AU Small Finance Bank, India’s leading small finance bank and Ixigo, India’s leading travel platform, today announced the launch of their premium co-branded credit card for the modern traveller. . This strategic partnership combines ixigo’s deep penetration in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets with the strength of AU SFB’s financial expertise and aims to provide its customers with a great mix of premium financial rewards coupled with unique benefits.
This card is beneficial for you
The ixigo-AU co-branded credit card will empower customers to have a seamless, rewarding and memorable travel experience wherever they travel, by flight, train, bus and hotel. The co-branded credit card offers a range of exclusive benefits designed to meet the needs of both frequent and occasional travelers. It has been designed to meet the growing needs of modern travelers who seek flexibility, convenience as well as value.
10 percent discount
With this co-branded credit card, travelers can enjoy up to 10 percent discount on flight, bus and hotel bookings made through the ixigo platform. The USP of the ixigo-AU co-branded credit card is the benefits offered to train passengers to make their journey more rewarding. This card offers zero payment gateway charges for train booking twice a month along with best reward points on all offline and online spends. Additionally, it is the only OTA travel credit card that offers access to 8 railway lounges and 8 domestic airport lounges per calendar year (with no spend criteria), plus one international lounge per year. Also lounge access.
Benefit of reward points also
As a joining bonus, customers will also get 1000 reward points and Rs. 1000 ixigo money on their first successful transaction within the first 30 days of card issuance.
Speaking at the launch of ixigo-AU SFB’s first co-branded credit card, Sanjay Aggarwal, Founder, MD and CEO, AU Small Finance Bank, said that research by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that the travel sector is at a higher level than it was pre-pandemic. Crossing this level, it is poised for a significant rebound with an estimated 20.7 percent annual growth in 2024. This growth indicates a strong spending trend among Indian tourists in 2023. Keeping this in mind, AU Small Finance Bank has partnered with ixigo, India’s leading travel platform serving the next billion users, to provide unique banking services to travel enthusiasts.
This much will be the fee
Customers can also avail 1% fuel surcharge discount on transactions, making every drive cost-effective. The nominal annual fee of the card is Rs 999 plus GST, which will be waived off on spending just Rs 1000 in the first 30 days. Apart from this, the annual fee for the next year will also be waived off with a minimum expenditure of Rs 1 lakh.
