SBI Card has introduced its first travel-focused flagship credit card 'SBI Card MILES' in Mumbai, offering three variants: SBI Card MILES ELITE, SBI Card MILES PRIME and SBI Card MILES. This new card is aimed at a wide range of travelers, from casual adventurers to frequent travelers, and offers comprehensive travel benefits, such as converting travel credits into airline miles and hotel points, accelerated rewards on every travel booking, and access to the airport VIP lounges. By partnering with over 20 airlines and hotel brands including Air Vistara, Air India, Spicejet, Air France-KLM and ITC Hotels, the card ensures that cardholders have a wide range of redemption options. According to Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman of the State Bank of India, this launch comes at a time when India is emerging as a key source market for overseas travel, enhancing the travel experiences of Indian consumers.
SBI Card MILES offers up to six travel credits for every INR 200 spent on travel and up to 2 travel credits for other categories. These credits can be easily redeemed on various partner flights and hotels through the SBI Card mobile app or website. Alternatively, cardholders can use these credits to book air tickets and hotel accommodation or redeem them in the SBI Card Rewards Catalog. Abhijit Chakravorty, MD & CEO, SBI Card, highlighted the company's commitment to customer-centric innovation, with an aim to meet the changing travel needs of Indian consumers with this card. Designed to be a trusted travel partner, SBI Card MILES promises an extremely rewarding experience with curated travel benefits that appeal to spenders across the globe.
The MILES ELITE variant of the SBI card offers a variety of spending milestone benefits, including up to 5000 travel credits for spending INR 1 lakh within 60 days of enrollment, 20,000 travel credits for a spending milestone of 12 lakh and a fee reversal upon reaching 15 lakh. spend milestone. Cardholders also enjoy Priority Pass membership, which offers up to 8 free domestic lounge visits and 6 international lounge visits per year. Additionally, for every cumulative spend of INR 1 lakh, cardholders receive a gift voucher for lounge access, which can be availed by the cardholder or a guest. These extensive benefits underscore the card's value in enhancing the overall travel experience of its users.
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