Europe trip- should I get a no Foreign Transaction fee card?
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BoA has a travel card that doesn't have foreign transaction fee nor annual fee.
Europe trip- should I get a no Foreign Transaction fee card?
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It is correct depending on location, not only do many smaller areas of Germany not accept US credit cards, the banks will not convert large US bills due to a recent increase in counterfeit $100s. My...
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Off the top of my head, w/ no foreign transaction fees:
Chase Sapphire Pref (Good bonus, cool card, live CSR picks up the phone)
Chase BA Visa (Good sign up bonus if you use the trick thats...
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fees
http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Credit/Debit/ATM_Cards_and_Foreign_Exchange
Europe trip- should I get a no Foreign Transaction fee card?
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I don't think it's worth it for 8 days. But Schwab was good to me when I was in Japan for 2 years as well.
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I did a round the world trip in March/April and I found that the Chase Sapphire was a great card with no foreign transactions fees. No problems using it. MAKE SURE YOU CALL YOUR CARD COMPANY AND TELL...
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Thanks all. I decided to apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. It has no forex fees, and 40,000 bonus points for signing up. Also no annual fee for year one. It didn't have the chip in it,...
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I suggest getting an online checking account with Charles Schwab or Fidelity. Both refund all ATM fees that you incur at any ATM (even abroad). Fidelity charges you a 1% conversion fee that Visa...
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How does the capitalone venture rewards stack up for this? (cash rewards)
It offers 50% cash back bonus every year, 1% cash back on purchases, plus earn a one-time $100 bonus (after spending $500 in...
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If you will be spending a lot overseas then it would be in your best interest to get one (forex fees are a bitch). Be sure to get a visa or mastercard since they are the most accepted.
With that...
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This is true. I used my Schwab Visa exclusively while I was in Japan, only falling back to my Citi card when needed. Which was rare (only once or twice).
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What jibberish is this? It helps to have cash for small purchases but to say that they are cash only is more than completely wrong...
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We are headed to London & Paris for 8 nights in September. None of my current credit cards have a "no foreign transaction fee" benefit. Is it worth applying for a card just for this trip? We are...
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Well...we used 550k miles and $3k cash. We flew first class for the longest legs of the trip (SFO to HKG, ATH to DFW) and a business class flight from Africa to Spain through London. The rest were...
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Southwest Visa Signature will no longer have foreign transaction fees starting August 1st. You may want to look at that since the annual fee is offset by points equaling the fee.
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How much was the airline ticket for around the world trip?
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obvious choice: venture
no FTF + 2% back + sign-up bonus + no annual fee the 1st yr.
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citi bank charges 5 per cent using debt card as does chase,go nto the bank and they wll not tell you
it starts with their 3 percent fee then using other atm fee then 1 percent hidden fee
it...
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I was just there 3 weeks ago for 2 months.... it is completely true that many places don't accept cards
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no. I just got back from a 40 day trip to Europe (germany france switzerland austria engalnd) and many places are cash only. just use a debit card at an atm. you'll get the fee or a flat rate...
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Both have been mentioned, but my combo is:
Schwab checking with ATM card for cash. (No fees whatsoever and refunds operator ATM fees)
Cap One Venture for everywhere that takes a card. (No fees...
