American Express® Gold Card vs HDFC Millennia Credit Card
Joining Fees
₹1,000
₹1,000
Editor's Rating
3.8
4
Key Features
- Welcome Gift of 4,000 Bonus Membership Rewards® Points
- Get benefits on travel bookings with American Express Travel Online
- Avail access to valuable travel benefits under The Hotel Collection: Get a room upgrade (where available) and a US$100 hotel credit while staying two consecutive nights at over 400 hotels worldwide including Hilton Hotels, Intercontinental and Hyatt Hotels
- Avail 2 Supplementary Gold Credit Cards at no additional cost
- You will receive Welcome Benefit of 1000 CashPoints that’s applicable only on payment of membership fee
- Get Renewal membership fee waived off by spending Rs. 1,00,000 and above during the first year
- Earn 5% CashBack on all spends with a maximum CashBack earning of Rs. 2,250 per month
- Earn 5% CashBack on Amazon, Flipkart, Flight & Hotel bookings on shopping via PayZapp, and SmartBuy (minimum transaction size of Rs. 2000)
- 2.5% CashBack on all online spends
- 1% CashBack on all offline spends and Wallet reloads
- 8 Complimentary Domestic Lounge Access per calendar year
- Complimentary Domestic Airport Lounge access annually
- Experience the Good Food Trail Dining program at premium restaurants across top cities.
- 1% Fuel Surcharge waived off on fuel transactions (Minimum transaction of Rs. 400, Maximum CashBack of Rs. 250 per statement cycle)
- Enjoy up to 50 days of the interest-free period from the date of purchase
- If your HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card gets lost, report immediately and avail zero liability on any fraudulent transactions made on the Credit Card
Rewards Rate:
Please note: The CashBack will be given in the form of CashPoints
- The redemption against the statement balance: 1 CashPoint = Rs. 1
- Redemption against travel benefits such as Flight & Hotel bookings and Rewards Catalogue at the SmartBuy Rewards Portal: 1 CashPoint = Rs. 0.30
- Redeem CashPoints at the conversion rate of 1 CashPoint = Rs. 0.30
Editor's Review
Pros
- Earn 1,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for simply using your Card 6 times on transactions of Rs. 1,000 and above every month
- Redeem points for the fabulous 18 Carat and 24 Carat Gold Collection
- Enjoy greater flexibility in spending with "no pre-set" limit
Cons
- The travel rewards can only be redeemed through amextravel.com
- Variable APR/Interest Rates
Pros
- Avail Complimentary MasterCard/Diners Club/Visa Lounge Access Program
- The HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card is enabled for contactless payments, facilitating fast, convenient and secure payments at retail outlets
- Revolving Credit is available at a nominal interest rate
Cons
- No golf/coaching sessions
- The Cash Points are only valid for 1 year from the date of accumulation
- Interest rates bit higher than the other credit cards- It’s 3.49% per month, accounting to 41.88% per annum
