Axis Reserve memberships opt-in from 15 Nov 2026
The Axis Reserve card's memberships will stop renewing automatically from 15 Nov 2026, unless cardholders explicitly consent. This change affects Club ITC Culinaire, Accorplus, handcrafted Club Marriott Asia Pacific, EazyDiner Prime, and Priority Pass memberships, which were previously renewed automatically each year for as long as the card was open.
From 15 Nov 2026, Axis Bank will require explicit consent from cardholders to renew their complimentary memberships linked to the Axis Reserve card. This includes Club ITC Culinaire, Accorplus, handcrafted Club Marriott Asia Pacific, EazyDiner Prime, and Priority Pass. The same notice also removes Priority Pass access at Indian domestic lounges from 28 Aug 2026, and adds a ₹1,300 late-payment slab above ₹50,000 outstanding. The change affects the card’s defence of its ₹50,000 fee, which is largely based on the membership stack. With the new opt-in requirement, cardholders who miss the renewal email will keep paying the fee without receiving the benefits. This change is part of a larger trend, with other Axis premium cards also adopting the same approach. Our take: the membership stack is the entire defence of a ₹50,000 fee, and Axis has just made it opt-in — miss the renewal email and you pay full price for an empty card. Diarise 15 Nov 2026 and give consent in writing. Then read the rest of the same notice: Priority Pass stops working at Indian domestic lounges from 28 Aug 2026, and a ₹1,300 late-payment slab appears above ₹50,000 outstanding. If domestic lounge access via Priority Pass was your reason for holding the Reserve, that reason expires on 28 August.