Independent UAE points & miles publication
Fly further.
Pay less.
UAE-resident guides to the card combinations, salary-transfer bonuses and miles redemptions that stretch a Dubai paycheque further — AED-first, dated and sourced.
97 cards 15 banks Every figure dated & sourced No paid placements
Start here
Choose your starting point.
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New to UAE rewards
Start with UAE banking, your first card and how points work here.
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Choose a credit card
Build a shortlist around what you spend, fees and eligibility.
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Check salary offers
Compare bank offers, when they pay and what can trigger a clawback.
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Use your points
See which bank and hotel points transfer to airline miles.
Cards we rate
97 cards. Three to start.
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- Annual fee
- AED 1,575 year 2+
- Min salary
- AED 30,000 /mo
- FX fee
- 1.99% issuer FX charges including VAT; scheme charges may also apply
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- Annual fee
- AED 2,625
- Min salary
- AED 30,000 /mo
- FX fee
- Up to 2.74% issuer FX charges including VAT; scheme charges may also apply
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- Annual fee
- AED 313.95 year 2+
- Min salary
- Pending
- FX fee
- 2.10% issuer processing fee including VAT; scheme charges may also apply
Live now
What's on offer right now.
Checked against each bank's published terms. Offers change without notice — verify before applying.
Salary transfer
Tracker →- Dubai Islamic Bank Up to AED 3,000 cash · AED 5,000+ salary · Sharia-compliant Verified 13 Oct 2026 · check deadline with bank
- Emirates Islamic Up to AED 11,000 cash · AED 5,000+ salary · Sharia-compliant Verified 15 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar
- Emirates NBD Up to AED 2,000 cash · AED 15,000+ salary Verified 13 Oct 2026 · ends 24 Dec
- First Abu Dhabi Bank Up to AED 9,000 cash · AED 5,000+ salary Verified 13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Dec
Deals
All deals →- Emirates Islamic Careem DineOut — AED 40 off a weekend bill of AED 200+ with an Emirates Islamic Visa card, to 29 November Ends 29 Nov
- Emirates Islamic Carrefour online — up to AED 50 off every weekend with an Emirates Islamic Visa card, to 29 November Ends 29 Nov · Code EI50
- HSBC Zomato Gold — 12 months of dining membership free with any HSBC card, register by 29 November Ends 29 Nov · Code HSBCGOLD
- Dubai Islamic Bank Mann Marzi Restaurant — 15% off the bill with a DIB Covered Card or Johara Debit Card, to 30 November Ends 30 Nov
From the news desk
Latest news.
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Emirates Premium Economy to Europe: check both legs before booking
Paris is now in Emirates’ Premium Economy network, but a city on the list tells you less than the cabin shown on your actual flight.
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Standard Chartered’s UAE cashback offer is by invitation
Standard Chartered UAE’s year-end cashback campaign is for selected cardholders contacted by text. Check the card, spending and payout rules.
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Emirates Skywards to pause My Family pooling in January
Emirates will pause My Family miles pooling in January 2027. Check your pooled balance, upcoming redemptions and what happens to unused miles.
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flydubai brings back Riga, Salzburg and Vilnius in December
flydubai plans December flights from Dubai to Riga, Salzburg and Vilnius. Check the departure days and baggage rules before picking a fare.
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Qatar's November Privilege Deals: 25% off Avios to Colombo, Kathmandu, Manila and more — book by 14 November
Qatar Airways' November Privilege Deals cut 25% off Avios award prices on Business Class to Colombo, Kathmandu, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, among others. Book by 14 November 2026, travel by 31 December.
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Cash or Miles? Compare three Emirates prices, not two
Cash+Miles and Classic Rewards are different ways to use Skywards Miles. A clearly hypothetical example shows how to compare both with a cash fare.
Evergreen reading
Useful guides.
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Cashback credit cards: a 2026 guide for UAE residents
Compare UAE cashback cards by eligible purchases, spending conditions, caps and fees. Build a shortlist around the spending you already make.
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Dining credit cards: a 2026 guide for UAE residents
Compare UAE dining cards by restaurants, delivery platforms, qualifying spend and caps. Check which purchases earn rewards before choosing.
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Entry-level credit cards: a 2026 guide for UAE residents
Compare UAE starter cards by fees, salary and alternative eligibility routes. Check repayment costs and reward restrictions before applying.
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Pick a goal and the cards are ranked for it — straight from the sourced card database, with pending terms identified.
Directory
Everything on DubaiPoints.
- 97 cards
Credit-card reviews
Cashback, miles and Islamic cards compared on fees, earn rates and eligibility.
- 15 banks
Bank guides
Every covered UAE issuer — fees, eligibility and card line-ups.
- 5 programmes
Miles & loyalty
Skywards, Etihad Guest, Qatar and the other airline programmes — tiers, partners and sweet spots.
- 6 live offers
Salary-transfer tracker
Band-by-band cash and rate offers across UAE banks, every entry dated.
- 40 live
Lifestyle deals
Time-bound UAE dining, retail and travel offers — dated, sourced, archived when they end.
- 31 guides
Guides
The expat starter series, eligibility, AECB credit, transfer ratios and the groundwork.
How we work
Every figure dated, sourced and in dirhams.
- cards checked against issuer documents
- 97
- UAE banks covered
- 15
- first, on every price we print
- AED
- paid placements
- 0
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