SBI Elite Credit Card vs American Express® Gold Card

Joining Fees

₹4,999

₹1,000

Editor's Rating

4

3.8

Key Features

  • On achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 lakhs and 8 lakhs, earn 15,000 bonus Reward Points
  • Spend Based Reversal of Annual Fee on spends of Rs. 10 Lakhs
  • Complimentary membership to the Priority Pass Program worth $99
  • Six complimentary Airport Lounge visits per calendar year, outside India ( max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • Enjoy obtaining Club Vistara Silver membership as complimentary
  • 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

Editor's Review

Pros

  • Get 5X Reward Points on Dining, Departmental stores and Grocery Spends
  • Earn nearly 50,000 Bonus Reward Points worth Rs. 12,500 per year
  • On achieving annual spends of Rs. 3 lakhs and 4 lakhs, earn 10,000 bonus Reward Points

Cons

  • High joining/renewal fees
  • Although the Credit Card offers savings on rental cars on Hertz & Avis, which is good, but in India, there’s no much scope for it

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


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