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. 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 profitable card a flight was taken from Moscow to Sochi and back. 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 debit Tinkoff map jar. 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.
		1.5 miles for every 60 rubles.	640 thousand rubles
		1.25 miles for every 60 rubles.	768 thousand rubles
		1 mile for every 60 rubles.	930 thousand rubles
		1 mile for every 60 rubles.	960 thousand rubles
		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?

1. 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. in a year.
2. 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, let's go to a restaurant big company. Invite your friends to pay the bill with their card, and for them to transfer money to the card or give it in cash.
3. 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 has chosen debit cards with the lowest maintenance 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. Calculation minimum amount expenses for accumulating 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 increase in the 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).

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 earn 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 13 business days after the end of the calendar month. The number of miles credited is reflected in personal account on the site 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 transactions for the benefit of mutual funds, pawnshops; for transactions with financial institutions; for all transactions related to the transfer Money 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 miles

Are 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.