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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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09/15/2015 01:12 PM
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Wow, that is good news! Our business card is an AA Citibank card, and that's the one we generally use on SXM.. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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09/15/2015 07:16 PM
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I Think the AA Venture Card ( the old USAIR card) is also dropping the foreign transaction fee.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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09/15/2015 07:29 PM
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Discover Card has not had one for a long time and Capital One does not have the fee either.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: annS]
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09/15/2015 07:42 PM
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If that works for you then that is a good choice. Personally, I will take my Discover and Capital One and the cash back and spend it how I choose. Airline points are basically useless to me unless it is Delta.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: Bahston]
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09/15/2015 07:54 PM
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Bahston said: Which AA Citibank card? There appear to be many. Mine just sent new T's and C's, still with a 3% foreign transaction fee. Mine is a Citibank Aadvantage World Elite Gold. Not in effect till November 15 as I posted.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: weeks5051]
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09/15/2015 09:55 PM
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It really depends on where you are. As of now anyway, pre the full merger with US Air, we have had very little problem getting AA flights to SXM with miles, for 35K...
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
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09/16/2015 06:56 AM
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Similar to owning a timeshare. The concept works for some people and not for others.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
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09/16/2015 12:49 PM
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CapOne also has a setting which will e-mail every international transaction, so if the card ever does get compromised, you will know it immediately.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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09/17/2015 04:24 PM
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SXMScubaman said: High or low doesn't really make a big difference in amount of miles with AA. It's how early you book to get the low mile flights. Not true. It does depend on the season or the exact day. During busy days you must use Anytime miles which are double the Miles Saver miles.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
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09/17/2015 05:36 PM
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I agree with 'weeks'. I've tried to use miles on AA for the lower mileage requirement, on the first day the flights became available without success. We only travel on Saturdays, usually leaving the first or second one in February and returning in March.
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Re: Foriegn transaction fees
[Re: weeks5051]
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09/17/2015 06:01 PM
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It depends on where you're flying from, etc. We were able to get tickets to fly down at Christmas last year, flew down on a Friday, came home on a Tuesday, I think, but it was definitely high season. But, as I said before, getting flights from Miami is not nearly as hard as from some other places..
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