Kotak Hotel Booking Offers Credit Cards in India 2026

7.50% special discount on Myntra : You get 7.50% discount on Myntra purchases, on all Myntra transactions upto ₹10,000. Since the maximum discount available per transaction is ₹750.

5% cashback on select partners 
– You earn ₹5, on every ₹100 you spend on Swiggy Instamart (grocery) || Swiggy (food delivery) || PVR (movies) || Cleartrip (travel) || Urban Company (beauty salon services, cleaning, home repairs)
– This is valid only on combined total purchases upto ₹20,000, since the maximum cashback is capped at ₹1000 per monthly card statement cycle. If your spends are more than ₹20000 in a month , your effective cashback will drop below 5%.

1.25% cashback on all other card spends :
– You earn ₹1.25, on every ₹100 you spend on all other card purchases.
– Exceptions : You get no cashback on fuel spends, rent payments, wallet recharges, EMI transactions and cash advances.

Additional benefits (quarterly milestone benefits), upto 1%
– You get 2 complimentary PVR tickets valued at ₹250 each, on quarterly card spend of over ₹50,000
– Card spends on rent, wallet, and fuel are not considered valid spends for the above calculation

Complimentary airport lounge access in India – 1 per quarter

Fuel surcharge waiver, upto ₹3500 every year
– You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver only on fuel transactions between ₹500 and ₹3000, and
– Only on yearly fuel purchases of upto ₹3.50 lakhs (since the maximum waiver amount is limited to ₹3500 per year).

Benefits
– 7.50% discount on Myntra.
– 5% cashback on 5 select partners, covering a wide range of services.
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge access

Drawbacks to consider
– Cardholders are restricted to specific partners to avail discounts and cashback

▶︎ 1.3% benefit on specific travel and shopping categories – Travel Agencies & Tour Operators || Package Tour Operators || Airlines and Air Carriers || Departmental Stores || Durable Goods || Electric Sales
– You earn 5.33 reward points worth ₹1.3, on every ₹100 you spend in these travel and shopping categories.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

▶︎ 0.66% benefit on all other card spends – if total yearly card spend is below ₹2 lakhs
– You earn 2.66 reward points worth ₹0.66 or 66 paise, on every ₹100 you spend on all other purchases.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

▶︎ 1.33% benefit on all other card spends – if total yearly card spend is above ₹2 lakhs
– You earn 5.33 reward points worth ₹1.3, on every ₹100 you spend on all other purchases.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

▶︎ Milestone benefits upto 2%
– You get 10,000 reward points worth ₹2500 , when you spend ₹1,25,000 or more on your card every 6 months.

▶︎ Complimentary airport lounge access in India – 2 per quarter

▶︎ Fuel surcharge waiver : You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver
– only on fuel transactions between ₹500 and ₹3000
– only on yearly fuel purchases of upto ₹3.50 lakhs (since the maximum waiver amount is limited to ₹3500 per year).

▶︎ Rail surcharge waiver
– At www.irctc.co.in, and on Indian Railways Booking Counters
– Maximum railway surcharge waiver allowed in a calendar year is ₹500
– Customers will not earn reward points on railway transactions

▶︎ Dedicated service – ‘KASSIST’
– Instead of you trying to reach Kotak, they will reach you. You need to SMS “KASSIST” to 5676788, and they will call you back within 30 minutes.

▶︎ Card sourcing locations – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi (including Gurgaon and Noida), Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune

Benefits
– Good travel and shopping rewards possible, for those who spend approximately 20,000 per month. This can help you earn around 3% on all your card spends since you will achieve milestone benefits, as well as achieve card spend target to achieve annual fee waiver
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge access

Cons
– Benefits are low if your card spending is low, and you do not achieve milestone benefits