Diners Club is
reminding travellers planning overseas travel this summer to
alert their card companies of their plans.
Unexpected overseas purchases
on cards and sudden changes in spend patterns may indicate
fraudulent use of the card and prompt card companies to check
that everything is OK, says charge card Diners Club.
Diners Club’s General
Manager Marketing, James Atkins said that while travellers
cheques, local currency for the taxi trip to the hotel on
arrival and cards in the wallet or purse were on the travel
money check list, advising card companies was often
overlooked.
Cards are more secure than
cash, provide a record of all spending and can be used for ATM
cash withdrawals, so they are an important part of travel
expense management, said Mr Atkins.
“Contacting card companies
should be part of overseas travel preparations,” he said.
“It works for the cardholder, and for the card companies.”
“We can also notify
cardholders about their account and its due date, so they can
make necessary arrangements for payment while they are
away.”
(Charge cards require full
payment of monthly statements.)
Even so, Diners Club members
can check their account details from overseas by calling
Diners Club reverse charge 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Mr Atkins said a common
inquiry on overseas travel was whether overseas purchases on
Diners Club card earned Diners Club Rewards points.
All transactions made on
Diners Club earn Members 1 Diners Club Rewards point for every
$1 spent. This includes purchases made overseas and cash
advances (Diners Club members can use their card for ATM cash
withdrawals at over 900,000 ATMs around the world.)
For lost cards, members can
call Diners Club reverse charge 24 hours a day 7 days a week
to cancel it. A replacement card can then be delivered to
members anywhere in the world within 24 hours.
