Go Back  Airline Pilot Central Forums > Pilot Lounge > Money Talk
Which credit card should I use??? >

Which credit card should I use???

Notices
Money Talk Your hard-earned money

Which credit card should I use???

Old 02-20-2009, 03:33 PM
  #1  
Gets Weekends Off
Thread Starter
 
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,333
Question Which credit card should I use???

FDX, UPS and other international vagabonds…

Which credit cards do y’all use nowadays when overseas?

I noticed most credit cards are imposing new or additional fees on international transactions. Discover just sent me an email saying they’ll now impose a 2% "foreign transaction fee" on all purchases made in currencies other than the US dollar. My Bank of America Visa card has also increased their fees for each foreign currency transaction.

A buddy of mine who has a stellar credit score said his Capital One card just increased his interest rate but also added some international transaction fees which they’d never done in the past.

A few months ago I read (Washington Post I think?) that very soon all credit card issuers would begin imposing new or additional fees for foreign transactions. Cannot remember the details of the article but it had to do with a lawsuit which apparently the credit card industry had won. Now, I’m starting to see this new trend.

So, those of you who’re doing lots of international flying, which credit card would you recommend for international transactions?

Xié xié
⌐ AV8OR WANNABE is offline  
Old 02-20-2009, 06:13 PM
  #2  
Thx Age 65
 
HoursHore's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jul 2005
Position: MD11CAP
Posts: 1,041
Default

Well, I was using my Capital One card, with nary a fee. I haven't received any change in terms of service, and haven't been overseas since the beginning of January, so I am not sure if they are charging overseas fees.

P.S. Bank of America definitely is not the way to go.
HoursHore is offline  
Old 02-20-2009, 09:03 PM
  #3  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: The Far Side
Posts: 968
Default

Originally Posted by HoursHore View Post
Well, I was using my Capital One card, with nary a fee. I haven't received any change in terms of service, and haven't been overseas since the beginning of January, so I am not sure if they are charging overseas fees.

P.S. Bank of America definitely is not the way to go.
Agreed. I'm overseas right now. Capital One is still "fee free" AFAIK with an accurate exchange rate. I just made a charge yesterday and if there's something new I'll report back. There are, obviously, fees for things like overlimit. etc. I did a lot of looking around in 2007 and it was the best deal - I think it still is.
rotorhead1026 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jungle
Money Talk
4
12-17-2008 09:05 AM
beech_nut
Regional
7
10-20-2008 01:20 PM
multipilot
Money Talk
16
09-15-2008 08:48 PM
swedespeed
Hangar Talk
4
08-31-2008 12:14 AM
vagabond
Major
1
08-07-2008 12:33 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Your Privacy Choices