Axis memberships and Priority Pass stop auto-renewing from 15 November 2026: which cards, and what lapses

Two weeks from now, some of the most valuable perks on Axis Bank's premium cards stop renewing on their own. From 15 November 2026, complimentary memberships "will be renewed only upon receiving explicit consent from the cardholder". Earlier coverage, including ours, named only Olympus and Select. Axis's own opt-in terms show the list is longer, and that it includes Priority Pass.

What needs your consent, card by card

Every row below is read from Axis's "Terms and Conditions of the Opt-In Journey".

Axis has not yet published how consent will work. It says detailed terms will reach eligible cardholders "closer to the membership renewal date", and asks you to keep your registered mobile number and email address current. That makes your contact details the one thing you can act on today, because the request to opt in is the message you cannot afford to miss.

Axis's terms do not say what happens if you miss the window, or whether a lapsed membership can be restored later. We would plan as if it cannot.

Two related changes already in force

Select's ₹3 lakh milestone got harder from 1 October 2026. The reward is unchanged: 6 extra international lounge visits, 6 extra golf rounds, and Priority Pass renewal for the next anniversary year. But spend that earns no points no longer counts towards the threshold. Axis lists insurance, rent, fuel, educational services, utilities and telecom, wallet loads, gold and jewellery, government services and gift cards. If your Select spend leans on rent or bills, the real distance to ₹3 lakh is longer than your statement suggests.

Burgundy Private's fallback fee doubled from 1 September 2026. The card stays complimentary at a Total Relationship Value of ₹5 crore and above. Fall below that and the annual fee is now ₹1 lakh plus GST, "revised from INR 50,000". Axis checks your relationship value in the month before your card anniversary month and charges the fee in the anniversary month, so a dip in that one month is what counts.

What to do

• Mark your renewal month. The consent request is tied to your renewal date, so that is when to watch for it. It will not necessarily arrive on 15 November.
• Check your contact details now. Use the Axis app or net banking to confirm your registered mobile and email.
• Decide what you would actually renew. Forced consent is also a free review. A membership you never used is worth letting go.
• Burgundy Private holders: look at your relationship value before the month ahead of your anniversary, not after.

Priority Pass is often what justifies a fee on these cards. To see whether yours still earns its place, run your spend through Polo Match or compare the alternatives in the lounge hub.