Cheers
I called and was told that the guy "thins the Diners Club was stopped" before I was hung up on. How long ago did you request the card?
3 weeks ago - card arrived about a week ago. I told them I tried to apply on the web and it was not working (didn't go into specifics) and they just went ahead and did it. I'd try again and get a more clued-up person.
Double points, no foreign currency fees.
Have you had a chance to compare the foreign currency exchange rate? I've seen speculation that it's poorer than the Visa or Mastercard rates?
Tried to find the same answer, without success. Haven't used it on foreign currency myself yet.
I just made my first transaction on it to see what the rate was. xe.com showed AU$127.88 and Citibank charged me AU$126.80. Unsure how I got it cheaper but pretty happy. Best than Revolut which is as good as it gets in Australia for foreign currency, from what I have seen.
Wait for the statement?
To follow up my comment, once the statement has arrived I was charged ~$130 so close to the ~$5 I thought may end up being the case. With this in mind, there is no way the points are worth the rate I ended up paying so I won't use the Diners club in the future as Revolut / Wise are still the best options for me. The addtional ~$5 pretty much works out to ~2% so close but a little lower than the typical credit card international conversion fee, but it's just hidden.
When I requested it, it was either through the website or the app. I did not have to call.
Because I got the same "not eligible" message as above.
