Privileged access is Standard Chartered’s mantra. Your Standard Chartered Gold Card gets you a health check-up at the best hospitals in your city. And if you get free stay for your spouse at 5-star hotels would you mind? When you travel on work or leisure, pay with your Gold Card and your spouse gets to stay with you, absolutely free in select hotels.

The Standard Chartered Gold Card ensures your entry into exclusive airport lounges in Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore. Your privileges also include complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and snacks.

The membership fees for the global card is 1000 and annual fee is 2000. Annual fee for each supplementary card is 1000 and add-on card is 2000.

The Standard Chartered Rotary Card

A Rotary Intenational –Standard Chartered joint venture, Rotary Card is a social service service as well in that 25% of the enrollment fee paid for the credit card would be contributed to the Rotary Foundation.

The card also gets you health check-up at select hospitals, free access to airport lounges at major domestic and international airports and Holiday Packages with a discount from Resorts Condominium International. Free Stay for spouse at select units of Taj Hotels is another attraction, apart from discounts at International airports You also earn a reward point for every Rs 125 spent in India and Rs 80 abroad. The points can be redeemed to you card renewal fee or for other offers. Rotary Card gives you a balance transfer option at 0.99% for the first 6 months. Any purchase above Rs 50,000 gets automatically insured against fire and theft for 180 days. Revolving credit option gives the luxury of paying 5% of outstanding every month. The card is available in 23 major destinations in India.

The Standard Chartered SAPNAY CARD

Coming at a price of Rs 400, the card fetches you high-value purchases at low interest rates through Instabuy scheme. You get a supplementary card for Rs 250 and an add-on card for the same amount. Insurance benefits are all yours.

The Standard Chartered Wildlife card

You automatically make a contribution to the wildlife every time you spend with this card, apart from an array of benefits for the card holder: That is wildlife card for you. Free membership to Le Wildlife club would enable you to avail discounts at wildlife & nature resorts is up for grabs at an an enrollment fee of Rs 1,299, valid for four years.

The Standard Chartered RCI Gold Cards

The first leisure cards exclusively for RCI members, gives you exclusive travel and special offers at RCI resorts around the world. Two vouchers worth Rs 500 can be replenished annually. The complimentary guest certificate waives the guest fee of Rs 1500 for RCI members. Huge discounts on air travel and access to airport lounges are yours for the asking.

The Standard Chartered Air Sahara Gold Card

The card is, as the saying goes, is tailor-made for the jet-setter in you. This essentially means that the benefits are basically in the form of travel incentives. This would translate into taking you r companion with you for free when you fly on Air Sahara or taking your children with you when you fly with your spouse, again for free. The secondary or voucher tickets would be one-way or return, depending on whether the ticket is one-way or return. Complimentary upgrade to business class on Air Sahara again would not be a surprise anymore with the card. The card enrolls you to the Cosmos-Air Sahara flier programme, thereby earning you earning you air miles even while you are not traveling, by just spending through the card. The cosmos miles again can be redeemed for Sahara air tickets. Access to Air Sahara Business Royale Airport Lounges with complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages comes with the card. A priority check-in at Sahara Royale business class counters and complimentary allowance for excess baggage up to 30 kgs are supplementary features of the card. An exclusive 5% cut in tickets for Air Sahara apex and full fare is again yours, provided you go to Air Sahara counters. The annual fee is 3000 and supplementary card would cost you 1000.

The Standard Chartered Executive Card

For professionals on the move, this is The Card. The travel protection plan attached to this would mean that for lost checked in baggage you earn an amount of up to $ 1200. If baggage is not received within three hours of arrival of an international flight and 6 hours of arrival of a domestic flight, you get a sum of up to $ 300. If there is a delay in departure for 12 hours or more you gain a consolation of $300 and loss of passport or visa while traveling abroad would get you $375. The hijack risk coverage would mean you would get a maximum of $6000 at the rate $250 per hour, for a maximum period of 24 hours, which starts from 12 hours after hijacking. That is some consolation.

Discounts of 3.5% on basic domestic fares and 5% on basic international fares can be yours if tickets are booked through Carlson Wagonlit or Sita Travels. Purchases made are insured against fire or theft, subject to a maximum of Rs 25,000 for 180 days from the date of purchase.

The card would cost you an entrance fee of Rs 300 and an annual fee of Rs 1,200. Annual fee for supplementary card is Rs 500 and add-on card is Rs 575.

The Standard Chartered Classic Card

Gives you an insurance cover of Rs 6,25,000 for air mishaps and a lakh for rail/road mishaps. Accidental deaths due to pedestrian/Motorcycle mishaps would fetch Rs 50,000, apart from all regular card benefits. The entrance fee is Rs 100 and annual fee is Rs 700 (from year 1). Annual fee for supplementary card is Rs 350 and add-on card is Rs 400.

The Standard Chartered Cricket Card

If you are in love with the red cherry, you should have this. For this card enables you to book tickets for international cricket matches from your city. And you get double reward points on any transactions made on the card on the day after India wins any one-day international match. Now, that is every now and then. Annual fee is Rs 1500 (For 4 years). Renewal fee from year 5 onwards would be Rs 750. Annual fee for each supplementary card is Rs 350 and add-on card is Rs 400.

The Standard Chartered Mini Card

With the card comes a slew of SMS and e-mail contests with attractive prizes. Access to cool deals locally as well as big brand offers are all in the game. The annual fee is Rs 349 and renewal fee is 499.

The Standard Chartered Marathon card

This is for those who want to run that extra mile. Literally. With a pair of Reebok 3d runner shoes, which comes free with every card, you would certainly do that. Marathon card members gets supplementary card for free. You spend Rs 900 every month and get eligible to win Reebok Treadmills worth Rs 2.45,000 each for a period of 8 months. Each purchase up to Rs 15,000 is protected against fire and theft for a period of 180 days. Also earn a reward point for every Rs 125 spent in India and Rs 80 abroad.

The Standard Chartered Diva Card

Welcome to the fairer sex. Most women would aspire for a specialized health check-up. And this come to you for free in select leading hospitals in the country. This offer is valid only till Sept 30th 2005. And if you want to book your movie tickets, pay bills and organize a Birthday party you have to just call 1600 44 6111. The special Les Concierges service would do it for the DIVA card holder. Now isn’t that a wide array of plastic money with specialised tags for all and sundry? Take a bet.

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