Your Reward Black account, packed with benefits

 
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A £36 monthly fee applies to this account.

Time to explore your benefits

Read about each of your benefits, make a claim and view your usage history.

Premier Black app

Access your travel and entertainment benefits in the palm of your hand. 

What you'll need to use our Black account app:

  • your Black account number and sort code; and
  • your personal details – full name and date of birth.

If you’ve just opened your account, we recommend waiting at least 24 hours before signing up.

App available to customers registered with Membership Services. Available on iOS 11 and Android 6.0 (and above).

Your Premier Reward Black account includes benefits worth up to £1,696 a year

Premier Reward Black benefit

Annual value

£421

£217

£379

£220

£339

£120

Total annual benefit value

£1,696

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All values estimated over a one-year period, excluding any promotions and account fees. Values calculated February 2025.

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Worldwide travel insurance
Airport lounge access
No foreign transaction fee
Mobile phone insurance
European & UK car breakdown cover
Home emergency service
24/7 Black concierge service
Black ticket service
Cinema discount
Rewards
Worldwide travel insurance

Underwritten by AWP P&C SA and administered by Allianz Assistance, the closest equivalent cover costs an average £220 for family cover.

Prices include Insurance Premium Tax. Market comparison conducted 12th February 2025. Family price based on Worldwide cover for two adults aged 40 years old and two children aged 13 years old with no pre-existing medical conditions.

What is and isn't included

Additional cover for over 70s or pre-existing medical conditions

How to make a claim

No foreign transaction fee
No foreign transaction fee

Use your debit card for purchases anywhere in the world without the worry of incurring extra charges or carrying around lots of cash.

No foreign transaction fee when you make a payment using your Premier Reward Black debit card outside the UK, or on any payment in a foreign currency.

What is a non-sterling transaction fee?

Key exclusions

No foreign transaction fee
Worldwide airport lounge access

Your account comes with DragonPass Premier+ membership, giving you unlimited access to over 1,100 international airport lounges, including over 40 in the UK.

You can also take advantage of security Fast Track through the DragonPass Premier+ app at over 190 lanes, in over 90 airports across 29 countries.

Fees apply, and vary by location. If bought direct, DragonPass costs £379 a year (benefits and prices can vary).

What is and isn't included

Getting started

European & UK car breakdown cover
European & UK car breakdown cover

When a roadside fix isn’t an option, the AA can help get you back on your way. Similar cover costs an average of £217 a year.

This is the starting price for cover for an individual person for UK and European roadside assistance, national recovery, onward travel and assistance at home. Individual circumstances and prices will vary.

What is and isn't included?

Broken down and need assistance?

Mobile phone insurance
Mobile phone insurance

Cover against loss, theft or damage to your mobile phone. Policy underwritten by Aviva Insurance Limited. Similar cover for an iPhone 14 Pro Max or a Samsung S23 Ultra with Vodafone Insurance costs £220 a year (per account holder).

No two mobile insurance policies are identical. We checked the Vodafone Insurance website on 18th February 2025.

What is and isn't included

How to make a claim

Home emergency service
Home emergency service

Emergency cover for your home, day or night. Underwritten by U K Insurance Limited, their closest equivalent cover costs on average £60 a year, when purchased as an addition to a home insurance policy.

What is and isn't covered?

Who should I call in an emergency?

Black account concierge service
Black account concierge service

Want tickets for an in-demand music or sporting event, a table at a popular restaurant, or assistance with booking your next holiday?

The equivalent value of engaging the concierge service once every other month for a variety of requests is, on average, £180 a year.

What's included

Black account ticket service
Black account ticket service

Your Reward Black account gives you access to live entertainment at reduced prices. Choose from theatre shows, musicals, operas and sporting events throughout the UK and Ireland.

For example, three tickets to see Miss Saigon at The Edinburgh Playhouse (Stalls Row DD) on a Friday evening in October 2025, would give you £53 cashback.

What's included

Cinema discount
Cinema discount

Enjoy savings on cinema tickets at over 250 cinemas nationwide.

Three peak bookings (Friday to Sunday) three times a year at an ODEON cinema for two adults and one child, including booking fees, could save up to £45 a year.

Saving is based on visiting a standard Dunfermline ODEON cinema and redeeming eCodes on the cinema’s website. Values calculated in February 2025.

What's included

Rewards
Rewards

Your everyday habits can earn Rewards.

Earn up to £120 per year in Rewards from your everyday banking, plus even more when you spend using your Royal Bank debit card with our partners.

What are Rewards?

How do I earn and use Rewards?

Where can I view and manage my Rewards?

Important information
Important information

Important documents

Change your bank account
Change your bank account

Want to change your account?

To change your existing account type or switch into your existing account, click back to your mobile app home screen and select the relevant account. Here you will find options for changing and switching.

Switch to Royal Bank

To switch a current account held elsewhere to your existing account using the Current Account Switch Service, click back to your mobile app home screen and tap the relevant account. Here you will find options for switching.

Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions

Do I need to let Royal Bank know that I am travelling?

How can I get a copy of my Travel Insurance Policy?

Where can I find full information on my benefits?

Have an existing Travel Service booking?

How do I make a travel insurance claim?

How do I make a phone insurance claim?

My car has broken down and I need assistance?

I exchanged my Rewards, but I've not received my eGift card/code?