IndusInd Crest Credit Card Review
Rewards card with lounge access
The IndusInd Crest has a ₹75,000 joining fee and ₹10,000 annual fee + GST, waived on ₹10,00,000 annual spend. It earns 0.75% back on regular spends and up to 1.88% on International, with 8 domestic + 8 international airport lounge visits a year. Best for: ultra-premium lifestyle and travel perks — our verdict: consider.
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The IndusInd Crest is an invitation-grade super-premium card with 8+8 lounges, generous insurance, golf and concierge, and a waivable Rs.10,000 annual fee. Its Rs.1,00,000 joining fee and Rs.30 lakh income bar restrict it to ultra-high spenders who will extract full lifestyle value.
Rewards card with lounge access
The Bottom Line
The Crest Credit Card is built for ultra-high-net-worth lifestyle user and frequent traveller wanting strong protection. With a ₹10,000 annual fee that is waived on ₹10,00,000 yearly spend, it offers 1.88% rewards on international and airport lounge access. It makes the most sense if your spending matches ultra-high-net-worth lifestyle user and frequent traveller wanting strong protection.
It earns a base reward rate of 0.75% and stacks best when your spending lines up with Ultra-high-net-worth lifestyle user, Frequent traveller wanting strong protection. The renewal fee gets easier to justify once you can hit ₹10,00,000 in yearly spend.
Who Should Get This Card
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Best fit for
IdealThose comfortable with a Rs.1 lakh joining fee who fully use golf, concierge, dining and lounge perks and spend Rs.10 lakh+ to waive the annual fee.
Users valuing 8+8 lounges, Rs.25 lakh air accident cover and Total Protect fraud coverage.
Probably not for
SkipThe Rs.1,00,000 joining fee is extremely hard to recoup unless lifestyle perks are heavily used.
The 3.5% forex markup makes overseas spend costly relative to the card's tier.
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Reward Rates
Crest Credit Card offers 0.75% basic reward rate.
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Welcome Offer
No welcome bonus is publicly advertised for this invite-only card. cardinsider.com explicitly lists 'Welcome Benefits: N/A'.
Fees & Charges
Eligibility
- Invite-only card; age 21+; joining fee Rs 1,00,000; Visa variant; CIBIL 750+ required.
Exclusions & Terms
Forex markup
- Foreign currency markup
Transport excluding Air (MCC 4111/4112/4784/4131)
- Transport excluding Air (MCC 4111/4112/4784/4131)
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₹10,000 annual fee. Apply on the IndusInd Bank website.
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