Etihad Guest SBI Card vs IDFC First Earn Credit Card
Joining Fees
₹1,499
₹499
Editor's Rating
4
Key Features
- Avail complimentary Etihad Guest Silver tier status post first card
- Three Etihad Guest Miles you'll earn on every Rs. 100 spent on Etihad.com, earn Two Etihad Guest Miles on every Rs. 100 spent on International spends, and One Etihad Guest Mile on every Rs. 100 spent on other spends
- Avail discount up to 10% (3% on Economy Class and 10% on Business class) on direct Etihad Airways booking
- Gain discount of 5% on travel rewards miles redemption
- Complimentary overseas air accident coverage of Rs. 25 Lakh
- Get 1% Cashback on every spend via the IDFC FIRST Bank mobile app
- Get 0.5% Cashback on UPI spends via other apps and all online spends. 0.5% cashback on all utility, insurance, and wallet load
- Welcome Bonus: 100% cashback, up to Rs. 500, on the 1st UPI spend made within 15 days of card generation and 5% cashback, up to Rs. 1,000, on the 1st EMI transaction value made within 30 days of card set-up
- Annual Benefit: Get 100% cashback, up to Rs. 200 (max. Rs. 50 each), on the 1st 4 UPI spends made via IDFC FIRST Bank mobile app within 15 days of annual fee being charged
- Convert UPI spends worth a min. of Rs. 2,500 into easy EMIs
- 25% discount up to Rs. 100 on movie tickets booked on District by Zomato
- 20% discount across 1,500+ resturants
- Complimentary roadside assistance worth Rs. 1,399
- Convenience of UPI + Power of Credit at 60+ million merchants
- Card Liability Cover of Rs. 25,000, Personal Accident Cover of Rs. 2,00,000, Credit Shield of Rs. 50,000, and Purchase Protection of Rs. 25,000
- Surcharge of 1% on payment for Rent and Property Management, subject to a minimum of Rs. 249 (+GST) per transaction
- Forex Markup at 3.5% for all international transactions
- Utility spends (Electricity, Gas, Telecom etc.) above Rs. 20,000 will attract 1% surcharge (+GST) on the aggregate utility spends in a statement cycle
- Earn Bonus Reward Points on booking flights and hotels via 'Travel and Shop' section on IDFC FIRST Bank Mobile App:
A. Bonus 4% cashback on all Flight bookings - Over and above your Credit Card Cashback
B. Bonus 8% cashback on all Hotel bookings - Over and above your Credit Card Cashback
C. Redeem your Reward Points - For flight and hotel bookings
Editor's Review
Pros
- Benefit from Instant discount and Insurance facilities
- Enjoy the Privileges and features provided on the Etihad Guest SBI Card
- In a year, spend minimum of Rs. 3,00,000 and get annual membership fee reversal second year onwards
Cons
- No Golf/Coaching sessions
Pros
- Bonus 4% cashback on all Flight bookings, Bonus 8% cashback on all Hotel bookings, and Redeem the Reward Points For flight and hotel bookings
- Since the card is on the RuPay network, it can be easily linked to UPI
- Get 0.5% Cashback on UPI spends via other apps and all online spends. 0.5% cashback on all utility, insurance, and wallet load
Cons
- No fuel benefits
- No golf benefits
- No complimentary domestic or international airport lounge access
