Originally Posted by
skywalkerLAX
@ OP:
Credit Cards are ok so far but always consider where you spend your money! If itīs out of the "Eurozone" you pay a fee for all transactions ! Plus the fact that the CC application bonus isnt something special. I would also go with a programm that allows you to reach status fast and has itīs advantages. A 100% bonus as AA PLT (50k per year) sounds much better than 25% bonus for LH SEN (100k per year & cheap booking classes earn only 50%).
I know, but I don't travel much outside Skyteam, so I don't reach status at all (only at AA when reaching a million miles). And the transaction fee: I know this, but because the spending in GBP/EUR/USD will be for this card almost equally spread, so it doesn't make any difference which currency I use.
The problem with the GBP-part: I can't get any cards in this currency because I'm not a UK-resident.
The problem with the USD-part: The only dollarcard I know off is the American Express International Dollar Card, but in this case I'm looking for Visa/Mastercard and I don't know of any card which is possible for me, because I'm not a US-resident.
And unfortunately I don't know of any good bonuses for these cards. The US-cards have very good bonuses, American Express has them also sometimes in Europe, but Visa/Mastercard gives 10K at the most.