American Express® Gold Card vs IDFC FIRST Select Credit Card
Joining Fees
₹1,000
₹0
Editor's Rating
3.8
2.75
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
- Welcome Benefits include getting vouchers worth Rs. 500 on spending Rs. 15,000 within 90 days
- 5% cashback on making the first EMI transaction made within 90 days of card set-up
- 10X Reward Points on purchases greater than Rs.20,000
- 6X Reward Points on all online purchases and 3X Reward Points on all offline purchases
- 4 complimentary domestic lounge access per quarter
- 4 complimentary Railway lounge access every quarter
- Low foreign exchange mark-up fee of 1.99%
- 20% discount on 1500+ Restaurants
- 15% discount on 3000+ Health & Wellness Outlets
- Free Road Side Assistance(RSA) worth Rs. 1,399
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
- 10X Rewards on all spends done on your Birthday
- Reward points will never expire
- Comprehensive Travel Insurance Cover of Rs. 22,500
Cons
- Welcome gift voucher is only provided on spending Rs.15,000 within 90 days of card set-up
- Interest-free cash withdrawal available for 48 days only
- The dining benefits provided by the card are satisfactory but not that great
