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Card-by-card write-ups from our team, features, fees, lounge access and who each card actually suits. For the numbers after every cap and exclusion, head to the card pages.
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Buying GuidesBusiness travel cards 2026: the cards that maximize every work trip
Business travel has different economics from leisure travel: someone else often pays, the trips are frequent and unglamorous, and the real value is in lounges, expense controls, and rewards on the categories other cards
How-To GuidesComplimentary travel insurance on credit cards: what actually covers you abroad
"Complimentary travel insurance" is the most oversold line on premium card brochures. The covers are real — some are worth crores — but they're conditional, capped, and full of exclusions. Here's what the major cards act
How-To GuidesMile transfer partners in India: the full 2026 cheat sheet
Transferring bank points to airline and hotel programmes is where Indian travel rewards multiply — or evaporate. Transfer partners, ratios and even the partner lists changed through 2026, including a major Axis reshuffle
How-To GuidesInternational ATM withdrawals with credit cards: fees, DCC traps, and how to avoid them
Withdrawing cash abroad with a credit card is the most expensive transaction in travel finance. Between cash-advance fees, interest from day one, ATM operator charges and the DCC trap, a single withdrawal can cost 8–10%
Card ReviewsOTA co-brand cards: EaseMyTrip, MakeMyTrip, ixigo — reviewed
Online travel agency co-brands are the working-class heroes of travel cards: no aspirational miles, no status dreams — just instant discounts on the bookings you're already making. Three of them matter in India. Here's e
ComparisonsHotel co-brand cards: Marriott, Taj, and Accor — which one pays for your stay?
Hotel co-brand cards are the most honest cards in travel: they don't pretend to be everything. They pay you in free nights and elite status, and they're only worth it if you sleep in their hotels. India has two real hote
ComparisonsAirline co-brand cards in India: Emirates, Air India, IndiGo — ranked by value
Airline co-brand cards promise miles on every swipe — but the airline you fly decides the card you should hold. India's co-brand landscape is thinner than it looks: one heavyweight international option, one legacy nation
How-To GuidesForex markup on credit cards: the complete maths, card by card
The forex markup is the single most expensive line on your international statement — and the least understood. Here's how it actually works, the exact rate card by card, and how to work the maths before you swipe abroad.
Buying GuidesThe 12 best credit cards for travel in India in October 2026
Travel cards in India have changed a lot this year. Lounge access got spend-gated on several mid-tier cards, transfer ratios were reshuffled, and zero-forex options multiplied. This list ranks the 12 travel cards that ac
News & Devaluations2026 lounge access rule changes: what's new and what got capped this year
If your credit card's lounge benefit feels worse than it did two years ago, you're not imagining it. Between late 2025 and mid-2026, India's lounge access rules were rewritten — an aggregator exited, banks added spend ga
How-To GuidesDragonPass, LoungeKey, and DreamFolks: the lounge aggregators explained
Priority Pass gets all the attention, but it's not the only company standing between your credit card and a comfortable chair. DragonPass, LoungeKey and DreamFolks run huge parts of the global lounge plumbing — and in 20
How-To GuidesAirport lounge etiquette and unwritten rules: a first-timer's playbook
Getting into the lounge is the easy part. Staying welcome in it — and not being *that* traveller — is the skill nobody teaches. Lounges run on a thin social contract: everyone paid (in fees, fares or card spend) for calm