Soon to be Launched – HDFC Bank Emirates Skywards Diners Club Credit Card

It is speculated that HDFC Bank has finally partnered with Emirates Airlines and will soon launch the ‘HDFC Bank Emirates Skywards Diners Club Credit Card.’ This card is designed to be a premium travel card, specifically for frequent travelers who often use Emirates Airlines. Previously, Emirates offered co-branded credit cards with ICICI Bank, but that partnership has now ended. This card has now resurfaced after many years on the HDFC MITC of credit cards, fueling speculation about a potential launch soon.

This latest credit card from HDFC shall offer rewards in the form of Skyward miles, which are redeemable against travel bookings via Emirates Airlines. 

HDFC Bank Emirates Skywards Diners Club Credit Card

HDFC Bank shall soon launch the Emirates Skywards Credit Card on the Diners Club card network. The joining & annual fee of this credit card is around ₹2,500, which seems worthwhile considering the card’s features. Along with an excellent reward rate across all the categories, the card shall offer exciting welcome benefits, complimentary airport lounge access worldwide, free golf rounds, and many more privileges. Some of its features and benefits are given below in detail:

• Welcome Benefits: The cardholders get the following introductory benefits with this card:
  – Complimentary silver tier membership of Skywards.
• Reward Rate: This card offers you Skyward Miles on all your spends, and the reward rates on different categories are as follows:
  – 6 Skyward Miles on every Rs. 150 spent on Emirates Airlines.
  – 4 Skyward Miles on every Rs. 150 spent on dining, hotel, taxi, and international purchases.
  – 2 Skyward Miles on every retail spend of Rs. 150.
• Milestone Benefits: 3,000 bonus Skyward Miles on spending Rs. 5 lakhs or more in an anniversary year.
• Lounge access: This card offers unlimited complimentary international lounge access and 12 complimentary domestic lounge visits every year to both the primary and supplementary cardholders.
• Golf Benefits: The cardholders also get access to 2 complimentary golf rounds every quarter.

Bottom Line

The rumoured launch of Emirates’ co-branded credit card with HDFC Bank is a great option for frequent Emirates Airlines travelers. The launch of this card, amongst many other rumoured ones, is awaited by many individuals. We can also expect the launch of the ultra-premium Infinia Reserve credit card, which would be above the Infinia Metal Edition Card.

Recently, there have been several changes to airline co-branded credit cards in India, and HDFC is expected to further shake things up with the launch of new Emirates co-branded credit cards.

Stay tuned to get informed as soon as HDFC Bank launches any new cards.