Club Vistara has launched a bonus offer on transferring points from various banks or hotel reward points. This guide will help you know all the details of the deal. If you want to know more about Club Vistara Points, read this first.
What is the Vistara Bonus offer?
- Transfer points from your bank / hotel partner
- Earn bonus points on the transferred points in your Club Vistara account
- 5000-50000 CV points – 15% bonus
- 50001-100000 CV points – 25% bonus
- Above 100000 CV points – 40% bonus
Am I eligible for the offer?
Before knowing the offer details, you should know if you are eligible for the offer or not. Let’s get that clarified first.
Are all banks or hotel transfer partners eligible for the offer?
This offer is applicable only to selected bank or hotel transfer partners. Here is a list for the transfer partners. You will notice that Axis Bank is not part of the offer even though it’s a transfer partner.
- American Express
- HDFC Bank
- IndusInd Bank
- Yes Bank
- SCB UAE
- AU Bank
- FAB
- AURUM
- HSBC Bank
- HSBC Singapore
- Fi Money
- Club ITC
Do I have sufficient points for Vistara Bonus Offer?
Every card / hotel partner maintains different programs to transfer points. For eg, Amex allows you to transfer points to Vistara in the ratio of 3:1 which means for every 900 points, you would earn 300 CV points, whereas HDFC Infinia allows with the ratio of 1:1. This offer is based on the points that are credited in the Club Vistara account and not how much you transfer. So, in above eg, if you transfer minimum 15000 Amex points only then it will be considered for bonus.
You don’t have to worry about all this because our app does this basis the card you hold & prompts if you are eligible for the offer.
What are the steps?
- You are reading this blog before March 31, 2024 :). Yes that’s the validity of the offer.
- Typically hotel or bank takes time to transfer the points once you place the request.
- We know some banks take about 7 days to transfer.
- We suggest you not to wait till last day of the offer. Don’t rush, finish this article to know if you really should transfer.
- Register here for the Club Vistara Id, if you already have one, skip to Step 2
- You need to mandatorily register for the offer here.
- Plan your travel (Extremely Important at bottom of this article)
- Calculate points required for the travel with the help of our app.
- Login to your Bank or Hotel Reward Partner & do the transfer.
- Wait for upto 60 days for the bonus points to hit your account.
Do I need to know anything else for the Vistara Bonus Offer?
Yes, there are couple of important points you should know before you make this transfer.
- Bonus points would reach to your account within 60 days post offer end date. So if you have immediate travel plan, don’t consider bonus points.
- This is valid only once with your bank / hotel partner. For eg, if you transfer 1L & 50k from HDFC Infinia, only 1L will be considered for offer.
- You can transfer from any or all transfer partners listed above, bonus would be calculated for all the transfers.
- You can earn only 1L bonus points with each transfer partner during the offer. That means you can earn maximum of 11L bonus points.
- Cherry on top – Every week through a raffle draw, two members who transfers Bank/Hotel reward points to CV Points get a chance to win a Purple Ticket Gift Card worth INR 5000.
- One more cherry – Top 5 Club Vistara members with the highest CV Points transferred across eligible Points Transfer Partners until 31-March-2024 get a Purple Ticket Gift card worth INR 10,000 each.
How much are Vistara Points worth?
We will write a detailed article on this later, however here are some routes which will help you make the decision.
| Route | Economy | Premium Economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai to Delhi | 5,000 | 8,500 | 18,000 |
| Mumbai to Frankfurt | 33,000 | 55,000 | 1,20,000 |
| Delhi to Singapore | 22,000 | 40,000 | 75,000 |
You can check points required for your route here. Vistara is running an offer with partner airlines offering upto 50% points off.
Lastly, should I transfer?
This section is most important part of the article. Transfers are irreversible in nature hence it’s extremely important to take the decision wisely. We suggest you to use transfers only when
- You have upcoming travel plan OR
- Your points are going to expire soon OR
- You don’t see any better option in the reward category
While the last point is little subjective, it makes sense to transfer for some IndusInd cards like Legend, Crest where reward rate for other categories is poor vis a vis Vistara is 1:1. You can also utilise this bonus offer for some cards like HDFC Regalia or Diners.
We won’t suggest you to transfer points from cards like Amex for this offer since MR points don’t expire & you can find other lucrative offers later for Amex. However, if you have travel plans, go ahead, after all it’s your choice.
What do you think about this offer?