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Balmar Lawrie Air Ticket Bookings counted as Government Spends.

Vineet Kumar

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I had spent about 3.25 Lacs for my travel ticket bookings from Balmer Lawrie's Vacation Exotica portal in my HDFC Diners Club Black Card.

My statement generated yesterday had ZERO reward points. When contacted the customer care informed that charges reflect as incurred for Government Expenses and hence no reward points.

Shocking. Otherwise I would have charged my AmeX for that.
 
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I had spent about 3.25 Lacs for my travel ticket bookings from Balmer Lawrie's Vacation Exotica portal in my HDFC Diners Club Black Card.

My statement generated yesterday had ZERO reward points. When contacted the customer care informed that charges reflect as incurred for Government Expenses and hence no reward points.

Shocking. Otherwise I would have charged my AmeX for that.
Reason is attached image!!!!

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any other credit card which will give reward points or cashback on balmer lawrie?
anyone with info please share
 
In December also, I had booked my family trip tickets and I had got full Rrward Points.

Just missed the changes noticed for DCB also. It is really highly devalued now.
 
In December also, I had booked my family trip tickets and I had got full Rrward Points.

Just missed the changes noticed for DCB also. It is really highly devalued now.
 
I had spent about 3.25 Lacs for my travel ticket bookings from Balmer Lawrie's Vacation Exotica portal in my HDFC Diners Club Black Card.

My statement generated yesterday had ZERO reward points. When contacted the customer care informed that charges reflect as incurred for Government Expenses and hence no reward points.

Shocking. Otherwise I would have charged my AmeX for that.
Yes any undertaking enterprise gateway mcc is treated as govt payments
 
I had spent about 3.25 Lacs for my travel ticket bookings from Balmer Lawrie's Vacation Exotica portal in my HDFC Diners Club Black Card.

My statement generated yesterday had ZERO reward points. When contacted the customer care informed that charges reflect as incurred for Government Expenses and hence no reward points.

Shocking. Otherwise I would have charged my AmeX for that.
CC Company Cannot read vendor names when they track.. It is only on the Merchant Codes MCCs which Balmer Laurie would have been tagged to via Diners / Mastercard / Visa. They may have used their Govt. Authorised Status for somw benefits and would have got tagged as Govt...Almost impossible to change now as they will have to go to the payment partner Visa / MC / Diners and get it changed which they won't do
 
I have booked flights on Balmer Lawrie and know that it reflects as govt expenses.
I had spent about 3.25 Lacs for my travel ticket bookings from Balmer Lawrie's Vacation Exotica portal in my HDFC Diners Club Black Card.

My statement generated yesterday had ZERO reward points. When contacted the customer care informed that charges reflect as incurred for Government Expenses and hence no reward points.

Shocking. Otherwise I would have charged my AmeX for that.
sad thing is they dont accept Amex. Otherwise Plat travel would be the best choice.

Now, today, I want to pay Rs. 4.85L on the balmer lawrie website. I am thinking of using Axis Atlas for payment. I know it wont get me points but is there any way I can mail either Axis or Balmer Lawrie to change the MCC to travel related or should I try filing a complaint on the national consumer helpline?

Government payment is a payment which is collected by GoI or any other State Govt or Statutory body. Balmer Lawrie is not a statutory body and the payment I am making is towards their service.

Please share share your thoughts on the same.
 

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