Originally Posted by
hillrider
+1.
Personally, all I use in Italy (and have spent several $hundred ks here) is a Capital One card with a 1% cashback, with the exception of rental cars, where I use a card that provides me with primary insurance coverage. Paying 4c/AA mile (the difference between the cost of -1% for Capital One and +3% for Citi) is a pure waste IMHO.
which card give you primary insurance on rental cars? heard that a lot of times, never seen it.
what you do to spend $hundred ks in italy? why not use a money transfer/exchange company. who takes hundred ks in credit cards?
i bought a lot of raw materials in italy. always paid by myney transfer. closed my factory when the € and £ went up 50%. could not make it.
i went to the trouble of getting a cap one card once. the thiefs exchanged at the daily bank rate +2-3%. they still do that? do you check your conversions against daily bank rate?