gomike

Is bigcrumbs the best affiliate link to use now with amex at 1.35%?

nursecarmen

bigcrumbs has the best deal as of right now (4/7/10) but specials pop up. The best deals are around the holidays.

chrissyd

how do i purchase amex travel checks in euros i am planning a trip to germany, and since the euro is way down i thought i would purchase them, i been reading your forum i am fairly new at this , not as much interrested in the points, however that would be great, i have a starwood cc any info. how to buy and of course how to get the most for the least amount of money.
thanks

dgordon

You can purchase travelers checks in foreign currency or buy foreign currency at true american express offices. You need to make sure that it is not a travel agency authorized to sell traveler's checks - because then it will be treated as a cash advance. On the american express web-site when you look for locations they will tell you with an asterisk which ones are which. It's a good thing you don't care about points because you won't get any and it won't count as yearly purchases, but you would have the convenience of not needing to give them cash. A phone could clarify what kind of agency they are, whether you can charge either cash or traveler's checks. There is some kind of fee different from us traverlers' checks.

biggestbopper

Be careful. The charges Amex levies for buying forex at one of their US offices (hidden in the applied, not good, exchange rate) are VERY steep.

Much better to wait to get to Europe and use an ATM to get cash. Or just use a credit card from Schwab.

freakflyer

Unfortunately bigcrumbs no longer has the Amex cards. It was a good deal at one point (4.5% cashback). Wish I had bought more ...

gomike

anything better than fatwallet.com at 1% for now?

HoKo

hmm, i was checking in today hoping for a response to this question but looks like this thread is kind of dead, anyone know of anything?

lovetotravel

Yes ,the deal has been dead for more than a year now......its over.

0000

Just visit www.americanexpress.com/ustc - note that the purchase will not earn points and there are no cash advance fees. You can only use an Amex-issued credit or charge card.

wharvey

So, what would be the advantage of doing this if you get no "miles" or "points"?

localady

I'm a mileage-whore and you beat me to the question...

However recently I got charged over $65.00 "Foreign Transaction Fees" on around $2500 of purchases on my Amex while working in the UK. When the travel is on my own dime and the travelers checks are free, as long as places take them, I'm not really sure that I'd go racing to get 2500 points for $65.00

cvarming

The easy way to avoid paying that kind of fees is to use a Capital One card.

Kohoutek

An alternative would be the all-new Priority Club Select Visa card.

https://www.mychasecreditcards.com/5...RRIDE_CELL=PQP

clacko

how can i contact you for further info? should i get an amex card? do you get a bonus for new members?.....tia for answers....