70% split equally across Shopping, Travel, Dining; 30% other eligible spend. Standard redemption value. Renewal year; joining costs and taxes excluded.
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Latest change: Corrected false lifetime-free status and imported personal-loan features
For Axis users who can use retail shopping rewards and milestone benefits. 0.6% on shopping spend. ₹3,000 fee, waiver at ₹8,00,000 / year. Lounge rule: ₹50,000 in previous 3 months.
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Axis users who can use retail shopping rewards and milestone benefits
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Users who value entertainment and offer-led savings over pure cashback rates
Keep the topline simple first. Open the calculators only if the fee, waiver rule, and reward shape still look attractive.
Joining fee ₹3,000
Waived on annual spends of ₹8 lakh; fee nil for Burgundy customers
Shopping spend
70% split equally across Shopping, Travel, Dining; 30% other eligible spend. Standard redemption value. Renewal-year estimate after annual fee; excludes joining costs, taxes and unmodeled exclusions.
Live offers, redemptions, and milestone math are useful for optimization, but they should not crowd the main decision.
Offer availability changes often.
This card is better treated as direct cashback or feature value.
No standout milestone boost highlighted.
Keep the headline simple first. Open the full checklist and airport map only if lounge access matters for this card.
20 domestic • 12 international policy count
Card-level policy notes: • Get up to 12 complimentary international airport lounge accesses through Priority Pass membership. • Enjoy 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter on spending ₹50,000 in the last 3 months. Policy override notes: • Axis SELECT official benefits list 2 complimentary domestic airport lounge visits per calendar quarter after eligible prior spends. • Axis SELECT official benefits list 12 complimentary international airport lounge visits through Priority Pass, with Priority Pass renewal tied to card anniversary year spends. • Domestic lounge access requires INR 50,000 spends in the previous 3 calendar months as listed by Axis for SELECT. • Domestic lounge cap is 2 complimentary visits per calendar quarter. • Guest access is not listed as a free base benefit; lounge or Priority Pass guest charges may apply. • International benefit is 12 complimentary Priority Pass visits; Priority Pass renewal requires INR 3 lakh spends in the previous card anniversary year. - Source file: Axis Bank domestic lounge program PDF (Set B). - Domestic lounge access is linked to card-wise quarterly/yearly limits. - Base spend criteria: INR 50,000 in previous 3 calendar months; waived for Reserve/Burgundy/Olympus/Primus/Horizon/Atlas as per source file. Verify latest spend criteria and guest access with issuer before travel.
Mapped from issuer lounge dataset + card policy signals
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