What’s the safest way to go — cash, credit card?
Could someone explain what to watch out for so our credit card information isn’t skimmed? We’re not planning on taking cabs much on our upcoming trip to France (probably only when we’ve got luggage—so to and from airports and train stations). But I’d like to understand this better and protect myself in advance as much as possible.
Thanks!
we check our CC account every night once our day is over. We always get a receipt from every single purchase when we use a CC, whether it's a store, a taxi, etc. and won't be surprised if something isn't as it should be days or weeks down the road and can quickly resolve/dispute it with our CC company. We took several cars for transport and felt very safe and confident. I know unlawful things can happen but we are thankful it didn't occur on this trip or any previous.
hope this helps,
Mitzi
Use Bolts and the Bolt app-had great results the past two weeks in Portugal.
Pay by phone - the merchant (or taxi driver) doesn't get your card details
The wisest thing you can do is add your credit cards to your Apple Wallet. If you use that to pay then there's no skimming of info. If you have it on Apple Pay but use your actual card and it somehow gets lost, stolen or skimmed, when you call your bank they can immediately add a new card to your Apple Pay.
Yes, great point, KD - we used our wallet (both apple and android version) to pay via our phones
