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flor-de-jasmim

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4. I would check the countries you are visiting to see which cards they are most used to handling.

Sat Jun 12, 2021, 12:15 PM

Jun 2021

I used to have American Express and MasterCard (1980s), and some places wouldn't take MC, but others wouldn't take AE. This is true both in shops AND ATM machines (I could tell you stories!).

If you can take two different cards, I'd do so. I would also store them in different places on my person when traveling between countries. My preference, when I have a safe place for things in a hotel, is to leave one card behind, having checked ahead which one would likely be accepted.

Happy traveling!

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Let your Credit Card company or companies know ahead of time.. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2021 #3

I would check the countries you are visiting to see which cards they are most used to handling. flor-de-jasmim Jun 2021 #4

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