Like many other cards, Chase charged a 3% foreign transaction fee on all purchases made in currency other than U.S. dollars. Effective this month, Chase is eliminating the fee and joining a few select other cards, like Capitol One, who don't charge it either.
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Tinton Falls, NJ
782 posts
Good to know. Thanks
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Freedonia
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I should have also mentioned that they're currently running a special for people applying for the card--50,000 miles good enough for one transatlantic trip to the UK and parts of western Europe. You get 25k miles for signing up, and an additional 25k miles after charging $2500 in the first 3 months. BA miles can also be used on most of the other Oneworld airlines as well. I don't work for any of the companies mentioned but I do use the card.
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Tinton Falls, NJ
782 posts
I just cashed in on such a fabulour British Airways Visa deal. I got 50,000 miles for getting the card and then 50,000 more miles for spending $2,000 over the next three months. So in effect, $100,000 miles for spending just $2,000. I just used the 100,000 miles to buy 4 rountrip - open jaw - tickets (NY-Rome/London-NY) for $700 each for next July (the current rate per ticket is about $1350 each). Basically about 2 free roundtrip int'l tickets. GREAT deal! Now I can use the card on the trip and not pay the 3% foreign transaction fee, even better!
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New Paltz, NY
9100 posts
Wow, I wonder if the Chase Continental cards will drop the fee as well??