Every change to Indian card rewards in 2024
29 changes: 21 worse for you, 5 better.
- AU rewrites where the ixigo co-brand earns — four categories to nil, three to a reduced rate Worse for you · Devaluation · AU Small Finance Bank
- Axis slaps redemption fees on EDGE points and miles Worse for you · Fee change · Axis Bank
- Hilton quietly hikes award prices at its best hotels Worse for you · Devaluation · Hilton
- HSBC TravelOne arrives — a 20-partner airmiles card Better for you · Launch · HSBC
- YES caps travel redemptions at 70% of the invoice Worse for you · Devaluation · YES Bank
- ICICI's November purge: rewards, lounges and 1% fees Worse for you · Devaluation · ICICI Bank
- Vistara flies its last; Club Vistara becomes Maharaja Club Changed · Partner change · Air India
- RBL strips points from education, government and wallet spends Worse for you · Devaluation · RBL Bank
- EaseMyTrip card loses Priority Pass, domestic visits halved Worse for you · Lounge change · Standard Chartered
- HDFC caps utility, telecom and cable rewards Worse for you · Devaluation · HDFC Bank
- SAS leaves Star Alliance for SkyTeam Changed · Partner change · SAS / SkyTeam
- Ultimate's forex settles at a clean 2% at posting Better for you · Improvement · Standard Chartered
- Amex MR-to-Emirates Skywards transfer ratio gets clipped Worse for you · Partner change · American Express
- HDFC adds 1% fees on rent, big utility and third-party education Worse for you · Fee change · HDFC Bank
- Citibank India credit cards fully migrate to Axis Changed · Partner change · Axis Bank
- IHG One Rewards quietly repriced its best hotels upward Worse for you · Devaluation · IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Axis Atlas takes its first big cut Worse for you · Devaluation · Axis Bank
- Axis ACE utility bills stop earning anywhere but Google Pay Worse for you · Devaluation · Axis Bank
- SBI Card kills reward points on rent Worse for you · Devaluation · SBI Card
- AU zeroes out rewards on fuel, rent, education and government Worse for you · Devaluation · AU Small Finance Bank
- AU unveils Zenith+ — a metal card built for the departure gate Better for you · Launch · AU Small Finance Bank
- Amex Gold Card's Karat Collection catalogue gets thinner Worse for you · Devaluation · American Express
- Legend halves lounge visits, cuts cash value to ₹0.50 Worse for you · Devaluation · IndusInd Bank
- Etihad Guest overhauls pricing, adds cancellation penalties Worse for you · Devaluation · Etihad Airways
- ICICI stops rewards on rent and wallet loads Worse for you · Devaluation · ICICI Bank
- Marriott swaps Suite Night Awards for Nightly Upgrade Awards Better for you · Improvement · Marriott Bonvoy
- Indian Bank and OneCard launch the Indian Bank One co-branded credit card Better for you · Launch · Indian Bank / OneCard
- Emirates hikes partner business-class award prices 25% Worse for you · Devaluation · Emirates
- Axis Vistara card cuts CV Points on govt and utility spends Worse for you · Devaluation · Axis Bank
This year’s and last year’s changes · Every change by bank · The devaluation index