Originally Posted by themicah
Why would you prefer MC? I don't think I've ever been anywhere outside the US that accepted MC and not Visa. The only advantage I've ever seen with MC is that for some bizarre reason MC's car rental CDW coverage applies in Israel (and maybe a few other places), where Visa's and Amex's don't apply.
in addition to everything that ppl have mentioned, I feel like MC is often the choice of promotions instead of Visa. For example, Faster Free Nights with Hyatt.