[Idyllchat] cash and credit cards

[Hetzel, Andrea]

We just returned from Germany / Austria in October where we used
Commerce Bank Debit Card and Commerce does not charge any transaction
fee when using their card.

Regards, Andrea

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From: idyllchat-bounces at lists.untours.com
[mailto:idyllchat-bounces at lists.untours.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Edie
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:31 AM
To: idyllchat at untours.com
Subject: [Idyllchat] cash and credit cards

 

I echo all the suggestions to use bank affiliated ATMs in the country
once you arrive to obtain your local currency and to have notified your
bank of your travel plans prior to departure.

 

Also notify your credit card companies so that your cards are not locked
off.

 

Regarding credit cards, we recently returned from a month's trip in
Italy.  This is the first time that we conducted all credit card
business usinig a Capital One Rewards card.  The statements are now
coming in and it is wonderful not to have any currency exchange charges
associated with our purchases.  To my knowledge, except for some credit
unions, Capital One is the only credit card does not add a certain
percentage transaction fee for purchases made in another currency.  We
did take another credit card as a back up, but we never had to use it.

 

We obtained this valuable information from this discussion list!
Grazie!!

 

Patricia Edie

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