Club Vistara IDFC FIRST Card Closes 30 September Holders Get the ₹3,000 Diamond Reserve Free
Updated 19 September 2026 · By Amit Kumar Bansal
The Club Vistara IDFC FIRST Credit Card is being shut down, and holders are reportedly moved to a card that normally costs ₹3,000 a year for free.
As reported by Live From A Lounge on 18 September 2026, the card stops after 30 September 2026, with holders migrated to the IDFC FIRST Diamond Reserve Credit Card lifetime free. IDFC FIRST’s Club Vistara page now returns an error and the card has gone from its line-up.
What You Move To
| Diamond Reserve | Detail |
|---|---|
| Normal fee | ₹3,000 + GST joining and annual, waived at ₹6 lakh annual spends |
| Forex markup | 0% on international spends |
| Lounge access | 2 domestic and 2 global visits a quarter |
| Other | ₹25,000 trip-cancellation cover |
What This Means for You
This is a better deal than most co-brand shutdowns, but the card you get is a different animal. The Club Vistara card was an airline card Premium Economy vouchers, upgrades, Maharaja Club Silver.
The Diamond Reserve is a general premium travel card with no airline status. Two cautions: IDFC FIRST has not published the migration terms, so get your lifetime-free status in writing, and use any Maharaja Points before 30 September.
Related: IDFC FIRST zero forex markup on all credit cards.
Diamond Reserve fees from IDFC FIRST Bank’s page on 19 September 2026; the closure and migration as reported by Live From A Lounge, not yet confirmed by the bank.
