Axis Bank Travel EDGE Revamps Transfer Partners: What Changed in September 2026

Axis Bank quietly overhauled the transfer-partner table on its Travel EDGE platform around September 23, 2026 — adding four new airline and hotel partners while cutting annual transfer ceilings by roughly 75% on three existing ones and removing a fourth outright. No press release accompanied the change; it was first flagged by Live From a Lounge and CreditKeeda, who noticed the new rates live on the Travel EDGE portal itself.

What Changed

• Added: Accor Live Limitless, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Hilton Honors, and Lufthansa Miles & More.
• Removed entirely: Club ITC (ITC Hotels).
• Moved from Group B to Group A (the more restrictive tier): Air India Maharaja Club, Flying Blue, and Qantas Frequent Flyer — cutting their annual transfer ceilings by roughly 75%.
• Accor Live Limitless ratio cut on the Atlas card: from 1:2 to 2:1 — Atlas cardholders now need 4 times as many Axis points for the same number of Accor points.

The Group A/B Regrouping: What It Costs You

Travel EDGE splits transfer partners into two tiers with different annual caps. Moving a partner from Group B to Group A doesn’t change the transfer ratio — it shrinks how many points you’re allowed to move there each year. On the Axis Atlas card, the best-documented example, the annual ceiling for Air India Maharaja Club, Flying Blue, and Qantas Frequent Flyer dropped from 1,20,000 EDGE Miles to 30,000 EDGE Miles per year.

The Atlas figures are the most consistently confirmed across sources. The Reserve/Magnus and Olympus numbers above are reported by CreditKeeda but weren’t independently cross-verified elsewhere, so treat them as provisional until you check the live portal for your specific card.

New and Changed Transfer Ratios

Ratios are expressed as Axis EDGE points : partner points, and they vary by card tier — the numbers below are for the Atlas card unless noted.

The Accor move is the steepest cut in the table. Going from 1:2 (1 Axis point bought 2 Accor points) to 2:1 (2 Axis points now buy just 1 Accor point) isn’t a typo — it’s a roughly 75% reduction in Accor points received per Axis point transferred. Worth noting: Axis had already dropped Accor, Marriott Bonvoy, and Qatar Airways Privilege Club as partners back in April 2026, so this September update is really Accor’s return to the table at a far worse rate than before it was cut.

Which Cards Does This Affect?

The same partner list and Group A/Group B structure applies across the Travel EDGE-eligible card lineup — Atlas, Magnus, Reserve, Horizon, Olympus, Select/Privilege/Rewards, and Burgundy Private — but each card tier has its own ratio and annual-cap numbers for the same partner. An Accor transfer that costs Atlas cardholders 2:1 costs Magnus or Burgundy cardholders a different 5:2 rate, for example. If you hold a Travel EDGE card, check the live rate for your specific tier on the portal before transferring — don’t assume Atlas numbers apply to your card.

No Official Announcement

Axis Bank hasn’t published a press release, terms update, or cardholder notice about any of this. Everything in this article comes from Live From a Lounge and CreditKeeda independently spotting the new rates on the live Travel EDGE portal, cross-checked against the portal itself. That also means there’s no stated effective date beyond “live now” — and no guarantee the bank won’t adjust rates again without notice. If you’re planning a transfer, check the rate on the Travel EDGE portal immediately before you move points, since quoted rates can change between when you read this and when you transfer.

The Bottom Line

If you’re sitting on Axis EDGE points earmarked for Air India Maharaja Club, Flying Blue, Qantas, or Accor, this is a real cut, not a rumor: three partners just lost 75% of their annual transfer room, and Accor transfers now cost roughly four times as many points for the same result. Club ITC is gone as an option entirely. The four new partners — Cathay Pacific, Hilton, Lufthansa, and a pricier Accor — add optionality, but don’t assume they offset the cuts elsewhere in the table. With no official communication from Axis, the only reliable number is whatever the portal shows you at the moment you transfer.

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