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AMEX Platinum Travel Credit Card vs HDFC Diners Club Black

Joining Fees

₹3,500

₹10,000

Editor's Rating

4.5

4.6

Key Features

  • Rewards Points can be redeemable for Travel Vouchers worth Rs. 3,500
  • 4 complimentary visits per year to airport lounges across India
  • Get Taj Experiences E-Gift Card worth Rs. 10,000 from the Taj, SeleQtions and Vivanta Hotels
  • If you don't wish to redeem rewards points for Travel Vouchers, you can then redeem them by choosing from over 500 other redemption options
  • Avail 20% discounts or more every time you dine at select restaurants
  • Complimentary Annual memberships of Club Marriott, Forbes, Amazon Prime, Swiggy One (3 months) and MMT BLACK   
  • Complimentary Ola cabs | cult.fit Live | BookMyShow | TataCliQ vouchers on spends of over Rs. 80,000 every month
  • Avail 5 Reward Points for every Rs 150 spent
  • Up to 10X Reward Points via SmartBuy
  • Dining privileges: 2X on weekend dining 
  • HDFC Bank x Swiggy Dineout - Good food Trail: Enjoy FLAT 10% EXTRA OFF on dining bills at 35K+ restaurants     
  • Travel benefits: Book flight tickets / hotels across 150+  airlines and choice of hotels (Domestic & International)                            
  • Up to 50 days of interest free credit period on the credit card
  • Air accident insurance cover worth Rs 2 crore
  • Emergency overseas hospitalization: Rs. 50 Lakh
  • Travel Insurance Cover of up to Rs. 55,000 on baggage delay                             
  • Complimentary Golf games across the finest courses in the world ( 6 per quarter)                 
  • Credit Liability Cover of up to Rs. 9 Lakh
  • Foreign Currency Markup:  2% on all your foreign currency spends
  • Revolving Credit is available at a nominal interest rate
  • 24/7 Concierge Services
  • Unlimited Airport lounge access to 1000+ Lounges in India and worldwide for primary and add-on card members
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations in India on minimum transaction of Rs. 400 and Max CashBack of Rs. 1000 per statement cycle
  • Milestone Benefit: The credit card holders can select any 2 benefits amongst cult.fit Live 1 month membership or BookMyShow or TataCLiQ or Ola cabs vouchers worth Rs. 500 every month on spends of Rs. 80,000
  • Annual Spend based benefit: Complimentary annual memberships of Club Marriott, Times Prime, Amazon Prime, Swiggy One (3 months), MMT BLACK can also be availed upon achieving annual spend of Rs 8 Lakhs at the time of card anniversary
  • Convert big spends into EMI after purchase
  • Contactless Payment
  • Diners Exclusive Offers: Fast Track Airport Experience, Dining Delight (exclusive dining offers, from gourmet cuisine to local delicacies), Luxury Spas access, and Small Medium Enterprise (SME), which is tailor-made offers such as workspaces, business insurance and wellness discounts to meet business needs

Editor's Review

Pros

  • Massive reward points on this credit card. One of the best cards with reward points
  • Travel benefit vouchers are great those who travel frequently and prefer to stay with Taj Hotel
  • The reward points earned can easily be redeemed by choosing other items from catalogue, giving a free hand to cardholders

Cons

  • No complimentary Golf/coaching sessions
  • Not many benefits on entertainment, in fact, there aren’t any.
  • No Annual/Joining Fee reversal comes with American Express Platinum Travel credit card

Pros

* Welcome Benefits

* Complimentary annual memberships of Club Marriott, Times Prime, Amazon Prime, Swiggy One (3 months), MMT BLACK can also be availed upon achieving annual spend of Rs 8 Lakhs at the time of card anniversary
* Diners Exclusive Offers: Fast Track Airport Experience, Dining Delight (exclusive dining offers, from gourmet cuisine to local delicacies), Luxury Spas access, and Small Medium Enterprise (SME), which is tailor-made offers such as workspaces, business insurance and wellness discounts to meet business needs

Cons
Joining and renewal fee is on the higher side


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