Originally Posted by
Friendly Traveling Deathmerchant
TDM (who already has an Amex, and they don't take Amex at Costco... which is why I got the Citi Visa in the first place.)
Right. There are many, many places that take Visa but not AMEX. In foreign countries very few merchants take AMEX. Many of us don't want to pay $95 for an AMEX card. When our Citi Hilton Visa cards are canceled, we'll be looking for another Visa card, not an AMEX card.