Formerly known as James Flannery
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Alameda CA
Programs: UA 1K, Hyatt Platinum, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 30
CHangi is awesome. A colleague of mine hates it because he says "It is all down hill after you experience CHangi!" Nothing can compare.
The united card which I use exclusively in Singapore and Asia charges no foreign transactions fees. The previous poster mentioned cards changing to USD... That is a scam that you need to be aware off. It is not the card comapny but the terminal used and in some cases the unreputable vendor. ALWAYS charge in local currency. If a terminal asks if you want it converted to US dollars say NO. You get a crappy exchange rate. If you charge in local currency you get the visa rate. Some ATMs also pull this. I did an experiment once and saved $40 on a $500 ATM withdrawal by saying no to using the local banks conversion rate and just going with the mastercard rate.