HDFC Diners Club Credit Card (ex Jet Airways cobrand)
Mar 30, 2018, 2:36 am
#196
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Goa, India
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Posts: 1,293
Apr 2, 2018, 4:18 am
#198
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
I'll be traveling to Europe in a couple of months so any feedback on improvements on Diners acceptance after changing the settings would be appreciated. But I have my doubts because of the generally poor acceptance there. I've never touched any settings on the portal.
Interestingly enough MC/Visa acceptance in US was 9.5mil while Discover was 9.3 mil and Amex 6.9mil (2014 figures). So it looks like Diners would work very well in the US, India (HDFC), China (UnionPay), Japan (JCB) etc.
Of course we don't know if they will extend the 10x on international spends - they haven't done it as yet!
Interestingly enough MC/Visa acceptance in US was 9.5mil while Discover was 9.3 mil and Amex 6.9mil (2014 figures). So it looks like Diners would work very well in the US, India (HDFC), China (UnionPay), Japan (JCB) etc.
Of course we don't know if they will extend the 10x on international spends - they haven't done it as yet!
Apr 2, 2018, 9:00 am
#199
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Gold, AA Platinum, SQ Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,582
I'll be traveling to Europe in a couple of months so any feedback on improvements on Diners acceptance after changing the settings would be appreciated. But I have my doubts because of the generally poor acceptance there. I've never touched any settings on the portal.
Interestingly enough MC/Visa acceptance in US was 9.5mil while Discover was 9.3 mil and Amex 6.9mil (2014 figures). So it looks like Diners would work very well in the US, India (HDFC), China (UnionPay), Japan (JCB) etc.
Of course we don't know if they will extend the 10x on international spends - they haven't done it as yet!
Interestingly enough MC/Visa acceptance in US was 9.5mil while Discover was 9.3 mil and Amex 6.9mil (2014 figures). So it looks like Diners would work very well in the US, India (HDFC), China (UnionPay), Japan (JCB) etc.
Of course we don't know if they will extend the 10x on international spends - they haven't done it as yet!
May 3, 2018, 1:13 pm
#201
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
Diners has extended there 10X reward points again. And this time it’s longer than 1 month!
- Smartbuy til 30 Sept ‘18
- Partners till 30 Jun ‘18. They’ve dropped Dominos and add Treebo hotel. I’m not sure how excited people will be with that change.
- International spends till 30th Jun ‘18
I didn’t see anything else change in the program so all is well with the world again.
- Smartbuy til 30 Sept ‘18
- Partners till 30 Jun ‘18. They’ve dropped Dominos and add Treebo hotel. I’m not sure how excited people will be with that change.
- International spends till 30th Jun ‘18
I didn’t see anything else change in the program so all is well with the world again.
May 5, 2018, 7:51 am
#202
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Gold, AA Platinum, SQ Gold, Marriott Titanium
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I had no use for Dominos (& I guess it can also be ordered on swiggy). I don't have much use for treebo as such but sometimes our vacations take us to cities (like Gangtok) without any big chain hotels so I guess i may be able to use it without eating into smart buy which I can max out each mon
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May 5, 2018, 10:05 am
#203
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: around the bend
Posts: 399
I remember reading somewhere -- but can't recall exactly where, and so can't check again -- that the 10,000 points 10x points eligibility (for Diners Black) on foreign currency transactions is calculated on a calendar month basis (and not statement month). Does anyone here know if that's right?
May 5, 2018, 1:31 pm
#204
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
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I had no use for Dominos (& I guess it can also be ordered on swiggy). I don't have much use for treebo as such but sometimes our vacations take us to cities (like Gangtok) without any big chain hotels so I guess i may be able to use it without eating into smart buy which I can max out each mon
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May 5, 2018, 1:35 pm
#205
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
I remember reading somewhere -- but can't recall exactly where, and so can't check again -- that the 10,000 points 10x points eligibility (for Diners Black) on foreign currency transactions is calculated on a calendar month basis (and not statement month). Does anyone here know if that's right?
https://www.hdfcbankdinersclub.com/a...tional_TnC.pdf
May 29, 2018, 12:10 pm
#206
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 18
Diners has extended there 10X reward points again. And this time it’s longer than 1 month!
- Smartbuy til 30 Sept ‘18
- Partners till 30 Jun ‘18. They’ve dropped Dominos and add Treebo hotel. I’m not sure how excited people will be with that change.
- International spends till 30th Jun ‘18
I didn’t see anything else change in the program so all is well with the world again.
- Smartbuy til 30 Sept ‘18
- Partners till 30 Jun ‘18. They’ve dropped Dominos and add Treebo hotel. I’m not sure how excited people will be with that change.
- International spends till 30th Jun ‘18
I didn’t see anything else change in the program so all is well with the world again.
Is it better to redeem via points or use it as a voucher on Cleartrip? I have 70K points and I can fly business class to singapore for 35K Kris Flyer points which is much better value than redeeming it for a flight via cleartrip voucher
May 29, 2018, 2:43 pm
#207
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
Anyone transferred HDFC diners black points to Kris Flyer and hen redeemed it?
Is it better to redeem via points or use it as a voucher on Cleartrip? I have 70K points and I can fly business class to singapore for 35K Kris Flyer points which is much better value than redeeming it for a flight via cleartrip voucher
Is it better to redeem via points or use it as a voucher on Cleartrip? I have 70K points and I can fly business class to singapore for 35K Kris Flyer points which is much better value than redeeming it for a flight via cleartrip voucher
2. Depends. Usually for J redeeming through KrisFlyer is a better option. I'm sure the cost of a J to SIN from India is much more than Rs. 35,000. However keep in mind that you earn KF miles through the voucher bookings. So that's like a cashback that you need to take into account.
3. Finally where do you see Cleartrip in all of this? I booked a flight by generating a voucher today. While the concierge issued the ticket because the website was having issues... but I didn't see Cleartrip branding in anything - it was HDFC Diners all the way through.
Last edited by PiperAtGatesofDawn; May 29, 2018 at 2:55 pm
May 29, 2018, 8:00 pm
#208
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 18
I thought the ticket partner in the backend was Cleartrip? I may be wrong. I remember reading it somewhere on a forum and assumed it was correct and I havent actually verified it myself.
Are there any restrictions for the KrisFlyer redemptions? Since I have not flown the airline even once and will create the account just for redemptions now, will there be any restrictions on redemptions? I faced issues with AI redemptions and they said I needed to take minimum 5 flights before I can redeem for family etc
Are there any restrictions for the KrisFlyer redemptions? Since I have not flown the airline even once and will create the account just for redemptions now, will there be any restrictions on redemptions? I faced issues with AI redemptions and they said I needed to take minimum 5 flights before I can redeem for family etc
May 29, 2018, 11:28 pm
#210
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: around the bend
Posts: 399
Are there any restrictions for the KrisFlyer redemptions? Since I have not flown the airline even once and will create the account just for redemptions now, will there be any restrictions on redemptions? I faced issues with AI redemptions and they said I needed to take minimum 5 flights before I can redeem for family etc