Overview of the conditions of the S7 PRIORITY bonus card from Alfa Bank. Priority program from S7 (Siberia) Bank card s7 priority
Previously, S7 partners were six banks. However, Unicredit Bank and the Bank of Moscow stopped issuing airline cards. As a result, only three co-branded offers from Alfa-Bank, Promsvyazbank and Tinkoff Bank remained. With a Raiffeisenbank card, you can exchange bonus points for miles. You can accumulate miles on a Rosevrobank card when you connect this option, for which you need to pay 61 rubles. per month.
To determine the most profitable card, a flight from Moscow to Sochi and back was taken. If you fly away on May 1, 2017, and return on May 9, then you need to pay 11,970 rubles for tickets. Members of the S7 Priority bonus program can buy a ticket for at least 16,000 miles (Promo fare, without the possibility to change dates). You will also have to pay taxes and fees - 3800 rubles.
The fastest way to earn 16,000 miles is with a Tinkoff Bank debit card. To do this, you will need to make purchases in the amount of at least 640 thousand rubles. Minus the card in the cost of its maintenance - 2280 rubles. in year.
In second place is the Promsvyazbank card. To accumulate the required number of miles, you will have to spend 768 thousand rubles. In third place is Alfa-Bank with 930 thousand rubles.
The Raiffeisenbank card turned out to be the least profitable of all S7 partners, where the amount of expenses should be 1.29 million rubles. The problem is that in order to get 16,000 miles, you need to exchange 18,000 bank points for 20,000 S7 miles. In this case, after the flight, 4,000 miles will remain free, which you can continue to save for the next tickets. If you want to buy exactly 16,000 S7 miles, you will need to earn 32,500 Raiffeisenbank points.
How much do you need to spend to buy a ticket to Sochi?
Bank - card |
Maintenance cost per year |
Accrual rate |
How much do you need to spend to exchange for a ticket Moscow-Sochi-Moscow |
How many months to save if each spend 30,000 rubles on the card. |
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1.5 miles for every 60 rubles. |
640 thousand rubles |
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1.25 miles for every 60 rubles. |
768 thousand rubles |
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1 mile for every 60 rubles. |
930 thousand rubles |
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1 mile for every 60 rubles. |
960 thousand rubles |
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46.7-93 rubles. (46.7 rubles in the first year, 93 rubles in subsequent years) |
RUB 1.29 million |
How to earn miles faster?
- Choose a premium card. For example, in Alfa-Bank, with the Green card, 1 mile is credited for every 60 rubles spent, and with the PlatinumBlack card - 1.5 miles. The disadvantage of premium cards is the high cost of service. Platinum Black will cost 1850 rubles. per year.
- Make any purchases with a co-branded card. The more you spend, the faster you earn the required number of miles. Try to pay for others with your card. For example, we went to a restaurant with a large group. Invite your friends to pay the bill with their card, and for them to transfer money to the card or give it in cash.
- Spend more in special categories. For example, on a Tinkoff card of BlackEdition Bank for every 60 rubles. you can get 4 miles when buying tickets on the S7 website and up to 18 miles when buying from bank partners.
How did they count?
The search for the most profitable card took place among S7 partners, which are listed on the official airline. Each bank selected debit cards with the lowest service cost. The cost of maintenance was indicated subject to storage and expenses of 30 thousand rubles. during the billing period. In case of an increased balance on the account or other expenses, the cost of service may not be charged. The calculation of the minimum amount of spending for the accumulation of 16,000 miles for the purchase of a ticket took into account the maximum accrual of miles for everyday spending. Spending in special categories, for which there is an increased accrual of miles for purchases, was not taken into account due to the impossibility of predicting them. Banks accrue miles when rounding down the amount of purchases. For example, spending 30 rubles on the card. the bank will not accrue miles, but having spent 530 rubles, the bank will accrue 8 miles (if each costs 60 rubles).
Mile types
In S7 Priority you dial:
- status miles, which bring you closer not only to premiums, but also to elite status;
- bonus miles, which you can spend on awards.
More about earning miles with S7 Airlines
When flying on codeshare flights where the operating carrier is the airline: B2 (BELAVIA - BELARUSIAN AIRLINES), 5N (NORDAVIA), 9U (AIR MOLDOVA), J2 (AZERBAIJAN HAVA YOLLARY), HY (UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS), U6 (URAL AIRLINES) , Y7 (NORDSTAR AIRLINES), CY (CYPRUS AIRWAYS), and the marketing carrier is S7 (S7 flight code), miles are earned according to the mileage table on S7 flights. Accrued miles are bonus miles, the status segment is not accrued for the flight.
Mileage credit for codeshare flights is available up to 90 days after the flight. one
1 Miles accrual available for codeshare flights:
- S7 and B2 - from 01.12.2015
- S7 and 5N - from 01.12.2015
- S7 and 9U - from 06/23/2017
- S7 and J2 - from 07/17/2017
- S7 and HY - from 07/17/2017
- S7 and U6 - from 09/06/2017
- S7 and Y7 - from 12/15/2017
- S7 and CY - from 27.08.2018
Miles are credited only for flights with flight code S7.
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The world's leading airlines for frequent flyers have introduced bonus programs that provide maximum travel comfort. In order to have financial support for this, air carriers enter into partnership agreements with various organizations interested in encouraging their customers. One of these bonus programs is Priority from S7.
The essence of the program
Additional Information. To start accumulating bonuses, it is not necessary to immediately order a personalized S7 Priority card - you can use a temporary one.
What is a temporary card
A temporary card is a kind of advertising from s7 airlines, which passengers receive when buying plane tickets. They are also distributed by participating organizations.
All temporary number cards are a personal account of the owner, which he can operate when making purchases or paying for services. To do this, you will not even need to present the card itself - just call its number.
The temporary card is not attached to anything and is not personal, so it can be transferred to third parties. Any use of the card in partner organizations will bring earned miles to its account.
Important! To use them, you must register your participation in the program within a year after the first action with the card number. Otherwise, it becomes invalid, and the accumulated bonuses are cancelled.
On www priority s7 ru, the temporary card is activated automatically as soon as you enter your Personal Account. But first you need to do some things:
- on the site, select the option "Become a member of the program" and indicate your mobile phone number;
- receive an SMS with a PIN code and enter it in the appropriate field on the site;
- you will be presented with an online questionnaire, which you must fill out, indicating that you have a temporary card;
For your information. S7 registration of a personal account is a fairly familiar procedure for many. It is enough to come up with a username and password, which later give the right to enter the account.
- after clicking the "Register" button, an activation message will be sent to the email address you specified.
The procedure (s7 registration) is considered completed as soon as you follow the link and find yourself in your Personal Account. Now you will have access to all information about the miles accrued and spent in the future, transactions, etc.
Note! After registering, you should order a personalized card that determines the status of the passenger. But first you have to travel with s7 airlines.
Miles for air carrier services
When s7 registration is completed, and the owner of the temporary card becomes a full-fledged participant in the program, even more opportunities open up for him. Already for the first flight, S7 provides the passenger with 500 welcome miles to the account and the same amount (and maybe more) for each subsequent flight.
Miles are credited as a percentage of the flight distance and based on the ticket fare (see table below).
Earning miles for flights
In order for miles to be automatically credited to your account, you must indicate your S7 Priority card number when purchasing tickets or when checking in for a flight. But if for some reason you forgot to do this, there is a chance to recover miles. In this case, 2 conditions must be met:
- personal data on the ticket must match those specified in the profile of the Personal Account;
- must have elapsed 3 days from the date of the flight.
Note! It is possible to recover miles for flights with s7 airlines if no more than a year and no more than 6 months have passed after them, if the passenger flies with aircraft of alliance companies.
Accumulation of the mile bonus will go faster if program participants use partner services not only in the air, but also on the ground, paying for daily purchases with an S7-Tinkoff card.
A member of the program can calculate miles for flights himself by accessing the Miles Calculator at https://www.s7.ru/s7-priority/milesCalculator.dot . Here you will have to specify not only your route and the name of the airline, but also the status of the card.
Statuses
The holder of a temporary card can only accumulate miles, but the registered members of the program are already provided with the privileges determined by the personalized card. This is described in the table below.
Granted Privileges
Card name | Privilege |
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classical | Accrued bonuses are exchanged for bonuses The ability to increase the status level |
Silver | Earn 25% more miles for flights The right to choose a seat in the cabin (no surcharge) Registration at the business desk Places for additional luggage |
Golden | In addition to the previous class - access to high-comfort lounges Bonuses accumulate 2 times faster than on a silver card |
Platinum | Set of bonuses is increased by 75% Visiting 1st class lounges Priority seat selection on the plane Service class automatically upgrades twice a year Fewer extra baggage weight restrictions |
To upgrade your status, you need to collect a certain number of status miles per year: for silver - 20 thousand, for gold - 50 thousand, for platinum - 75 thousand.
Joint cards
One of the main partners in the program of the air carrier "s7 airlines" is the financial institution Tinkoff Bank. A joint S7 Priority bank card has been created, which allows you to accumulate miles even faster, upgrade your status and receive first-class privileges.
Benefits of co-branded cards:
- Active use of the card will result in 2 free upgrades;
- Using co-branded cards to purchase tickets through the airline's website, you can get up to 4 miles, when paying for other services - up to 2 miles;
- Co-branded cards provide an opportunity to participate in closed sales held on the website of the air carrier.
How to spend miles
The faster bonuses accumulate, the more pleasant it is to spend them. Here the participant of the program has several options.
Award flights
With at least 6,000 miles on your account, you can use them to buy yourself or your relatives tickets for an award flight in economy or s7 airlines business classes. This can be done through the Personal Account or by calling the Service Center of the program 8 800 100-77-11.
The award is available for both direct and transfer flights. Participants are offered 2 tariffs: "Optimum" and "Priority". The second option will require 3 times more miles, but the conditions will be better.
As for award flights on aircraft of alliance members, information can be obtained at https://www.s7.ru/s7-priority/spend/premium_upgrade_partners.dot.
Upgrade
For 6.5 thousand miles and above, you can exchange the purchased economy seats at the check-in desk for seats in the business cabin, provided that the fare is included in the miles accumulation program. But this can be done no later than 3 hours before the departure of the aircraft and provided that there are empty seats.
All other privileges related to service in business class are not provided and correspond to the "economy" fare.
Other possibilities
As a member of the program, you have the right to dispose of the accumulated miles at your own discretion, it is not necessary to spend them on flights:
- you can transfer miles to another member of the program;
- show nobility and transfer miles to one of the charitable foundations connected to the program;
- you can take care of yourself by buying a status with miles or extending the validity of an already received one; details on the page https://www.s7.ru/home/s7-priority/ffp-additional-services.dot#pokupka-statusa .
In any case, participation in the S7 Airlines program is beneficial for those who periodically use the services of airlines, as the program allows you to travel with maximum comfort.
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Alfa-Bank, together with S7, has developed the S7 Priority Alfa Bank card, the advantages of which we will consider below
1) 500 miles are accrued after the card is issued, provided that at least one transaction was made on it in the next three months. 1 mile will be credited to you for 60 rubles spent from a credit card in a non-cash way. With another co-branded card, you will receive 2,000 miles as a greeting, and later also one mile for the spent 60 rubles.
2) With the accumulated miles, you can buy tickets not only with S7, but also with many other partner airlines, such as Qantas, British Airways, American Express or Cathay Pacific.
3) It should also be remembered that the S7 Green card includes the same privileges as, that is, insurance of purchases against damage, loss or loss, legal and medical around the clock assistance, as well as emergency issuance of money.
4) The grace period will be 60 days and will include withdrawals. In comparison with the main competitor from UniCredit Bank, the S7 Priority Green card, the conditions are more favorable, because it has only 55 days of grace period, which, moreover, does not apply to the withdrawal of money.
5) The card has a chip, which increases its reliability, however, the S7 Green UniCredit card also has a chip.
6) The card is issued according to only 2 documents, in this it surpasses UniCredit on a similar co-branded card.
Cons of the S7 Priority card Alfa-bank
1) Overpriced for servicing the S7 card - 990 rubles per year, while for S7 credit cards from UniCredit - 900 rubles.
2) The credit limit on the card is not higher than 300,000 rubles, as well as on the card from Unicredit.
3) Hard limit on withdrawals - 60 thousand rubles. per month, and on a card from Unicredit Bank - 100 thousand per day.
4) SMS notification costs 59 rubles per month, which is generally not that expensive, but UniCredit does not charge a commission for such a service at all.
5) The rate is from 23.99%, but it is possible only for payroll clients of the bank, and in the same Unicredit it is 27.9% for any borrower.
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How can I find out the number of miles accumulated under the S7 Priority program?
The number of accumulated miles can be found in the "My miles" section in the Member's Personal Account on the website www.s7.ru.
How to earn miles faster?
The more often you pay for your daily purchases with your S7 Priority card, the more miles you earn. The higher the category of your payment card, the faster you will accumulate miles. You can also earn miles in the S7 Priority program by placing funds on your Uletny accumulative account. For every 200 rubles. (20 $ or 18 €) placed on the account within a month, 1 Mile is credited.
How can I use my earned miles?
You can use the earned miles on the website www.s7.ru. To do this, you need to go to your Personal Account and select the option to pay with miles. The login and password for entering the personal account of the S7 Priority program participant should have been sent to your email address after the card was issued. The cost of the flight in miles is indicated in the section "S7 Priority" / spend miles on the website www.s7.ru.
How soon are miles earned on purchases?
Miles for card purchases are credited once a month within 5 working days after the end of the calendar month. The number of accrued miles is reflected in the personal account on the website www.s7.ru.
Which card transactions do not earn miles?
Miles are not credited for cash withdrawals and bank commissions on the card debited in accordance with the current tariffs. In addition, the bank does not accrue miles for transactions in casinos and sweepstakes; for the purchase of lottery tickets and bonds; on operations performed in favor of mutual funds, pawnshops; transactions with financial institutions; for all transactions related to the transfer of funds to accounts/cards of Alfa-Bank JSC and other banks; for transactions related to the transfer of funds to increase the balance of electronic funds (Yandex.Money, WebMoney, etc.), for mobile communication payment transactions, for transactions related to the use of the card for commercial purposes: payment transactions goods and services for legal entities (for example, purchases of food products, furniture, etc. in large hypermarkets), for transactions made in METRO Cash&Carry, SELGROS Cash&Carry. Miles are also not credited for transactions made with an additional S7 Priority card issued to the account of the main S7 Priority card, if the additional card is not issued in the name of the main card holder. The Bank reserves the right to cancel erroneously credited miles and change the list of operations for which miles are not credited.
A complete list of merchant IDs (Merchand ID) that do not earn milesAre miles rounded off when credited?
Yes, when accruing miles, they are rounded up: the part of the purchase amount on the card that is not a multiple of 60 rubles / 1 dollar / 1 euro is discarded. For example, for a purchase with a card in the amount of 150 rubles, 2 miles will be credited. If the card account is in foreign currency, then 5 miles will be credited for a purchase in the amount of 5.5 dollars or euros, respectively.