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Old Oct 15, 2014, 10:11 am
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Originally Posted by Sant
What is the foreign transaction fee on their gold cards? On the Platinum card, is the currency exchange rate the same?
USA Premier Rewards Gold adds 2.7% foreign currency fee. American Express does not manipulate the exchange rate on cards with no foreign currency fee. Once upon a time most card issuers hid commissions in this way, but settlement of a class action suit requires that the fees be disclosed.


Originally Posted by shawbridge
... sometimes put personal rentals on the corporate Platinum Card and then reimburse...
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
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