IndusInd Tiger's Maharaja Club rate goes from 2:1 to 1:1
IndusInd has fed Air India's Maharaja Club since June 2025, but the lifetime-free Tiger converted at 2:1. From 1 June 2026 it converts at 1:1, the rate Pioneer Private already had.
What changed
Improvement · IndusInd Bank
Before
Tiger Reward Points → Maharaja Club at 2:1, the ratio Air India printed when IndusInd joined in June 2025
After
1:1, the rate Pioneer Private already had, capped at 25,000 Reward Points a calendar month through IndusMoments
The card this affects

IndusInd joined Air India’s Maharaja Club in June 2025, in the same batch as AU and YES. The launch table, which Air India’s French-locale partner page still prints, gave the lifetime-free Tiger 2:1: two Reward Points for each Maharaja point. Pioneer Private was the only IndusInd card at par.
LiveFromALounge reports that Tiger’s rate went to 1:1 from 1 June 2026, and Air India’s current IndusInd table now prints Tiger at 1:1 beside Pioneer Private.
| Tiger → Maharaja Club | Before 1 Jun 2026 | From 1 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Ratio | 2:1 | 1:1 |
| Value per point at our ₹0.80 Maharaja mark | about ₹0.40 | about ₹0.80 |
| Monthly cap (IndusMoments) | 25,000 Reward Points | 25,000 Reward Points |
The plumbing did not change. Transfers go through IndusMoments in multiples of 100, with a 500-point minimum, a ₹100 redemption fee and a 25,000-point cap each calendar month. Nothing moved on IndusInd’s other cards: Pinnacle, Heritage and Indulge stay at 2:1 and Legend at 4:1.
Our take: this doubles what a Tiger point is worth as miles, and it does so on a card with no fee. Tiger’s slab earn means light spenders still mint few points, so the cap only matters if you spend heavily. Transfer what you will fly with, before you need it.
Comparisons this changes
IndusInd Tiger vs Scapia (Federal Bank)
Both lifetime free and level at ₹25k a month, where Scapia's case is 0% forex; above it Tiger runs away — far more lounge doors, and miles that reach Maharaja Club 1:1.
IndusInd Tiger vs Scapia (Axis Bank)
Two lifetime-free travel cards with no annual fee at all. Scapia pays 2% back in Scapia coins and charges zero forex mark-up; Tiger pays 1% in IndusInd points and charges 1.5% abroad.
IndusInd Tiger vs SBI Card MILES ELITE
Two 1:1 Maharaja pipes: SBI's ₹4,999 of instant 2/₹200 breadth vs Tiger's free slab engine, which out-earns it outright.
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Sources
- The story’s source: livefromalounge.com
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