Comments on: Travel Tip – International Credit Card Fees

By: Alex Berger

Alex Berger — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:09:22 +0000

Thanks Pam! Yep, everything I’ve seen and heard suggests that as long as you can get decent coverage a credit union is the best way to go for avoiding fees while traveling. What Chase charges me is absolutely criminal between the ATM fee and the exchange fees.

By: Pam Rabinowitz

Pam Rabinowitz — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:39:45 +0000

Before our 3 month long trip to Europe last year, I also did a lot of research on this topic.
We happen to belong to a credit union besides two other major banks. Our banks were 3% as you found, but our credit union charged 2% on international ATM/ debit card transactions. So that was our go-to card. It all adds up.
Thanks for sharing so much of your experiences; both in planning and in photos.

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By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:30:00 +0000

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By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:29:00 +0000

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By: traveler

traveler — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:43:00 +0000

.. and the more youre on the move the sooner you will find it is always better to use atms to withdrawal cash and limit the actual times you use a debit card. i left america with 4 different cards; BOA, a CU, and 2 very small locals. The best overall is the smallest bank. only 2 branches, the worst is the other small bank, and BOA and the CU are both good but do not have email contacts. trust me if you find yourself in a foreign country and need an answer have a person you know to contact on email is great. and i think if you play it right you can find someone who actually is interested in your travels and therefore provides you with some respect and quick responses. about 5 months before i left i scouted 10 banks, asking all the same questions. then i chose 4. opened accounts and tested them.

By: traveler

traveler — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:23:00 +0000

if you plan to count pennies when traveling i would recommend you find the smallest back in the city you live. they will provide you more exact information and even allow you communicate directly with them via email while traveling. the larger banks have no reason to provide the personal service. having an account with a large bank and a couple small ones is the best option. even in the smaller bank scenario you can have bad and good. so make sure you open a few accounts months before and test them for personal service and communication.

By: StevenTaylor

StevenTaylor — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:46:04 +0000

Interesting article you have here.Banks have many things that customers don;t know about if they don't ask there for we need to ask everything we need to know about our credit cards and acccounts.

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By: wuttisark

wuttisark — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:26:58 +0000

Thanks for this post