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Best Irish Credit Card for use abroad

  • 02-03-2011 01:59PM
    #1
    Chops80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    I know this probably comes up a bit but I cant find anything that is useful for the specific question I have.

    Does anyone know what the best credit card currently available on the Irish market is for use abroad?

    Travelling to Asia/Australia for around a year, currently have a BOI standard mastercard and thought there may be another available thats more appropriate in terms of fee's for foreign FX withdrawals, acceptability, payment online, etc.

    Anyone with any advice, knowledge or expecience here I'd greatly appreciate if ye could get back to me!

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    analucija
    Closed Accounts Posts: 363 ✭✭analucija


    Visa is the most accepted credit card. Mastercard should be grand too.

    Debit card (maestro, Cirrus...) is usually the cheapest for withdrawals.


  • #3
    Four of a kind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭Four of a kind


    BOI mastercard and you'll be sound regarding fees. Its 1.75% of transaction amount(as long as its in credit).


  • #4
    emer_b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 483 ✭✭emer_b


    i travelled around the world with BOI mastercard, kept it in credit and made withdrawls as needed.
    No problems with it except in Africa where it was virtually unusable.


  • #5
    Four of a kind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭Four of a kind


    emer_b wrote: »
    i travelled around the world with BOI mastercard, kept it in credit and made withdrawls as needed.
    No problems with it except in Africa where it was virtually unusable.


    True, except I used it when in Tanzania and it worked no probs.


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