Lifetime Free (No Annual Fee) Credit Cards with Hotel Booking Offers in India 2026

No annual fee from 2nd year onwards

You need to choose any one, amongst the 4 rewards plans given below :
1. Shop Plan : 1.60% cashback on department store purchases || 0.80% cashback on purchase of consumer durables or electronic items || 0.60% cashback on restaurant bills & book purchases || 0.20% cashback on all other card spends
2. Home Plan : 1.60% cashback on grocery purchases || 0.60% cashback on medical spends || 0.56% cashback on electricity bills , mobile bills and insurance spends || 0.20% cashback on all other card spends
3. Travel Plan : 1.60% cashback on hotel expenses || 1% cashback on airline tickets || 0.60% cashback on rail tickets and car rental expenses || 0.20% cashback on all other card spends
4. Party Plan : 1.60% cashback on restaurant bills || 0.80% cashback on departmental store shopping, and on bars & pubs spends || 0.60% vashback on movie tickets || 0.20% cashback on all other card spends
(1 reward point =₹0.40 as cashback.You can also convert your reward points to Vistara Points and InterMiles at a slightly better rate, 1 reward point = 0.50 Club Vistara Point / 1 InterMile).

Fuel surcharge waiver : You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver on all fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹4000 only

Total Protect : This covers your card for unauthorised transactions in case of –
– Loss or theft of the card, and
– Counterfeit fraud (in case of card details being stolen and used unscrupulously with counterfeit plastic)
Protection is upto the credit limit of your credit card.

Travel related insurance (Travel Plus Program), applicable on international travel
– Lost baggage upto ₹1 lakh
– Delayed baggage upto ₹25,000
– Loss of passport upto ₹50,000
– Lost ticket upto ₹25,000
– Missed connection upto ₹25,000

Benefits
– No annual fee from the 2nd year onwards
– Flexible rewards plan : You can choose any one out of the 4 plans available, and can earn upto 2% on the category of your choice, which is a good reward rate for a card which is free from the 2nd year onwards.

Drawbacks
– You would need to consider other cards, to earn rewards on other spends (other than the category you choose)

3% benefit on hotel bookings & holiday bookings || 2% benefit on flight bookings – on MakeMyTrip only
– On MakeMyTrip : 3 MyCash Points worth ₹3, on every ₹100 you spend on hotel bookings & holiday bookings || 2 MyCash Points worth ₹2, on every ₹100 you spend on flight bookings
– 1 MyCash Point = ₹1. MyCash Points are available in your MakeMyTrip wallet (MyWallet), and can be used to make travel bookings on MakeMyTrip, or to purchase partner vouchers through MakeMyTrip. MyCash cannot be used for rail bookings, offline holiday bookings and ‘Pay at Hotel’ bookings
– My Cash is valid for 1 year

1.25% benefit on international spends
– You earn 1.25 MyCash Points worth ₹1.25, on every ₹100 you spend on your card outside India. 1 MyCash Point = ₹1.

1% benefit on all other card spends
– You earn 1 MyCash Points worth ₹1, on every 100 you spend on all other card purchases. 1 MyCash Point = ₹1.
– Exception : No rewards are given on fuel spends, cash advances, card fees & charges, EMI transactions, balance transfer (BT), personal loan on cards.

Milestone program – upto 2% additional benefit on MakeMyTrip spends
– 1000 MyCash Points worth ₹1000, at yearly card spend of ₹50,000 on MakeMyTrip (on flights, hotels, or holiday bookings) - 2% benefit
– Additional 1000 MyCash Points worth ₹1000, at yearly card spend of ₹2.50 lakhs on MakeMyTrip (on flights, hotels, or holiday bookings). Hence you could earn a total of 2000 MyCash Points worth ₹2000, at yearly card spend of₹2.50 lakhs on MakeMyTrip (on flights, hotels, or holiday bookings) - 0.80% benefit

Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 1 time per quarter

Complimentary domestic railway lounge access – 1 time per quarter

25% discount (upto ₹100) on movie tickets at BookMyShow and Inox - 2 times per month
– You can avail this offer 2 times a month at BookMyShow, and 2 times a month at Inox
– When you purchase a minimum of two tickets, you get a 25% discount (upto ₹100)
– Hence you get a 25% discount on movie ticket transactions upto ₹400. On transactions above ₹400, your discount percentage would fall below 25%.

1% fuel surcharge waiver : You get a 1% fuel surcharge waiver, only on HPCL fuel transactions below ₹4000.

Benefits
– Good starter travel credit card, free from 2nd year onwards
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge access, and complimentary railway lounge access
– Movie benefits

Drawbacks to consider
– Reward earning is restricted to MakeMyTrip platform
– You need to consider other credit cards to earn rewards on non-travel card spends

4% benefit on hotel bookings & holiday bookings || 2% benefit on flight bookings – only on MakeMyTrip
– On MakeMyTrip : 4 MyCash Points worth ₹4, on every ₹100 you spend on hotel & holiday bookings || 2 MyCash Points worth ₹2, on every ₹100 you spend on flight bookings
– 1 MyCash Point = ₹1. MyCash Points are available in your MakeMyTrip wallet (MyWallet), and can be used to make travel bookings on MakeMyTrip, or to purchase partner vouchers through MakeMyTrip. MyCash cannot be used for rail bookings, offline holiday bookings and ‘Pay at Hotel’ bookings
– MyCash Points are valid for 1 year

1.50% benefit on international card spends
– You earn 1.50 MyCash Points worth ₹1.50, on every ₹100 you spend on your card outside India. 1 MyCash Point = ₹1.

1.25% benefit on all other card spends
– You earn 1.25 MyCash Points worth ₹1.25, on every ₹100 you spend on all other card purchases. 1 MyCash Point = ₹1.
– Exceptions : No rewards are given on fuel spends, cash advances, card fees & charges, EMI transactions, balance transfer (BT), personal loan on cards.

Milestone program – upto 1% additional benefit on MakeMyTrip spends
– 1100 My Cash worth ₹1100, at yearly card spend of ₹2.50 lakh on MakeMyTrip (on flights, hotels, or holiday bookings) ~ 0.4% benefit.
– Additional 4000 My Cash worth ₹4000, at yearly card spend of ₹5 lakhs on MakeMyTrip (on flights, hotels, or holiday bookings). Hence you could earn a total of 5100 My Cash worth ₹5100, at yearly card spend of₹5 lakhs on MakeMyTrip (on flights, hotels, or holiday bookings) ~ 1% benefit.

Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 2 times per quarter

Complimentary domestic railway lounge access – 1 time per quarter

25% discount (upto ₹150) at BookMyShow movie tickets - 2 times per month
– You can avail this offer 2 times a month, at BookMyShow.
– When you purchase a minimum of two tickets, you get a 25% discount (upto ₹150)
– Hence you get a 25% discount on movie ticket transactions upto ₹600. On transactions above ₹600, your discount percentage would fall below 25%.

25% discount (upto ₹150) at INOX movie tickets - 2 times per month
– You can avail this offer 2 times a month, at INOX
– When you purchase a minimum of two tickets, you get a 25% discount (upto ₹150)
– Hence you get a 25% discount on movie ticket transactions upto ₹600. On transactions above ₹600, your discount percentage would fall below 25%.

1% fuel surcharge waiver : You get a 1% fuel surcharge waiver, only on HPCL fuel transactions below ₹4000.

Benefits
– On MakeMyTrip, can earn upto 3% on hotel & holiday bookings, and upto 2% on flight booking (including milestone benefits).
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge (2 times per quarter), and rail lounge access (once per quarter)
– Movie benefits at Inox and Bookmyshow – upto ₹600 per month
– Good card for frequent users of MakeMyTrip

Drawbacks to consider
– Reward earning is restricted to MakeMyTrip platform
– You would need to consider other credit cards to earn rewards on non-travel card spends