HDFC Diners Club Credit Card (ex Jet Airways cobrand)
#241
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: around the bend
Posts: 399
Naive question possibly: does anyone know if you can pay in USD or another non-INR currency when booking on Airbnb from India? It's been about four years since I've used the site and I don't remember. Is it as straightforward as changing the currency in a dropdown or do you have to use a VPN etc? And if so, does it accept HDFC Diners cards? Thanks.
#242
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
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#243
Join Date: Jul 2017
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A few good tips on maximizing the international spends above:
I end up traveling abroad about 9-10 times a year so I usually exhaust my international spends on hotels every month. Still there are those 1-2 months in the year where I need to be creative. So other ideas would be greatly welcome.
- Funding your Amazon Pay (US/other international)
- Buying SPG points @ Rs. ~1/point
- Using foreign OTA for travel bookings (if you've exhausted your Smartbuy limit)
I end up traveling abroad about 9-10 times a year so I usually exhaust my international spends on hotels every month. Still there are those 1-2 months in the year where I need to be creative. So other ideas would be greatly welcome.
#244
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
Naive question possibly: does anyone know if you can pay in USD or another non-INR currency when booking on Airbnb from India? It's been about four years since I've used the site and I don't remember. Is it as straightforward as changing the currency in a dropdown or do you have to use a VPN etc? And if so, does it accept HDFC Diners cards? Thanks.
#245
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Gold, AA Platinum, SQ Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,582
A few good tips on maximizing the international spends above:
I end up traveling abroad about 9-10 times a year so I usually exhaust my international spends on hotels every month. Still there are those 1-2 months in the year where I need to be creative. So other ideas would be greatly welcome.
- Funding your Amazon Pay (US/other international)
- Buying SPG points @ Rs. ~1/point
- Using foreign OTA for travel bookings (if you've exhausted your Smartbuy limit)
I end up traveling abroad about 9-10 times a year so I usually exhaust my international spends on hotels every month. Still there are those 1-2 months in the year where I need to be creative. So other ideas would be greatly welcome.
#246
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
#247
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Gold, AA Platinum, SQ Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,582
#248
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
Any suggestions on how to make this work?
#249
Join Date: Jul 2017
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A question on the Prime Day sale happening today.
I’m buying 2 items for 30k & 40k. If I buy them together I get a discount of 7k with my Diners card. I’m trying to see how I can maximize my returns and get the 33% + 10%. Now I can buy only 1 item at a time through Smartbuy. So if click on the “Buy now” in Smartbuy and it takes me to the Amazon page where I buy 2 items. Would I get 33% back on both the items or just the one I clicked on in Smartbuy?
The 10% offer is pretty good but I don’t want to jeopardize my 33% for that. So my question is - what happens when we go through Smartbuy and buy more than 1 item at Amazon or any other retailer. Do we get 33% on the whole amount or just for the item we selected on Smartbuy?
I’m buying 2 items for 30k & 40k. If I buy them together I get a discount of 7k with my Diners card. I’m trying to see how I can maximize my returns and get the 33% + 10%. Now I can buy only 1 item at a time through Smartbuy. So if click on the “Buy now” in Smartbuy and it takes me to the Amazon page where I buy 2 items. Would I get 33% back on both the items or just the one I clicked on in Smartbuy?
The 10% offer is pretty good but I don’t want to jeopardize my 33% for that. So my question is - what happens when we go through Smartbuy and buy more than 1 item at Amazon or any other retailer. Do we get 33% on the whole amount or just for the item we selected on Smartbuy?
#250
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: around the bend
Posts: 399
I would assume you'd only get the 10x points on the item you clicked through on Smartbuy, but given it's HDFC, anything could happen - you might get 10x for both or neither. Be prepared for any outcome.
#251
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: KrisFlyer Gold, Marriott & SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, ShangriLa Jade, Enterprise Plat, Taj Gold
Posts: 3,340
I missed asking what would happen if I bought multiple items.
#254
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Goa, India
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10x extended until 31st Dec 18. Everything essentially remains the same except Swiggy has been swapped with SOTC (Which is actually great because you now have an OTA in each section), however international spends are limited to POS only.
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