Some of the merchants I shop with online have an Australian website and charge in AUD, yet are considered overseas transactions by credit card companies because the merchants are actually located outside Australia. An example of this is Strawberrynet where I purchase something off the Aussie website in AUD (and the item gets shipped to me from somewhere in Sydney) and my card is charged in AUD but still I incur a transaction fee as the merchant is located in Hong Kong.
I've always put these transactions on my Westpac Altitude Black card which earns 1.5 Points/$ and used for most local spend. But if I used my Citibank Signature instead, would I end up earning at the 4 Citibank Reward Points (or 2.6 airline points) for $1 spent internationally or would it still be considered a domestic purchase for the purpose of earning Citibank Reward Points (1.5 Citi points / $ or 1 airline point)?
I've always put these transactions on my Westpac Altitude Black card which earns 1.5 Points/$ and used for most local spend. But if I used my Citibank Signature instead, would I end up earning at the 4 Citibank Reward Points (or 2.6 airline points) for $1 spent internationally or would it still be considered a domestic purchase for the purpose of earning Citibank Reward Points (1.5 Citi points / $ or 1 airline point)?