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- Many US credit cards don’t work at payment kiosks in Europe and elsewhere abroad — this is because they rely on “Chip-and-PIN” transactions, which most US cards aren’t equipped for.
- The Barclaycard Arrival Plus credit card is one of the few US credit cards that has Chip-and-PIN, making it a great card to bring when you travel overseas.
- The card offers a sign-up bonus of 40,000 points when you spend $ 3,000 on purchases within the first 90 days.
A few summers ago, I went to Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of a European vacation. I flew from the UK and had a nice, easy trip — Ryanair might not be the most luxurious airline, but you can’t beat a $ 50 international flight! After I landed, I made my way through immigration control and down to the metro station, where I tried to use my credit card to buy a ticket from a vending machine — and got a request for my PIN code.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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