Independent card analysis

HDFC Bank Diners Club Privilege Credit Card

HDFC Bank · Diners Club · Mid card

Combines a reachable fee waiver, a recurring weekend movie offer and spend-linked domestic and international airport lounge vouchers.

Best suited to

Moviegoers and moderate travellers who can route enough quarterly spend to unlock lounge vouchers.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 13 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹1,000 + GST
Joining fee
₹1,000 + GST
Base reward rate
1%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Dining & delivery
5%
Online shopping
1%
Groceries & essentials
1%
Travel & hotels
1%
Bills & utilities
1%
Beauty & wellness
1%
Entertainment & movies
1%
Education & family
1%
Healthcare & pharmacy
1%
Subscriptions & streaming
1%
Offline store shopping
1%
International spending
1%
Insurance premiums
1%
Other miscellaneous
1%
Gold & jewellery
1%
Fuel & commute
0%
House rent
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
At ₹3,00,000 annual spending
Monthly income requirement
Approx. ₹35,000/month salaried · ₹50,000/month self-employed

Airport lounge access

8 domestic airport lounge visits per year • 4 international airport lounge visits per year

2 domestic airport lounge visits per quarter · SmartBuy voucher

Guest access: Not available

Requires ₹60,000 per Calendar quarter for the following calendar quarter

1 international airport lounge visit per quarter · SmartBuy voucher

Guest access: Not available

Requires ₹60,000 per Calendar quarter for the following calendar quarter

Spend condition: Spend ₹60,000 in the preceding calendar quarter to receive two domestic and one international lounge vouchers.

Movies and entertainment

BookMyShow · Buy one, get one · up to ₹250 · 2 uses/month

Availability: Friday, Saturday and Sunday shows only..

Benefit details

Benefits & conditions

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Rewards and cashback · 4 items
  • Additional Swiggy and Zomato rewards

    Usage-based value

    16 additional points per ₹200 on eligible online Swiggy and Zomato food-delivery orders, capped at 2,500 additional points per calendar month.

    Conditions: 16 additional points per ₹200 on eligible online Swiggy and Zomato food-delivery orders, capped at 2,500 additional points per calendar month.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Base rewards

    Usage-based value

    4 reward points per ₹200 on eligible retail purchases; these base points continue after an accelerated-points cap is reached.

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  • Up to 10X points on eligible SmartBuy purchases; merchant-specific multipliers and caps apply, so the generic maximum is not included in recommendation value

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  • Four reward points per ₹200 on eligible spend and 20 per ₹200 on Swiggy and Zomato

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Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹1,000

    ₹1,000 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹1,000

    ₹1,000 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Fee waiver · 1 item
  • Annual fee waiver

    Usage-based · up to ₹1,000

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹3,00,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹3,00,000 eligible annual spending

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Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • Swiggy One and Times Prime annual memberships

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    Complimentary memberships after the introductory spend target.

    Conditions: Spend ₹75,000 in the first 90 days · Partner activation and validity terms apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Spend milestones · 1 item
  • ₹1,500 quarterly voucher at ₹1.5 lakh

    Recorded value ₹1,500

    Unlocked after ₹1,50,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹1,50,000 per calendar quarter

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Airport lounge access · 2 items
  • Domestic lounge access

    Usage-based value

    2 visits per quarter through SmartBuy voucher. Guest access: not available.

    Conditions: Spend ₹60,000 per calendar quarter

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • International lounge access

    Usage-based value

    1 visit per quarter through SmartBuy voucher. Guest access: not available.

    Conditions: Spend ₹60,000 per calendar quarter

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Movies and entertainment · 1 item
  • BookMyShow movie offer

    Usage-based · up to ₹6,000

    Buy one, get one offer up to ₹250, 2 times per month. Friday, Saturday and Sunday shows only.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Dining · 2 items
  • Extra 10% off participating Dineout bills

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  • Good Food Trail restaurant discounts

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Insurance and protection · 4 items
  • Air-accident cover of USD 125,000

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  • Emergency overseas hospitalization cover of USD 31,250

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  • Baggage-delay cover up to USD 625

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  • Credit-liability cover up to ₹9 lakh

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Memberships · 1 item
  • Swiggy One and Times Prime annual memberships after ₹75,000 spend in the first 90 days

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Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    3.5% foreign-currency markup before applicable tax.

    Conditions: Applies to eligible foreign-currency transactions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

    Shown without a cash value

    Application availability: open. Published minimum monthly income: ₹35,000. Self-employed threshold derives from the published annual ITR above ₹6 lakh.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Other categories (6)

These categories have no detailed entries. We distinguish confirmed absences from information that still needs review.

What stands out

  • ✓ Four reward points per ₹200 on eligible spend and 20 per ₹200 on Swiggy and Zomato
  • ✓ ₹1,500 voucher each quarter after ₹1.5 lakh of quarterly spend
  • ✓ Two domestic and one international lounge vouchers per quarter after ₹60,000 preceding-quarter spend
  • ✓ Weekend BookMyShow buy-one-get-one up to ₹250 twice monthly

What to watch

The movie benefit applies only to weekend shows. From July 2026 lounge vouchers require ₹60,000 in the preceding quarter, and Diners Club acceptance can be narrower than Visa or Mastercard.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Rent · Wallet load · Cash withdrawal · Emi

How GainFair evaluates this card

The personal card advisor applies your monthly spending to category rates, limits rewards at the applicable caps, adds eligible movie, milestone and lounge value, and subtracts annual fees plus foreign-currency markup and GST. It can recommend keeping your current cards when a new card does not create enough incremental value.

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Terms tracker

Card change history

Material changes verified against dated issuer notices. Effective dates can differ from announcement dates.

  1. Mixed impact

    Lounge access moved to quarterly vouchers

    HDFC Bank introduced the current spend-linked domestic and international lounge voucher package.

    Before
    The prior Diners Club Privilege lounge programme applied.
    After
    ₹60,000 preceding-quarter eligible spend unlocks two domestic and one international voucher in the next quarter.

Issuer sources

Open the sources used for this card's product details, rewards, fees and eligibility.

Sources checked 13 Sept 2026 · Latest recorded change effective 1 Jul 2026