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Which Credit Card

thriftychap_2
thriftychap_2 Posts: 201 Forumite
edited 3 May 2011 at 7:13PM in Credit cards
Need a credit card for our honeymoon in July to America.
We also have our wedding to pay for, the reception will cost 10k to a hotel, im thinking pay this on a cc to gain cashback/rewards? anyone any experience of doing this? although i doubt ill get a 10k card straight off.

I dont have an existing cc, can anyone recommend a suitable card?
Mortgage overpayment
01/05/11 - 31/12/2011
£5000/£7000
End of 2012 target
£8400

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  • Need a credit card for our honeymoon in July to America.
    We also have our wedding to pay for, the reception will cost 10k to a hotel, im thinking pay this on a cc to gain cashback/rewards? anyone any experience of doing this? although i doubt ill get a 10k card straight off.

    I dont have an existing cc, can anyone recommend a suitable card?
    Good idea, if you can get a limit over £10k with a first card. You really should be in a position to repay the whole balance as soon as it appears on your statement otherwise any gain from cashback is likely to be lost in the interest you will pay.
    Are you for real? - Glass Half Empty??
    :coffee:
  • visa / mastercard / amex (AMerican EXpress) are all widely accepted in the usa.

    also never get married on credit, if it goes wrong you don't want a debt to pay up, when you lonely and fed up. If you don't have a credit card its unlikely you'll get a £10k limit. also venues may charge a fee for credit cards.
  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    Need a credit card for our honeymoon in July to America.
    We also have our wedding to pay for, the reception will cost 10k to a hotel, im thinking pay this on a cc to gain cashback/rewards? anyone any experience of doing this? although i doubt ill get a 10k card straight off.

    I dont have an existing cc, can anyone recommend a suitable card?

    Why won't they give you a 10k limit for someone with no experience in handling a credit card, nonsense just tell the credit card company its for a hotel they will understand, if you don't get that limit I would appeal...
  • thriftychap_2
    thriftychap_2 Posts: 201 Forumite
    We have the money to pay for the wedding so paying the balance of the card is not a problem. I quite fancy the Tesco card where you earn points bit not sure if this will be widely accepted in America.
    Mortgage overpayment
    01/05/11 - 31/12/2011
    £5000/£7000
    End of 2012 target
    £8400
  • dbmabz
    dbmabz Posts: 48 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Tesco credit card will be widely accepted in USA. It is either a Visa or MasterCard card and both of those are accepted all over the states
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