Exchange Rate Surcharges and ATM Fees for the International Traveler

The summer travel season is coming and for folks who are traveling abroad and planning to use their credit cards or ATM cards, Lowcards.com has an excellent article, Credit Card Tips for the International Traveler, which explains how the credit exchange rate surcharges work, and the rates currently charged by the various financial institutions, as well as ATM-fees for cash withdrawal from foreign ATMs.

Link to article: Credit Card Tips for the International Traveler

See also my other postings on credit cards:

• More on Credit Cards
  
• Dealing with Credit Cards
• Careful Use of Credit Cards
• Credit Cards and Frugal Living