In-depth guides to Indian credit cards, airline miles and hotel points: how to earn them, where they’re worth the most, and what to avoid.
SAS has reopened its paid status match, and Indian residents pay the lowest price: Silver €39, Gold €79, Diamond €159. Air India, IndiGo, Emirates, Qatar, Lufthansa and Aeroplan status count. How to apply and who it suits.
How Indians earn Aeroplan points from Axis, HDFC, SBI and Kotak cards, the June 2026 award chart from India, 40,000-point Europe business, fees, and the new Hyatt and Marriott status shortcuts.
How Indians can earn and use United MileagePlus miles: transfer ratios from Axis, HDFC, HSBC, SBI and Kotak, real award prices from India, and the catches.
How Indians can use Avianca LifeMiles for Star Alliance business class without fuel surcharges: how to get miles, fees, LifeMiles+ and the catches.
Miles & More is expensive on Lufthansa, but its fixed partner chart is a bargain from India: 30,000 miles in business to the Gulf and Africa, 37,500 to Japan and Southeast Asia, with small taxes. Axis Olympus transfers at 1:4.
ANA ended its famous round-the-world award in June 2025. Here is what is left in 2026: JAL, Qantas, EVA, Miles & More and THAI charts, a Delhi sample trip priced in miles, and whether building it yourself with one-way awards is still worth it.
The new IndusInd debit rewards structure in rupees, monthly caps, exclusions, and whether the upcoming Grande fee wipes out your rewards. PayWear ends 1 November.
Encalm Privé and Xenia at Delhi T3 are India’s most exclusive airport lounges. Prices, which airlines and credit cards get you in, and whether Xenia is worth ₹12,000.
Axis added Lufthansa Miles & More to Group B on 23 Sep. Then Lufthansa raised award surcharges again on 5 Oct. Where Indian cardholders should use these miles now.
ALL Accor+ Explorer now costs ₹23,199 in India. Price history since 2017, what you get, whether the 2 free nights pay for it, and which Indian cards give it free.