Diners Club to BMO Harris – keeping car rental primary CDW, losing AA transfers
The Rapid Traveler recently received a sheaf of fine print from BMO Harris that it will take over Diners Club effective November 7, 2011. Most recently Citibank held the portfolio. One change and one...
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With no transit counter in sight, try a gate
Miami Airport’s H and J terminals were deserted last night at 10:30 pm, the last Delta flight arriving in H and The Rapid Traveler headed for J. Miami is one of the furstrating airports where most...
View ArticleDon’t leave for South America without your Diner’s Club card – I did
The Rapid Traveler made his list, checked it twice, but when rolling through credit cards for the trip, somehow left out his Diner’s Club card, despite having printed off hard copies of airport lounges...
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Chip and switch (or bait and signature): the Chip and Signature tease
Alan L saved The Rapid Traveler’s bacon before his putting up a long-planned post suggesting the J.P. Morgan Select Visa Signature Card as the current best answer to US travelers’ woes in the chip and...
View ArticleAlways carry the hard copies
Rely exclusively on gadgets at your travel peril. An earlier contribution from Canadian Super Counsel discussed at length the perils of relying on e-boarding passes. It is prudent to always carry hard...
View ArticleDiners Club rolls out chip and pin and drops the points-to-miles fees!
The Rapid Traveler received a letter from BMO dated January 28 containing his pin for the new look US Diners Club card with chip and pin. This is true chip and pin, not the half-measure chip and...
View ArticleReal chip and pin for Americans from Andrews Federal Credit Union
Diners Club under BMO is rolling out chip and pin cards but is not open to new applicants. Some US card issuers are disingenuously issuing chip and signature cards in a lamentable application of...
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Dubai Airport’s private brand club lounges – real meals and cavernous space
Private brand airport club lounges are a series of surprises, some good, some cringe-worthy. The Rapid Traveler has a Diners Club card, a.k.a. Priority Pass Lite. Diners Club’s lounge roster is a...
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São Paulo Diners Club Airport Van – coolest card benefit?
Update: as reported in the comments by Ernesto, this service is discontinued. Ego and utility. The two aspects on which credit card benefits are judged. The Diners Club portfolio is owned by Citi in...
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Existing Diners Club Cards Still Have the 3% Foreign Transaction Fee
News broke on Friday from the Associated Leff that Diners Club is back for consumer applications in the US. Diners Club cards have airline transfer partners with occasional bonues), a decent selection...
View ArticleDiners Club 40% British Airways Avios Transfer Bonus Ends Today, 12/16/16
I happened to check Diners Club Rewards while paying my bill and noticed they are running a 40% transfer bonus to British Airways Avios that… The post Diners Club 40% British Airways Avios Transfer...
View ArticleDiners Club to BMO Harris – keeping car rental primary CDW, losing AA transfers
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View ArticleThe Credit Cards in My Wallet, Travel Wallet, and Drawer [2019]
All the credit cards I have and want. The post The Credit Cards in My Wallet, Travel Wallet, and Drawer [2019] appeared first on Rapid Travel Chai.
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