Credit Education about Traveling with Credit Cards

According to a 2011 Travel and Shopping Poll conducted by the AAA of Northern New England, an astonishing amount of survey participants, 80%, revealed that they do not notify their credit card company prior to leaving town on a trip, be it vacation, business or other type of travel. What many travelers don’t realize is [...]

Consumers travelling abroad may find themselves faced with a payment conundrum when trying to use their cards overseas, especially in places like trains stations and bus terminals. What’s the problem? Well, it’s that little magnetic strip on the back of your card, the one that contains all off the information necessary to make a transaction. [...]