Originally Posted by
bristoldave
Actually, you absolutely can use your US-based rewards card in the UK, I did it when I was in the UK earlier this year. France too. I didn't try it in Italy because even their rest stop coffee is frankly amazing, but the only place it didn't work was in Germany.
Agree - I've redeemed rewards in the USA on my UK card.
Originally Posted by
actonma
How competitive were the FX rates?
The rates are perfect - interbank. One FT'er I think has posted that s/he uses up small change by topping up their card.