HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Metal Credit Card

Card Details

HDFC Diners Club Black Metal Credit Card
Issuer
HDFC Bank
Card type
Premium
Joining fee
₹10,000 + GST
Annual fee
₹10,000 + GST
Rewards currency
Reward Points

Highlights

  • 5 reward points per ₹150 on regular spends with up to 10× points on SmartBuy purchases.
  • Complimentary memberships (Club Marriott, Times Prime, Amazon Prime, MakeMyTrip Black, Swiggy One and Forbes) on spending ₹1.5 lakh within 90 days or upon fee realisation.
  • Unlimited domestic and international lounge access for primary and add‑on cardholders.
  • 2 % foreign currency markup and six complimentary golf games per quarter.

Welcome, annual & renewal benefits

Diners Club Black Metal unlocks lifestyle memberships and a joining voucher when you meet the initial spend requirement.

BenefitDetails
Welcome membershipsSwiggy One, Amazon Prime and Club Marriot after ₹1,50,000 spend in 90 days of card issuance
Annual fee₹10,00 + GST (charged yearly)
Renewal fee waiver₹8,00,000 in a membership year

Eligibility

  • Monthly Income greater than ₹2,50,000

Reward earning

Build a healthy Reward Points balance on every purchase and supercharge partner merchant spends.

Spend typeEarn rateReward Rate
Regular spends5 RP / ₹1503.3%
Smartbuy Flights25 RP / ₹15016.6%
Smartbuy Hotels50 RP / ₹15033.2%
Smartbuy Gyftr15 RP / ₹15010%
  • 3X points partner on SmartBuy - Myntra, MakeMyTrip Holiday, Redbus and others
  • 10X points partner on SmartBuy - PharmEasy, Jockey and more
  • A maximum of 10,000 accelerated RPs can be earned in 1 day or 1 month
  • Exclusions - fuel, wallet, rent and tax payments.

Redemption options

Redeem via HDFC SmartBuy for maximum value or move points to airline partners when conversions align with your itinerary.

  • Airline partners convert at up to 1 RP : 1 air mile.
  • You can cover up to 70% of a booking's value with Reward Points.
ChannelValue
SmartBuy exclusive catalog1 RP = ₹0.65
SmartBuy flights & hotels1 RP = ₹1 (up to 75,000 RP/month)
Products & vouchersUp to ₹0.5 per RP
Statement credit₹0.30 per RP (cap 50,000 RP/month)

Milestone bonuses

Get 10000 bonus Reward Points on Rs 4 Lakh spend in a calendar quarter.

Lounge & travel comforts

  • Unlimited Domestic and International Lounge Access.

Review

Some consider Diners Club Metal at par with Infinia. Yes Reward rate on voucher is lower but you get 10,000 bonus RPs on spending 4,00,000 a quarter.

  • Very good base reward rate of 3.3%.
  • SmartBuy offers very good return specifically for Flights and Hotels.

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