Magnus 4B vs Axis Atlas - For Travel edge flight booking

[msankadi]

Pretty much the title - which one would be more profitable in terms of RP - I have both the cards need to decide which one to use

Will mostly transfer these points/miles to Accor - So how much worth points and % back will I get from both cards - for a 10k flight booking on Travel edge

 

[m4b]

You with AXIS

 

[msankadi]

You with AXIS

Haha yes why not benefit from them I have infinia too but for smaller bookings the convinience charge savings on travel edge portal itself leads to 15-20% savings

 

[m4b]

Will mostly transfer these points/miles to Accor - So how much worth points and % back will I get from both cards - for a 10k flight booking on Travel edge

Assuming non-AEP spend (m4b) and not getting milestone benefit (atlas)
m4b:
ER Points = (10000*12*5)/(200) = 3,000
Effective Accor Points = 2,400 (You missed the Accor offer:/)

Atlas
EM = (10000*5)/(100) = 500
Effective Accor Points = 1000 (You missed the Accor offer:/)

 

[msankadi]

Assuming non-AEP spend (m4b) and not getting milestone benefit (atlas)
m4b:
ER Points = (10000*12*5)/(200) = 3,000
Effective Accor Points = 2,400 (You missed the Accor offer:/)

Atlas
EM = (10000*5)/(100) = 500
Effective Accor Points = 1000 (You missed the Accor offer:/)

Thank you so much....I did use that offer too thanks to the TF community as I am a complete noob at hotel/air points/miles

 

[Dragon_slayer]

How is the pricing of Travel edge generally, is it similar to other platforms like MMT or we have to pay some premium? I have never used Traveledge so far.

 

[msankadi]

How is the pricing of Travel edge generally, is it similar to other platforms like MMT or we have to pay some premium? I have never used Traveledge so far.

I just compared to smartbuy for the flight in question...without the conv fee it was the same on both platforms for indigo whereas air india was a bit lower on smartbuy so probably will come to the same price when we add the conv fee

 

[m4b]

Assuming non-AEP spend (m4b) and not getting milestone benefit (atlas)
m4b:
ER Points = (10000*12*5)/(200) = 3,000
Effective Accor Points = 2,400 (You missed the Accor offer:/)

Atlas
EM = (10000*5)/(100) = 500
Effective Accor Points = 1000 (You missed the Accor offer:/)

Percentage in terms of
Accor Points
m4b = 2,400*100/10000 = 24%
atlas = 1000*10/10000 = 10%

Miles Value
1ER = 20p : 3,000*0.2*100/10000 = 6%
1EM = 1r : 500*1*100/10000 = 5%

 

[msankadi]

Percentage in terms of
Accor Points
m4b = 2,400*100/10000 = 24%
atlas = 1000*10/10000 = 10%

Miles Value
1ER = 20p : 3,000*0.2*100/10000 = 6%
1EM = 1r : 500*1*100/10000 = 5%

bookmarked for the future too

 

[Dragon_slayer]

Percentage in terms of
Accor Points
m4b = 2,400*100/10000 = 24%
atlas = 1000*10/10000 = 10%

Miles Value
1ER = 20p : 3,000*0.2*100/10000 = 6%
1EM = 1r : 500*1*100/10000 = 5%

Interesting, thats almost 40% di-s-count if transferred to ACC@R

 

[m4b]

How is the pricing of Travel edge generally, is it similar to other platforms like MMT or we have to pay some premium? I have never used Traveledge so far.

I did it once to get 5x rewards for non-Vistara flight. It was a bit higher.
m4b users don't need to pay for any flight if they use Vistara regularly.

 

[msankadi]

Interesting, thats almost 40% di-s-count if transferred to ACC@R

+ Convinience fee saved for a low cost flight is significant ....

example 5k flight with 400 convinience fee = 8% upfront saving
2 passengers 3k flight each = 6k flight / 800 conv fee = 13% upfront saving

 

[sahilgulati5]

@m4b is right. Always check the Flight first in Google Flights get the combo u like. Then in Incognito Mode go to traveledge n find the combo.. U will 99% get the same rate u got in Google flights

 

[Dragon_slayer]

I did it once to get 5x rewards for non-Vistara flight. It was a bit higher.
m4b users don't need to pay for any flight if they use Vistara regularly.

Yeah, I have lots of points on Vistara due to VI card, so probably wont use this for domestic flights.

But it definitely makes sense for International flights.

 

[narun2001]

Percentage in terms of
Accor Points
m4b = 2,400*100/10000 = 24%
atlas = 1000*10/10000 = 10%

Miles Value
1ER = 20p : 3,000*0.2*100/10000 = 6%
1EM = 1r : 500*1*100/10000 = 5%

Yes, so the effective reward rate in terms of INR is 24*1.8=43.2% for M4B. Only problem is the limit of max 200000 points that can be transferred to accor in a year for M4B

 

[Dragon_slayer]

Please don't fool yourself that Accor point is worth 1.80.
if you see on Google hotels you will know the value of same standard, same category hotel in the exact same location

Not really true. Except Ibis hotels, you cant find other hotels worth comparing to.

Accor point value can be even increased much further when combined with an Accor Plus membership

 

[drsel]

Yes, so the effective reward rate in terms of INR is 24*1.8=43.2% for M4B. Only problem is the limit of max 200000 points that can be transferred to accor in a year for M4B

The problem is which is the best partner from Group B after finishing the two lakh quota of Group A?

Vistara points are worth 75 to 90 Paisa but they will be converted to Air India points at 1:1 ratio and Air India points are worth 50 Paisa for domestic flights and 30 paisa for international flights.

so which is the best option to convert points beyond 2 lakh?

 

[Dragon_slayer]

Yes, so the effective reward rate in terms of INR is 24*1.8=43.2% for M4B. Only problem is the limit of max 200000 points that can be transferred to accor in a year for M4B

Wouldnt hat would require 8.3L worth flights in year? I think its a good enough limit, for normal person.

 

[narun2001]

Wouldnt hat would require 8.3L worth flights in year? I think its a good enough limit, for normal person.

I meant that 200000 limit to be a bottleneck if you use M4B for all spends. Of course, that wouldn't make the effective reward rate 43%. For regular spends <1.5L per month, it would be 8.64%, for >1.5L AEP, it will be ~25%, etc. Still I agree that it's decent for most people.

 

[drsel]

Wouldnt hat would require 8.3L worth flights in year? I think its a good enough limit, for normal person.

Rs. 666,600 of air tickets bought on Traveledge will give you 2 lakh edge points, provided you don't cross 2 lakh spend every month