ICICI Bank Launches Co-Branded Emirates Skywards Credit Cards

The ICICI Bank has partnered with one of the largest airlines, Emirates.com, to launch three co-branded travel credit cards namely: Emirates Skywards ICICI Emeralde Credit Card, Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro Credit Card, and the Emirates Skywards ICICI Rubyx Credit Card. Keeping different segments of individuals in mind, three cards having different features and fees & charges have been launched. Being co-branded travel cards, all three credit cards can be considered best suited for people who love travelling and fly frequently with Emirates airlines.

These credit cards will reward their customers in the form of Skyward miles that they will earn every time they spend using any of these three cards. Moreover, the cardholders get complimentary memberships to Emirates Airlines’ frequent flyer program and lots of other travel privileges, including complimentary airport lounge access, free spa sessions, and many more. However, the fees and charges of all three cards vary and so do their features and benefits. Keep reading the article to understand all about these new launches in detail:

Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Credit Cards

The three co-branded credit cards launched by the ICICI Bank in partnership with Emirates.com include the Emeralde, Sapphiro, and Rubyx Cards, out of which the Emeralde is the most premium card and Rubyx is the most basic one. Following is the detailed information about all three of them:

Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde Credit Card

The Emirates Skywards ICICI Emeralde Credit Card comes with a joining and annual fee of Rs. 10,000, and welcomes you with bonus Skyward Miles. From exclusive reward programs to complimentary membership to the airlines to complimentary airport lounge access, you get lots of exciting benefits with this card, which are as follows:

– Welcome bonus of 10,000 Skyward Miles.
– Up to 2.5 Skyward Miles on every spend of Rs. 100.
– Complimentary Emirates Skywards silver tier membership.
– Emirates Skywards gold tier membership on spending Rs 15 lacs in a year out of which Rs 50,000 has to be spent with Emirates
– Unlimited complimentary domestic lounge access and spa sessions.
– Complimentary Dreamfolks membership.
– Buy 1 Get 1 Free offer on movie tickets four times every month.
– 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations.

Check: Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Emeralde Credit Card Review

Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro Credit Card

This card comes with a joining and annual fee of Rs. 5,000, and earns you bonus Skyward Miles as a welcome gift. Other than this, you earn Skyward Miles every time you spend using this card and you get a lot of other travel privileges, some of which are as follows:

– 5,000 bonus Skyward Miles as a welcome gift.
– Up to 2 Skyward Miles on every spend of Rs. 100.
– 2 complimentary domestic lounge access and spa sessions every quarter with the complimentary Dreamfolks pass.
– Complimentary Emirates Skywards silver tier membership for the first year
– Spend Rs 5 lacs in a year and get Complimentary Emirates Skywards silver tier membership for next year.
– Buy 1 Get 1 Free offer on movie tickets twice every month.
– 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations in India.

Check: Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Sapphiro Credit Card Review

Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card

The Rubyx variant of the Emirates Skywards co-branded cards issued by the ICICI Bank comes with a joining and annual fee of Rs. 1.000 and is the most basic one out of these three newly launched credit cards. Refer to the following points to understand its features and benefits:

– Up to 1.5 Skyward Miles on every spend of Rs. 100.
– 1 complimentary domestic lounge access and spa session every quarter with the complimentary Dreamfolks membership.
– 25% discount up to Rs. 100 two times every month on BookMyShow & Inox.
– 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations.

Check: Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card review

Bottom Line

These three cards launched by the ICICI Bank in collaboration with Emirates.com are solely targeted at frequent flyers who travel very often through the Emirates Airlines. Earlier, the Standard Chartered Bank used to issue a co-branded travel credit card in partnership with Emirates.com. The card named Emirates Skywards Standard Chartered Credit Card has been discontinued now as the partnership between the SC Bank and Emirates Airlines has ended. This was a bit disappointing for individuals who were loyal to Emirates airlines and were using the SC Emirates Skywards Card. Now, the partnership between the ICICI bank & Emirates.com seems to overcome this disappointment as people who frequently travel via Emirates, can get any of these three cards from the ICICI Bank as per their requirements.

Suggested Read: Best Travel Credit Cards in India 2024.