That means:
👉 More domestic redemption options
👉 Better connectivity to tier-2/3 cities
👉 Potentially cheaper award bookings
✈️ United MileagePlus
🔹 Register in June
🔹 Up to 25,000 bonus miles
💡 Sweet Spot:
60K Marriott → 20K United + 10K (Marriott bonus) + 5K (extra 25%) = 35K United miles
💳 Pro Tip:
Amex MR points transfer 1:1 to Marriott Bonvoy, a great way to leverage this bonus if you have a redemption planned!
Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/muhxsm7p
First 20 approved applicants also get ₹500 Amazon vouchers!
💰 Rewards
• 3.75% cashback on forex, online, travel & dining (up to ₹33,300 spends/month)
• 7.5% on SmartDeal Hotels
• 3% on SmartDeal Flights
• 0.75% on other spends
🎯 Milestones
• ₹2,500 on ₹50K spend in first 60 days
• ₹5,000 on ₹5L annual spend
✨ Extra perks
• Buy 1 Get 1 Free movie ticket on District (₹250 cap, once/month)
• Unlimited domestic lounge access on primary and add on cards (₹40K spend in previous quarter)
• Regular Bank of Baroda offers
• Rupay JCB/ Visa Infinite
Eligibility (important)
• New BOBCARD users only
• Minimum annual income ₹12L+ (salaried/self-employed)
• Manually select Eterna during application
Forex fee: 2% + GST
Great cashback, lifetime free card for a limited time.
Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/muhxsm7p
🚨 New SmartBuy Update 🚨
HDFC Bank has now added MakeMyTrip as a Train booking partner on SmartBuy!
What’s your preferred way to book train tickets?
₹2,750 HDFC instant discount
Extra ₹2,500 cashback coupon, check eligibility
PNG 3gm: https://amzn.to/4dmNCoG
Other eligible products: https://amzn.to/4wlekGy
Buy before stocks run out!
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The Lifetime Free Kiwi Yes Bank Credit Card
👉 First 20 approvers get ₹999 Amazon voucher too!
🔗 Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/3fuu773h
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ Base – 1.5% cashback on UPI spends
2️⃣ Neon Upgrade (₹999/year) – boosts to 2%
3️⃣ Milestones (Neon only):
• ₹50K spend → +1% + 1 Lounge
• ₹1L spend → +2% + 1 Lounge
• ₹1.5L spend → +3% + 1 Lounge
💡 Spend ₹1.5L/year → earn ~₹7,500 cashback.
After Neon fee, net ~₹6,321 = ~4.2% effective cashback on UPI! 🔥
✅ Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/3fuu773h
Redeemed our Scapia coins for a train ticket recently.
Apply here: https://apply.scapia.cards/landing\_page?referral\_code=dbqme2
Reward structure:
⚡️4% on hotels, flights and trains booked on the Scapia app.
⚡️2% on spending via the Visa Card.
⚡️1% rewards on UPI spends via the RuPay Card.
0 Forex charges
Airport privileges like shopping/lounge/food on spending ₹20K in previous month
₹1,000 flight discount on first flight booking
₹200 worth Scapia coins on card activation
Apply here: https://apply.scapia.cards/landing\_page?referral\_code=dbqme2
* 5% cashback with the Amazon ICICI Credit Card
* ₹1,250 instant discount on HDFC cards for purchases above ₹19,990
Muthoot 2g: https://amzn.to/4dmNCoG
Other eligible products: https://amzn.to/4wlekGy
Buy before stocks run out!
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If you use an HDFC Debit Card, open the Rewards section in your account.
Many users are seeing “Promotional Cashback – 150 points” available for redemption.
👉 These 150 points = ₹150 cashback.
How to check:
1️⃣ Login to HDFC NetBanking / Mobile Banking
2️⃣ Go to Debit Card → Rewards
3️⃣ Look for Promotional Cashback – 150
Redeem it instantly if available.
Small check. Easy ₹150.
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That means you can now access:
🎟️ District vouchers
🍔 McDonald’s
🧳 Mokobara
🎬 BookMyShow
🕶️ Ray-Ban
…and more directly via SmartBuy!
What’s your favourite gift voucher? Ours is Amazon Pay!
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Silver and gold get 3 months and above 1 year
You can link it in Partner Rewards section on the Swiggy app earning 5 Marriott Bonvoy points for every ₹500 spent on Swiggy.
You can choose between Indigo BluChip and Marriott Bonvoy.
Share it with a foodie!
We went to Europe in December and we cleared immigration at Delhi Airport in seconds, while everyone else was stuck in a huge queue!
How?
We had registered ourselves with FTI-TTP (Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program) before the trip, and you can do it too!
Latest list of cities where e-gates are available:
Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Lucknow, Amritsar, Calicut, Trivandrum and Trichy
👉Here’s how it works:
💚 It just took us 10 minutes at an FRRO to complete all the required procedure and we got our approval within a week!
👉 What to do at the airport?
After check-in and before immigration, look for the e-gates (usually beside the immigration counters):
Must do for all foreign travellers! Have you registered yet?
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💳 What changed?
• Transfer cap reduced from 10K → 5K points per quarter
• New per transaction limit: 2K points
📊 What stays same:
• Transfer ratio still 2:3 (no change)
⚠️ Impact:
• Slower accumulation of Marriott points
🎁 ₹500 Amazon voucher for first 30 approved applicants in May
🎯 No joining/annual fee
🛫 2 domestic lounges/qtr
🌍 2 international lounges/year via Priority Pass
🎬 1 free movie ticket (₹500) every 6 months
🏌️ 1 free golf game/lesson/qtr
📞 Concierge: 1860 267 7777
Share it with someone who needs a card for lounge access!
If you hold credit card points, this could be BIG 👇
💳 Transfer points → Get up to 50% extra Air India Maharaja Club points
📅 Offer period: 1–31 May 2026
⚠️ Important conditions:
• Registration is mandatory
• Bonus valid only on first transfer after registration
• Tiered bonus (check image before transferring)
❌ Not eligible:
Axis | HSBC | Vistara co-branded cards
💡 Who should consider this:
• ICICI premium card holders (EPM, Times Black)
• Those planning Air India redemptions soon
🤔 Our take:
We’re personally skipping this one as Axis is excluded
🔗 Register here:
https://www.airindia.com/in/en/maharaja-club/partner-offers/points-fest.html
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💳 1. HDFC Infinia
✅ Used: 51,200 points
✅ Earned via ~₹3L spends on SmartBuy gift cards, flights & hotels
✈️ 2. Axis Atlas
✅ Used: 10,000 EDGE Miles
✅ Earned via ₹2L spends on direct flight & hotel bookings
🏨 3. Amex Platinum Travel
✅ Used: 11,000 MR points + ₹10K Taj voucher
✅ Earned via ~₹2L spends
🍽️ 4. Amex Platinum Reserve
✅ Used for Taj Epicure Membership benefits:
• 20% off stays
• 25% off spa & dining
Across IHCL hotels including Taj & Vivanta
📌 Total lesson?
The biggest travel savings don’t come from random spending. They come from using the right card for the right category
First post in the series: https://www.reddit.com/r/DoBaniye/s/euu4plqKS6
If you had ₹7L spends, which card combo would you pick?
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Bookings made via points:
3 Flights for 2 pax 🛫
7 Hotel Nights 🏨
How we saved?
We used 92k Credit Card Points + Taj Epicure (via Amex Plat Reserve)
Here is the exact breakdown of our redemptions 👇
✈️ FLIGHTS:
• DEL-BLR: Saved ₹14,000
• BLR-RPR-BLR: Saved ₹20,000
Savings = ₹34,000 using 36,000 points
🏨 HOTELS:
• Taj WestEnd (1 Night): Saved ₹19,300
• Marriott Raipur (1 Night): Saved ₹17,000
• Mövenpick Hotel Lalez Durres (1 Night): Saved ₹8,000
• Jungle Camp Kanha (3 Nights): Saved ₹31,200
• Taj Kanha Banjar Tola (1 Night): Saved ₹11,000
Savings = ₹86,500 using 56,200 points & Taj Epicure.
Total Savings: ₹1,20,500! 💰
How was your Q1 2026 travel game?
💳 Benefits via Tata Neu App:
👉 1.5% rewards on UPI (RuPay)
👉 10% at BigBasket, Air India, Croma, Tata 1Mg & more
👉 5% on bills, insurance, recharges, Tanishq (at store too)
👉 12 lounge visits/annum (₹50K+ spends/quarter)
👉Delhi Rupay lounge is one of our favourites with no spends required
Current promos:
4 months of Spotify Premium
Eazydiner prime membership
Useful for getting 5% back on Tata Neu spends like BigBasket even when paying via other payment methods like gift cards
Joining fee: ₹1,499
Currently waived off
Renewal fee: ₹1,499
Waived on ₹3L spends
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