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U by Emaar Family Credit Card

The U by Emaar Family Credit Card is a retail credit card from EmiratesNBD. It has no annual fee, and needs a minimum salary of AED 5,000 a month.

Annual fee

Free

Joining fee

Free

Min. salary

AED 5,000/mo

Rewards in

Upoints

Material

Plastic

Card highlights

  • Earn 5% back in Upoints at all Emaar outlets, malls, hotels & entertainment; 1% everywhere else
  • BOGO movie tickets at Reel Cinemas plus up to 30% off Emaar Entertainment venues
  • Up to 10% off Emaar Hospitality restaurants & spas, plus exclusive hotel rates with 4pm late checkout

Earn rates

CategoryRate
Retail5%
Dining & food5%
Travel1%
Online shopping1%
International spend1%
Supermarket0.25%
Fuel0.1%
Utilities0.1%
Education0.1%
Transport0.1%
Real estate0.1%

Rewards on this card are capped at AED 833 a month across all categories (about AED 9,996 a year).

Benefits & perks

  • •Buy 1 get 1 free movie tickets at Reel Cinemas (requires AED 5,000/month spend, max 3 free tickets/month)
  • •Up to 30% off entertainment at Emaar Entertainment Group (Dubai Aquarium, KidZania, Dubai Ice Rink and more)
  • •Up to 10% off at Emaar Hospitality restaurants
  • •Up to 10% off spa treatments at Emaar hotels
  • •Member-exclusive room rates and late checkout until 4pm at Emaar hotels
  • •Upoints redeemable instantly at 1,500+ stores across Emaar entities
  • •Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Wallet support

About this card

  • •Reel/cinema buy 1 get 1 (needs AED 5,000 of card spend a month): AED 204
  • •Emaar entertainment, F&B and spa discounts: about AED 300
  • •No lounge access on this card tier
  • •Estimated total lifestyle value: about AED 504

Every card is checked against official bank sources. Last updated September 2026.

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