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your card Abroad
Do you travel abroad frequently? Are you worried about the rate
of commission and transaction charges you will have to pay everytime
you use your card or change money?
You may wish to consider one of the following cards as a way
of reducing your bills:
Nationwide:
The only UK card issuer not to charge any international handling
fees on foreign card purchases and withdrawals. The Nationwide
Cash Advance fee is only 0.5% (minimum 50p), compared to a typical
2% / minimum £2 from other card issuers. More>>
Other good cards to use abroad
As far as we are aware, Nationwide is the only UK card issuer
which does not charge for foreign currency purchases. Other card
issuers, such as Barclaycard,
may give you other features such as travel assistance, flight
booking services, or certain kinds of limited free insurance.
American Express
offer some of their members a travel service, together with extensive
compensation if you are denied boarding (bumped) on a scheduled
flight. As American Express calculate exchange rates through their
own systems, you can usually expect a slightly more favourable
conversion rate compared to other cards.
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