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paying for hotels with my fair fx $ card when in the uk

Hi all

this might be a silly question to some but i do not want to incure more charges

i have booked and paid the deposits on a few hotels in california and vegas with my nationwide debit card i just did not realise i would get charged for this it was 2%

now i have to pay the remainig balance before i go can i do this using my faifx $ card from the uk

also when i get to my hotels tell them i do not wish to pay on my debit card and use my fair fx $ card

like i said it might be a silly question to some

thanks in advance

Dan..

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  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    Yes you can use your fairFx card this way. I can't see any reason why not anyway.

    The only problem might arise if the hotel has already put the transaction through before you arrive.
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