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Using American Express cards in Italy - Rick Steves Travel Forum Hi, I have seen many posts about the use of American Express cards in Italy, but most of these are dated information Can anyone tell me what the current status is? I know MC Visa are more popular, but will I have trouble using AmEx at restaurants or gift shops in Venice Florence Rome? Maybe
American Express vs. VISA use in Europe - Rick Steves American Express is our go-to card for rail and air travel as well as car rental I also use it about half the time for hotel rentals Hotels on booking com list what credit cards they accept, and many do accept AmEx, not just the high-end places For those that don't, I use a Visa card or, for small, family places I use cash
Redeeming unused travelers checks - Rick Steves Travel Forum If the funds are held in reserve, I'll bet they are earning interest for American Express The real profit centre for AE over the years wasn't so much the fees as the short-term interest it could collect in the delay between taking in the customer's money and point of redemption
Credit Debit Card use in Scotland - Rick Steves Travel Forum One additional point is that American Express is not that widely accepted For instance here on the Isle of Skye only the two most fancy restaurants and the COOP supermarket accept AMEX Although all restaurants and fuel stations take Visa and Mastercard You might find that very small cafes and shops might have a £10 limit on card transactions
US Credit cards in Iceland - Rick Steves Travel Forum I should add that I was able to get PINs for several of my credit cards by going to my online account and doing so For example, Capital One lets you add change a PIN online, and so does American Express
Medical Travel Insurance - American Express Global Medical Protection . . . I have looked at a wide variety of options and have received quotes ranging from $64 for American Express Global Medical Protection $100K Medical and $100K Evacuation to over $700 from many other providers for similar coverage The AmEx is not through a credit card but just single trip coverage
Ireland- is American Express a decent second credit card to take? We travel to Ireland soon and have various reports that American Express is not accepted most places Only MC and VISA Is this true? No American Express throughout Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland? Thank you for your expertise! Carolyn
How to insure a rental car in Italy? - Rick Steves Travel Forum American Express offers an optional FULL coverage policy for an additional $18 00 per rental, but NOT in Italy or Ireland, though if you rent the car outside of Italy, you can be covered driving it in Italy Go figure
Who is holding on to old travelers checks? - Rick Steves Travel Forum IIRC back in the day, nefarious spooks used bundles of Amex travelers checks to launder move untraceable cash to fund things like secret armies and bribes during the Iran Contra scandals Ah, the good old days when you could pop into an American Express office in any big city and cash those things