
7 tips for using credit cards while traveling
Follow this advice to make sure your cards will be reliable travel companions.
Dana Dratch is a personal finance and lifestyle writer who enjoys talking all things money and credit. With a degree in English and writing, she likes asking the questions everyone would ask if they could and sharing the answers — along with smart money management tips from the experts.
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She also writes the Red Herring mystery series, where money often figures in the motive.
Follow this advice to make sure your cards will be reliable travel companions.
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