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Welcome to 21st century! I travel with debit cards from 3 different banks for this reason. Look for banks that issue virtual cards that can be used with Apple
by cangeroo 3y ago
Welcome to 21st century!
I travel with debit cards from 3 different banks for this reason.
Look for banks that issue virtual cards that can be used with Apple Pay / Google Pay. But you also need ideally two physical cards, since one bank may block your physical card for "fraud" while traveling, and now you're stuck and unable to buy a train ticket.
Credit cards are only necessary for car rentals, which is a major pain, but sometimes they can just make a reservation charge of 1000 EUR that they later cancel.
The benefit of virtual cards is that you usually get a notification (if you have internet) that your card is blocked, and details about the transaction, which makes it easier to unblock, and understand why the transaction/card was blocked.
- wingworks 3y agoAlso need credit cards for some hotels, and a high limit if you plan to stay at several hotels in quick succession, as it takes a few days to weeks for a hold to be released.
- petre 3y agoWhy? Are they afraid of people emptying their minibar and leaving without paying after wetting their bedsheets?
- ImPostingOnHN 3y agotheft of items and/or damage of property, yes possibly to charge for overstays/ late checkouts / parking / other fees, too
- ciceryadam 3y agoAlso, psychology. It's easier to drop by the hotel bar/restaurant when you have a 50 dollar prepayment that you can spend.
- kalleboo 3y agoWith several of my (physical) credit cards, I get an SMS and Email when a charge is blocked, and I can log into my internet banking to assert that the charge was actually me. About 5 minutes later the card is unblocked and I can retry the charge.