Axis Vistara Infinite Alternative

[Cj_1907]

@bing1309 Would closing and opening the vistara infinite work for Gold status?

 

[bing1309]

@bing1309 Would closing and opening the vistara infinite work for Gold status?

You close and reapply. But cannot say will they give you the status of gold or they might put a mail to you stating you hold previous now again cannot give. Not sure how this plays in coming days

 

[bing1309]

@bing1309 Would closing and opening the vistara infinite work for Gold status?

I usually go through the approval route from cc team and circle head. Not sure how yours work out

 

[spazz]

As per new cretria it's 10l cc limit of other bank needed with 1 year old

hope this is a good sign that this will get converted into an Air India Gold card.

 

[rutgersbach]

No cooling if u get through customer care ( if they give )
But read latest t/c

For online application - 3 month
Offline - no waiting but if u r rejected earlier .
Better to try after 3 month

Had read somewhere that they are not taking online applications for new vistara cards, is that true? Has anyone tried this before? Don't want to lose the card and won't be eligible for gold retainer conditions of 1.5L spends at vistara. People are suggesting to 1. close VI 2. open normal variant(offline only) & 3. upgrade normal to infinite after a month

 

[rutgersbach]

@Vasuki @bing1309 you both seem to be experts. What should be the best line of actions to get Vistara gold renewal for existing VI holders(mine is expiring in November)

 

[Vasuki]

@Vasuki @bing1309 you both seem to be experts. What should be the best line of actions to get Vistara gold renewal for existing VI holders(mine is expiring in November)

Vistara is merging with air india ?
U didn't knew that

Already announced

 

[ALOAK]

I closed my VI last week due to merger happening and card has been devalued a lot.

 

[rutgersbach]

Vistara is merging with air india ?
U didn't knew that

Already announced

Bro I know that already. I want to renew my Vistara Gold membership BEFORE merger so that I can continue with Flying Returns Gold(Star Alliance Gold) after merger atleast for 1 year. Otherwise mine is expiring this November, right around the time merger is supposed to be finalised. They aren't going to provide gold membership now for just keeping the card.

 

[Vasuki]

Bro I know that already. I want to renew my Vistara Gold membership BEFORE merger so that I can continue with Flying Returns Gold(Star Alliance Gold) after merger atleast for 1 year. Otherwise mine is expiring this November, right around the time merger is supposed to be finalised. They aren't going to provide gold membership now for just keeping the card.

@anirban.choudhury . .

 

[rutgersbach]

I closed my VI last week due to merger happening and card has been devalued a lot.

Did they offer any retention benefit? Like extension of CV Gold? People are getting just 3K points offer, which is frankly sad.

 

[ALOAK]

I too closed my Vistara infinite 3 days back they offered 3k points I said know and I never received points for 2lkh transaction and when asked they said it is coming u Der utilities hence no and another say I should have got CV points for 2lkah transaction when I confronted abt thwor contradiction still they said no points for utilities and I said close itany points on your vistara account or upgrade or milestone tickets will trf to air india

 

[Cj_1907]

What if we take 3k retention points and close the card after that?

 

[pprakash11]

What if we take 3k retention points and close the card after that?

3K is yours, simple!

 

[ALOAK]

What if we take 3k retention points and close the card after that?

If you do that they will deduct 3k same way as they gave

 

[ALOAK]

Even if they don't deduct you would have paid 11800 as annual fee. 3k cv points value is less for banks peanuts. You would stand to lose more than the bank. 3k value could be around 750 or 1500 inr to bank balance amount of fee is not refundable and they keep it so think twice.

 

[pprakash11]

If you do that they will deduct 3k same way as they gave

They won't.
I have tried this tactics with my useless Axis IOCL.

At last, Axis is not SBI