Cheapest credit card abroad

King_Of_Fools

MrFrisk wrote:

I have a credit card that is paid off in full every month, which I also tend to use when abroad on business. Trouble is, the issuer (MBNA) charges a fee of 2.75 per cent on every transaction abroad, which seems like a hell of a lot, since if I pay a E500 hotel bill, my office is only going to refund me at the going rate according to the bill itself, and not the extra E13.75 besides.

I would not worry too much about the 2.75% as all credit cards that charge it load it into the exchange rate. Therefore, your company would refund the UKP amount including the fee.

However for personal spending it would be worth getting a Nationwide credit card.