Kotak Mahindra Essentia Platinum Card vs HDFC Diners Club Black

• 10% Savings on Departmental & Grocery Store spends: For every Rs 100 you spend at Departmental & Grocery Stores, earn 10 Saving Points
• Avail 1 Saving Point for every Rs 250 you spend on other categories without any restrictions
• Spend Rs. 1, 25,000 every 6 months and get 6 free PVR tickets Or 1200 Reward Points
• Visa payWave facility is the fasted, safe and secured method of paying. Just wave the Kotak Visa payWave Credit Card and pay for transactions up to Rs. 2000 without a PIN

• 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

Pros

• The Redemption options are Cash, Airline tickets, Movie Tickets, Mobile Recharge, Branded Merchandise
• 10% cashback on grocery and retail spending

Cons

• Addon card Fees: Rs. 299
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access

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