Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card vs Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card

• Avail discount up to 10% (3% on Economy Class and 10% on Business class) on direct Etihad Airways booking
• Annual membership fee reversal from second year onwards will happen if you spend minimum of Rs. 5,00,000 in a year
• Complimentary overseas air accident coverage of Rs. 50 Lakh
• Complimentary Fraud liability cover of Rs. 1 Lakh

• Complimentary access to Airport Lounges in India
• Earn up to 4X reward points on every Rs. 150 spent across all spends done on Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card
• Accumulate reward points and redeem them against a host of redemption options like air tickets, mobile recharge, 10,000 merchandise and much more through easyrewardz with easy points
• In case the Credit Card is stolen, get a cover of Rs. 2,50,000/- against fraudulent usage up to 7 days pre-reporting
• Fuel Surcharge Waiver

Pros

• Enjoy the privilege of instantly redeeming miles to book flights, hotels, car rentals from the participating travel partners or for purchasing amazing products at etihadguest.com.
• Access over 1000 Airport Lounges worldwide
• Up to 10% discount on travel rewards miles redemption

Cons  

• No golf/coaching sessions
• Joining fee Rs. 4,999

Pros

• Airport Lounge Access
• Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card provides Priority attend service where you just have to SMS and get a call back within 2 hours. Call for complimentary cheque pickup for paying monthly bills
• Add-on Card will have the same benefits that you enjoy on your credit card. Set the spending limit on your Add-on Card as you desire. Track spends separately for each of your Add-on Card(s)

Cons

• No complimentary Golf lessons/green
• Since Kotak is known to be topmost credit cards, it doesn’t offer Priority Pass for international lounge access