About Book 1A

Three miles nerds. One ruthlessly honest concierge.

Book 1A exists because we could not find a service that treated Indian credit card points and airline miles the way we do — as a craft. So we built one. Every card strategy we recommend is carried in our own wallets and tested on our own trips.

What we do

Book 1A is an India-focused credit card rewards concierge run by Book 1A LLP. Members get a card portfolio built around how they actually spend, points-to-miles transfer plans timed to real award availability, and hands-on booking support for award seats and hotel stays.

Around the concierge we publish free tools and research: bank rewards calculators, deep-dive card reviews and transfer guides, and a curated credit card catalogue of the cards we genuinely rate.

The founders

Gajender Yadav seated in an airline business-class cabin
The Delhi Man

Co-founder · Partnerships

Gajender Yadav

Carries
HDFC Infinia · HDFC Bizblack · Axis Magnus Burgundy
Status
Star Alliance Gold · Accor Platinum
Signature redemptions
Fairmont Singapore · Pullman Accordia · Sofitel Nusa Dua, Bali · Taj Bekal
@imyadav31
Saket Reddy
The Long Hauler

Co-founder · Points strategist

Saket Reddy

Carries
Amex Platinum Charge · ICICI Emeralde Private Metal · Axis Magnus Burgundy
Status
First & business-class collector · Accor Diamond
Signature redemptions
Qatar Qsuites · Singapore First · Lufthansa First · Sofitel New York · St Regis New York · Raffles Singapore · Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur
@saketreddy
Darshan Amin at a palace hotel property
The AI Engineer

Co-founder · Engineering

Darshan Amin

Carries
ICICI Emeralde Private Metal · Axis Magnus
Status
Taj Epicure · 12+ countries flown
Signature redemptions
Fairmont Udaipur Palace · Sofitel Dubai The Palm
@darshansamin

How we make money

Our primary business is paid memberships. Some credit card application links and Store 1A partner links also earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Commissions never decide what we recommend — several cards we rate highest pay us nothing. The full detail is in our affiliate disclosure.

Questions, partnerships, or press: hello@book1a.com · or see all contact options.

Editorial standard: we only feature cards and brands at least one founder would put in their own wallet. If a devaluation makes a card a bad deal, we say so — even when it costs us a commission.