What constitutes a international purchase

[Airbumps]

Hey guys,

I'm looking at getting the Select card and note that it offers 4 points per dollar spent on overseas purchases. What constitutes an overseas purchase? Does it just need to be a purchase made in a foreign currency? What would happen if I saw booked a hotel in USD instead of AUD? Does that make it an international purchase?

Any advice appreciated!
Cheers,

 

[oz_mark]

I'm looking at getting the Select card and note that it offers 4 points per dollar spent on overseas purchases. What constitutes an overseas purchase? Does it just need to be a purchase made in a foreign currency? What would happen if I saw booked a hotel in USD instead of AUD? Does that make it an international purchase?

It means the merchant is registered as being in a country other then Australia.

 

[cove]

Well kaelo you actually do not get great visibility of points earn like you do with American Express and some others.
Select in the non Qantas points card runs 5 Citi reward points that I convert to Kris points at 0.666 rate but they have the opportunity to charge you 3.3% in a transaction fee (if they remember). So basically you should get 3.33 points net for 3.3 cents cost.
If you go Australian Expedia for a hotel it works out pretty well so I don't always use Select for booking hotels.
It is probably based on foreign currency but try 3 calls to Citi and you could get 3 answers.
I have stopped calling and I am a very happy camper using Select and Kris.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Well kaelo you actually do not get great visibility of points earn like you do with American Express and some others.

Correct cove but might I add that my Citigold RO has advised this facility will be available later this year - long overdue too.

 

[cove]

That would be a really good advance for Citi as sometimes I have wondered if they used a dartboard. It is hard to reconcile but it is never miles out when I have checked.