Nationwide Select CC for travel

buddyfan
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I wondered why the Nationwide Select CC isn't really rated as a travel CC. It has no commission so that's a bonus. Any reasons why it's not more highly rated?

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  • darkidoe
    darkidoe Posts: 1,125 Forumite
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    Mastercard exchange rates with Halifax Clarity/Aqua much better than Visa Card exchange rates with the Nationwide. But it is always useful to have the Nationwide Visa as a backup card.

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  • A_T
    A_T Posts: 959 Forumite
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    It has an ATM fee where there are others that don't
  • A_T
    A_T Posts: 959 Forumite
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    darkidoe wrote: »
    Mastercard exchange rates with Halifax Clarity/Aqua much better than Visa Card exchange rates with the Nationwide. But it is always useful to have the Nationwide Visa as a backup card.

    Today US Dollar rate:

    Mastercard 1.2182
    Visa 1.2167

    Better but hardly "much better"
  • Nebulous2
    Nebulous2 Posts: 5,105 Forumite
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    It works for me. I get 0.5% cashback at home and fee free purchases abroad. I particularly like it for toll charges on motorways, no chip and pin, just insert your card and no fees for what can be fairly small sums of money.

    I suppose it is more of a modest all-rounder, rather than a dedicated travel card. That then leaves the door open to have two cards ( Clarity and Barclaycard duo?) rather than one which tries to do everything.
  • TheShape
    TheShape Posts: 1,779 Forumite
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    Nebulous2 wrote: »
    It works for me. I get 0.5% cashback at home and fee free purchases abroad. I particularly like it for toll charges on motorways, no chip and pin, just insert your card and no fees for what can be fairly small sums of money.

    I suppose it is more of a modest all-rounder, rather than a dedicated travel card. That then leaves the door open to have two cards ( Clarity and Barclaycard duo?) rather than one which tries to do everything.

    I find mine pretty useful, it's my main credit card. Seem to remember swiping the card to gain entry to a public convenience in Oslo when my girlfriend needed to use it. She withdraws cash on her Santander Zero card when we're abroad.
  • chattychappy
    chattychappy Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    TheShape wrote: »
    She withdraws cash on her Santander Zero card when we're abroad.

    A girl with a Santander Zero. You've done well!
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    chattychappy wrote: »
    A girl with a Santander Zero. You've done well!

    I believe there's a Jane Austen quote that covers that.
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,018 Forumite
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    Barclaycard has a new visa card for travel.
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