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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 10:01 am
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Shinigami
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
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Swiss Diners Club now also a MasterCard in the US/Canada

Did a search, but haven't found any hits regarding this...

I've had the BA Diners Club card since the beginning of the year, but a week ago I received a new one with the following letter:

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Zurich. 8th of October 2008

Your new British Airways Diners Club Card

Dear Mr Shinigami

We are delighted to enclose your new British Airways Diners Club Card with the MasterCard Logo on the back side. It will be valid immediately and it is accepted at all MasterCard merchants in the USA and Canada.

We kindly ask you to cut your old card through and return it to us in the prepaid envelope (funnily enough, no prepaid envelope was attached). For security reasons, please sign this card immediately using a permanent felt-tip or ball-point pen.

Loss of your Diners Club Card:Please contact us immediately on +41 (0)58 750 81 81 (24h) in case of loss or theft of your Diners Club Card. We normally provide you with a replacement card within 48 hours - anywhere in the world. And this serice is, of course, free of charge.

Rewards program:For each Swiss franc spent you are given 1 BA Mile. The miles balance is each month transferred to your British Airways Executive Club account. Use your BA Miles for upgrades, free flights and other attractive possibilities. Inform yourself on www.ba.com.

Fort further information concerning Diners Club services such as free Airport- and Business-Lounge access, insurance, reductions on hotel reservations and car rentals or on our attractive Rewards Program, please check our website www.dinersclub.ch or contact our customer service at +41 (0)58 750 80 08.

We sincerely thank you for your loyalty and your confidence in Diners Club and wish you enjoyable and unforgettable shopping experiences with your new British Airwys Diners Club Card.

Yours sincerely,

<names witheld>

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Dunno if this is of interest to anyone, but seeing how Diners Club cards are not accepted as often as Amex/Visa or MasterCard, this could be useful for some of us who like the fact that we get a mile per chf spent.
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