tsastor

Sounds very reasonable to me. Only 300 €/month is not much.

sdsearch

Given that it's an average (ie, it's that average amount per month for a full year), yes. It's just to insure that you don't keep the card open solely for a couple of the benefits. (I don't know if the card there comes with collision/theft coverage for rental cars, but the Diners Club USA card does, and there are a number of USA-based FTers who use that card only for rental cars and nothing else, which if they don't rent cars often enough could well be less than that amount that Diners Club Austria requires for lounge access.)

bumblebees

I wonder if they'll make restrictions on the UK issued ones? If they do, I doubt I'd give it up. They offer better Travel insurance than my amex tbh. The rewards program is very poor though.

sokolov

I understand the change. I don't like the details: The rolling 365 days rule is very hard to keep track off. How much have you spent on your card in the last 365 days?

And they should have announced that earlier - and told all their customers. I read it on AustrianAviation.net - but Diners Club hasn't made me aware of it. So it can be a trap for many members and that will upset them.

sokolov

There are no Austrian credit cards on the open market with such rental car benefits. (Not sure about Amex Centurion.) It is totally unheard of.

iamife

Card business in the US is a whole other ball game entirely...

Roger

This surprised me, but I guess it depends on which AmEx you're comparing. I had a look at the new DC website and still find the DC insurance offer disappointing. It's emergency assistance only. No harm with that but hardly comprehensive.

The airport lounge programme for the UK card is also disappointing, especially in the US. Far less comprehensive then the Priority Pass programme included with some UK AmEx cards.

As for the rewards, I see that even the new DC website is offering Swiss International travel miles (at a poor rate) which DC says can be redeemed on a bunch of OneWorld airlines. Perhaps somebody should tell DC that Swiss are now part of Lufthansa, the Star Alliance and Miles and More.

OTOH, if the Swiss International travel miles can really be redeemed on American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and more, I stand to be corrected.

edcba

See http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/10...r-cardholders/

Does anyone know if Diners Club members from other countries (I'm in Australia) no longer get free airport lounge access?

sdsearch

Interesting. The link to Diners Club in the link above says it's £15 per visit. But at the top of the page, my browser tells me I'm looking at the Airport Lounge site for Diners Club UK and Ireland. Well, what's the price for those in Diners Club Ireland??? A conversion from £15 on the ever-fluctuating exchange rate between GBP and Euros???

mia

edcba's report about changes to lounge access with a UK-issued card has been appended to the established thread. I will improve the thread title after I have time to digest the policies.