Originally Posted by
sciconf
I am going to Germany, Paris, London, Switzerland, and Italy.
I have this Barclays MasterCard with no foreign transaction fee. Wondered MC may not be widely accepted as Visa?
This MC is touch less. I don't use Apple Pay or another pay.
In terms of carrying local currently, I am planning on taking cash out on ATM, 1% transaction fee with my CU.
Any other tips?
Anything else I should do?
German-speaking countries and Italy still like cash, but in major cities MC/Visa are widely accepted. MC has a larger market share in Europe than Visa, but usually both are accepted whenever credit cards are accepted.
Amex acceptance is much lower. Most of the time I don't even bother carrying it with me.