New AY co-branded Diners Club card
Dec 11, 2013, 9:46 am
#196
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 230
Ah! I guessed this day will surely come... folks I know that have this card all will be cancelling it - pointless to keep it in ya wallet from march '14. Lounge access was the selling point and strength for DC, now that it's going to be a charged issue, makes more sense to have an AX card and have freedom to transfer points anywhere. They will be busy cancelling cards from now on...
Final blow to SEB/DC will be if AX introduces 1-2 free access to lounges/yr with for example AX Gold.
Final blow to SEB/DC will be if AX introduces 1-2 free access to lounges/yr with for example AX Gold.
Dec 11, 2013, 10:24 am
#198
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: TKU
Programs: AY Silver. HHonors Gold & the other shiny cards you get with the AX plat
Posts: 100
These are the published ones:
- 2 Club Rewards points per 1 EUR spent
- Extra comprehensive travel insurance
- Concierge Service
- Price protection insurance
- GlobeCard Premium MasterCard without extra fee.
Dec 11, 2013, 12:58 pm
#199
Join Date: May 2012
Location: GVA (HEL)
Programs: AY Plat (OWE)
Posts: 536
I just cancelled our cards. I´m not willing to pay even 19 euros plus yearly fees for crappy lounges. It´s been a while since I´ve used lounges as I mainly travel with kids and they´ve been paying guest all along. Not like I enjoy any lounge with them, let alone pay 19 euros for them too. Who´s going to keep the card? I canno´t think of much use for it now.
Dec 11, 2013, 2:44 pm
#200
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,185
OT-ish, but just to inform all that GEmoneybank is running a 5% cashback *) promotion on all their cards in Sweden, when used for travel and hotel purchases. Limited to 20000 SEK purchases, but still pretty good.
*)
I never really got hooked on cards that generate miles (as miles are far less useful than cash) but I love the cashback ones. My normal card only yields 1% back, so this one I've jumped on
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I never really got hooked on cards that generate miles (as miles are far less useful than cash) but I love the cashback ones. My normal card only yields 1% back, so this one I've jumped on
Dec 11, 2013, 2:50 pm
#201
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,110
If you're into AY+ points for the flights or upgrades, DC is still the best card to accrue them.
Dec 11, 2013, 2:52 pm
#202
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,110
With the yearly transfer promotion I can get about 1,2 Avios/€ on my Amex Gold. On 20k € spending it's 24kAvios vs 100€ cashback. And it is with the assumption that I would spend 20k at S or Stockmann, which would be an order of magnitude off.
Dec 11, 2013, 5:20 pm
#203
Join Date: May 2012
Location: GVA (HEL)
Programs: AY Plat (OWE)
Posts: 536
"Jotta voimme jatkossakin tarjota käyttöösi kattavan loungeverkoston ja varmistaa palvelun korkean laadun, muuttuvat loungekäynnit 1.3.2014 alkaen maksullisiksi. Vierailun hinta on tämän jälkeen 19 euroa/käynti. Lounge-käynnit säilyvät maksuttomina Diners Club Premium-, Finnair Plus Gold Diners Club- ja Finnair Plus Platinum Diners Club -jäsenille."
Dec 11, 2013, 9:43 pm
#204
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,793
Thanks for the narrative, LoungeEnthusiast. I still haven't received a letter from DC. 19 euros for a lounge per pax seems rather steep.
This and last week DCAY sellers were quite present at HEL pushing the card to poor souls who had no idea of the upcoming change.
OT: Anyone know when Lounge 2 (ex Tower etc) will re-open in HEL? I heard they won't renew the contract with PP.
This and last week DCAY sellers were quite present at HEL pushing the card to poor souls who had no idea of the upcoming change.
OT: Anyone know when Lounge 2 (ex Tower etc) will re-open in HEL? I heard they won't renew the contract with PP.
Dec 12, 2013, 12:16 am
#206
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,969
Dec 12, 2013, 12:19 am
#207
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,110
Already over 15 minutes on the DC customer phone waiting - must be quite a lot of cancellations coming in 
After 21 min answer... explained the reasons why - hopefully somewhere they write it up.
After 21 min answer... explained the reasons why - hopefully somewhere they write it up.
Last edited by WilcoRoger; Dec 12, 2013 at 12:43 am Reason: updated waiting time
Dec 12, 2013, 12:20 am
#208
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,110
Dec 12, 2013, 2:11 am
#209
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: KUO
Programs: HH Diam, AY/AX/KQ/IHG/VISA Plat, SK/Bonvoy/Melia/Strawberry Gold, Radisson Prem, PP Prest
Posts: 2,266
Are there any other unpublished benefits of the DC Premium card in Finland?
These are the published ones:
- 2 Club Rewards points per 1 EUR spent
- Extra comprehensive travel insurance
- Concierge Service
- Price protection insurance
- GlobeCard Premium MasterCard without extra fee.
These are the published ones:
- 2 Club Rewards points per 1 EUR spent
- Extra comprehensive travel insurance
- Concierge Service
- Price protection insurance
- GlobeCard Premium MasterCard without extra fee.
OT: Amex Plat will soon not be accepted in the US-Air-AA-lounges. At least in States that is going to take effect soon.
Last edited by TTL; Dec 12, 2013 at 2:11 am Reason: Added OT
Dec 12, 2013, 2:22 am
#210
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,969
I think I may have an exception. Once upon time they used to provide SK Gold card and after that was dropped, I made a complaint and received the AY Club card. There may be also some kind of evaluation on card use, which is quite extensive in my case. Practically use it for all leisure travel.
OT: Amex Plat will soon not be accepted in the US-Air-AA-lounges. At least in States that is going to take effect soon.
OT: Amex Plat will soon not be accepted in the US-Air-AA-lounges. At least in States that is going to take effect soon.