancel. We take no affiliate money, so nothing can buy a rank.
also: value calculator · portfolio score
02 Spends
1,153 spend rules mapped
Rent, fuel, UPI, insurance, tax — who earns full, who is capped, and who quietly pays you nothing.
Wallet Winner Which card do I swipe? Your wallet vs this transaction — exact ₹ back. Spend Guide Rent, fuel, UPI, tax — who earns full, who is capped, who gets zero.also: portal matrix
03 Points
39,757 award prices computed
107 currencies marked in ₹ per point, 150 live transfer routes, and every corridor priced through them.
Award flights 2,430 corridors priced — the winning program per cabin, and the cards that mint it. Valuation Index 107 currencies priced in ₹ per point — the number everything else runs on. Transfer Map The whole network, drawn — 150 bank routes + 221 program-to-program hops. Route from any bank, hotel or retail program; the play lights up with what survives. Points Portfolio Type your balances, get the honest ₹ total and the expiry fuses. Nothing leaves your browser.also: the points desk · transfer partners · transfer optimizer · award guides
04 Perks
789 lounge doors mapped
Which card opens which door, across 301 airports and 21 railway stations worldwide.
Lounge Map 789 lounge doors across 301 airports and 21 railway stations — and which card opens each one. Perks Desk Status shortcuts and bundled memberships — sticker price struck through, booked at honest ₹.also: status shortcuts · bundled memberships · the handbook
05 News
304 devaluations on the record
Every nerf since 1961, dated and sourced — plus what is live now and what lands next.
News & Tracker 304 dated events, 1961–2026 — every nerf on the record, each with its story, and what launches next. Live Offers Transfer bonuses, welcome windows, points sales — with the clock showing.also: story archive · monthly pulse · welcome-bonus history · calendar feeds
Where we stand
Points are a promise banks keep breaking.
Every major Indian issuer devalued in 2026. Our job is to tell you the truth about it — earn, transfer to a real redemption, and book before the route disappears. We take no affiliate money, so the only thing we're selling is the verdict.
Every number above is computed from curated data, on the record. How we compute this →