Best cards for cinema
Ranked by the reward rate each bank publishes for cinemas and entertainment. Ties go to the lower annual fee. Check the small print on each card page: caps and minimum spends can change the real return.
Cashback
Dubai Islamic Bank · AED 2493%2365 Cashback
ADCB · AED 383.253%3CBD ONE Card
Commercial Bank of Dubai · No fee2%4Elevate Credit Card
RAKBANK · No fee2%5ADIB Cashback Platinum
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank · AED 992%6FAB Z Card
First Abu Dhabi Bank · AED 1052%7Live+ Credit Card
HSBC UAE · AED 313.952%8Liv Cashback+
Liv · AED 7352%9UAB World Mastercard
United Arab Bank · AED 1,0502%10FAB Travel Card
First Abu Dhabi Bank · AED 1,5752%
Points
Emirates NBD · AED 1,5752%2Visa Infinite Credit Card
Emirates NBD · AED 1,5752%3SHAMS Infinite
Dubai Islamic Bank · AED 2,0003.5 pts (≈1.75%)4Prime Infinite Card
Dubai Islamic Bank · No fee3 pts (≈1.5%)5Shukran ADCB Credit Card
ADCB · AED 262.51.5%6Mastercard Platinum
Emirates NBD · AED 3001.5%7Visa Flexi Credit Card
Emirates NBD · AED 7351.5%8Visa Platinum Credit Card
Emirates NBD · AED 7351.5%9dnata World Credit Card
Emirates NBD · AED 1,048.951.5%10SHARE Infinite
Emirates NBD · AED 1,5001.5%
Miles
Emirates Islamic · AED 29910 miles2Skywards Black
Emirates Islamic · AED 99910 miles3Skywards Infinite
Emirates Islamic · AED 99910 miles4Emarati Card
Emirates Islamic · No fee2 miles5FAB Etihad Guest Infinite
First Abu Dhabi Bank · AED 2,6252 miles6Emirates Skywards Infinite
HSBC UAE · AED 2,6252 miles7Al Hilal Etihad Guest Signature
Al Hilal Bank · AED 7871.5 miles8Emirates Skywards Signature
HSBC UAE · AED 1,0501.5 miles9Citi Ultima
Citibank · AED 5,2500.68 miles10ADIB Etihad Guest Infinite
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank · AED 3,0000.63 miles
Cashback is a percentage of spend. Points and miles are shown the way each bank states them: as % back, or as points or miles per AED 1, with an approximate % value (≈) where the bank publishes what a point is worth. Miles and hotel points have no fixed cash value, so they are never converted. Cashback, points and miles are ranked separately.
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