Changes to ICICI Bank Credit Card Features and Charges
Airport Lounge Access:
Starting Apr 01, 2024, you can enjoy One complimentary airport lounge access by spending Rs. 35,000 in the preceding calendar quarter. Spends made in the preceding calendar quarter will unlock access for the subsequent calendar quarter. To be eligible for complimentary lounge access in Apr-May-Jun, 2024 quarter, you need to spend a minimum of Rs.35,000 in the January-February-March 2024 quarter and similarly for following quarters.
Please go through the below illustration to understand the Spend period along with the Lounge eligibility period
S. No. |
Spend period |
Lounge eligibility period |
1 |
Customer spends Rs 35,000 between Dec 26, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024 |
Complimentary lounge access(es) between Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
2 |
Customer spends Rs 35,000 between Mar 26, 2024 to Jun 25, 2024 |
Complimentary lounge access(es) between Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
3 |
Customer spends Rs 35,000 between Jun 26, 2024 to Sep 25, 2024 |
Complimentary lounge access(es) between Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
3 |
Customer spends Rs 35,000 between Sep 26, 2024 to Dec 25, 2024 |
Complimentary lounge access(es) between Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
This updated criteria to avail complimentary domestic airport lounge access will be applicable for below cards:
ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card |
ICICI Bank NRI Secured Coral Visa Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Coral American Express Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Secured Coral Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Coral Contactless Credit Card |
ICICI BANK HPCL SUPER SAVER RuPay Credit Card |
ICICI Bank LEADTHENEW Coral Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Coral Rupay Credit Card |
ICICI Bank MasterCard Coral Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Expressions Credit Card |
MINE Credit Card By ICICI Bank Visa Card |
MINE Credit card By ICICI Bank Mastercard |
ICICI Bank HPCL SUPER SAVER Visa Credit Card |
ICICI Bank HPCL SUPER SAVER Master Credit Card |
MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Platinum Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Manchester United Platinum Credit Card |
Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Credit Card |
Accelero ICICI Bank Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Parakram Credit Card |
ICICI Bank Business Blue Advantage Card |
ICICI Bank MakeMy Trip Mastercard Business Platinum Credit Card |
Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC):
Starting Feb 05, 2024, a DCC fee of 1% plus taxes will be applicable on each International transaction carried out in Indian currency at an International location or transactions carried out in Indian currency with merchants located in India but registered in a foreign nation. This change will apply to all ICICI Bank credit cards.
Rewards on Rent Payment and E-Wallet Loading:
From Feb 05, 2024, rent pay and e-wallet loading transactions will not accrue any reward points.
This change will not apply for Amazon pay ICICI Bank credit card
Rewards on Utility Payments
You will continue to earn reward points on utility transactions as offered on your card. Starting Feb 05, 2024, the government transactions will be included under utility payment transactions. This change will apply to all ICICI Bank credit cards.
FAQ
Eligible cardholders need to present their valid, unexpired cards, and a valid air ticket or boarding pass for travel on the same or next day at the entrance of the participating Lounges to gain entry. An authorisation amount of Rs.2 shall be charged on each eligible card presented at the entrance to the Participating Lounge. It's important to note that the free access is generally limited to the cardholder, any accompanying guest(s) may incur charge(s). This programme is provided by a third party and governed by such third party terms and conditions.
Starting Apr 01, 2024, you can enjoy One complimentary airport lounge access by spending Rs. 35,000 in the preceding calendar quarter. Spends made in the preceding calendar quarter will unlock access for the subsequent calendar quarter. To be eligible for complimentary lounge access in Apr-May-Jun, 2024 quarter, you need to spend a minimum of Rs.35,000 in the January-February-March, 2024 quarter and similarly for following quarters.
This updated criteria to avail complimentary domestic airport lounge access will be applicable for the cards in abovementioned table.
However for the other ICICI Bank credit card there is no change in the spending criteria.
DCC is the currency conversion service on real time basis. DCC allows you to make credit card payments in Indian Currency at International location or to merchants located in India but registered in a foreign nation. Although DCC simplifies the understanding of prices in Indian currency, it involves additional mark-ups / charges levied by merchants that maybe unfavourable for you.
Starting Feb 05, 2024, a DCC fee of 1% plus taxes will be applicable on each International transaction performed in Indian currency at International location or transactions performed in Indian currency with merchants located in India but registered in a foreign nation.
Example:
When you make a purchase at a store in an international country and use your ICICI Bank credit card to pay in INR on a POS machine, a DCC Mark-up fee of 1%, along with applicable taxes, will be applied to the transaction amount. Similarly, if you make a purchase in India from a merchant registered overseas and use your ICICI Bank credit card to pay in INR, a DCC Mark-up fee of 1%, plus taxes, will be charged on the transaction amount.
Credit card transactions with Merchant Category Code (MCC) 6513, 7349 are covered under Rental Payments.
A Merchant Category Code (MCC) is a four-digit number assigned to a merchant/business by the merchant’s acquiring bank. These are defined by networks e.g. Visa, MasterCard.