Compare ICICI Bank American Express Business Essential Credit Card vs MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card

Key benefits: Joining bonus of 1,500 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards with additional annual bonus of 1,500 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards.

Reward Points: Enjoy limitless reward-earning opportunities powered by PAYBACK, which is India’s largest and Europe’s most popular loyalty programme with every transaction as described below:

- 6 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent online

- 4 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent on dining & Airline transactions

- 4 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent on Hotel & Car Rental

- 2 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent on other spends (except fuel, utility and insurance)

Reward points redemption: When you desire to redeem your PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards, you are provided with a worthy selection of rewards to choose from as described below:

Merchandise:

- Stylish accessories from Guess, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Classic time pieces from Omega. Raymond Weil and Tag Heuer

- Latest gadgets from Apple, Blackberry, Canon, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Perfumes such as Dunhill, 5th Avenue, Bvlgari and Carolina Herrara. These finest brands await for your indulgence

- Gift vouchers: You can redeem points for gift vouchers from Debenhams, Nautica, Jack and Jones, Taj Hotels Palaces & Resorts

- Air miles: Convert PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards into air miles on Jet Airways Miles and more

Culinary Treats: Drench your taste buds with various delicious treats at some of the leading restaurants in India and get avail great discounts. Save a minimum of 15% on dining bill at all participating restaurants. To view the complete list of restaurants, visit www.culinarytreats.com. You can also download the ICICI Bank Culinary Treats mobile app from (app store) or (google play)
American Express® SELECTS provides a broad range of special offers around the globe in travel, dining, shopping and entertainment. To view the current list of their offers, visit www.amexnetwork.com/selects
Avail exclusive savings on ICICI Bank Business Essential Card
Savings on fuel purchases: No fuel surcharge will be levied on fuel transactions up to Rs. 5,000 at HPCL petrol pumps (having ICICI Bank Point of Sale terminal) when you use your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card
Complimentary access to Railway Lounges and select lounges at airports in India with your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card

Save up to Rs 1,600 on Domestic Flight bookings at MakeMyTrip with MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Credit Cards
Get 12% instant discount on International Flight & hotel bookings with MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Credit Card on MakeMyTrip
MMTBLACK membership: This invite-only programme will be entirely spend based
Complimentary Lemon Tree Hotels Voucher: You will receive a Lemon Tree Hotels Voucher worth Rs 2,000 as a part of your welcome kit. Offer is valid for Lemon Tree Hotels room booked through MakeMyTrip Website, Mobile Site or Mobile Application. There is no minimum booking amount condition to avail this offer
Enjoy benefits worth up to Rs 20,000
Spend Rs 2.5 lakh and earn Rs 1,000 My Cash each anniversary year
Spend Rs 50,000 on flights/hotels/holiday bookings on MakeMyTrip Website, Mobile Site or Mobile Application and earn Rs 1,000 My Cash each anniversary year
VISA Lounge Access: Up to 1 complimentary lounge visit per quarter. Unrestricted chargeable access for yourself and your accompanying guests
Domestic Airport Lounge Benefit: Avail of 1 complimentary airport lounge access per quarter on your MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card by spending Rs 5,000 in a calendar quarter on your card to avail of this facility in the next calendar quarter
Railway Lounge Access: 1 complimentary railway lounge access in a quarter to participating lounges in India. Complimentary access to railway lounges will be applicable only for primary cardholders
BookMyShow and Inox discounts on tickets: 25% discount, maximum up to Rs 100 on purchase of minimum of two tickets per transaction. Avail this benefit two times in a month on BookMyShow and Inox individually
Exclusive dining offers through ICICI Bank Culinary Treats Programmes
1% fuel surcharge will not be applicable on fuel transactions of up to Rs. 4,000 at HPCL pumps

Pros

ICICI Business Essential has been specifically designed to deliver higher rewards catering to your business requirement
Complimentary access to Railway Lounges and select lounges at airports in India with your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card
No fuel surcharge will be levied on fuel transactions up to Rs. 5,000 at HPCL petrol pumps (having ICICI Bank Point of Sale terminal) when you use your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card

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