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U.S. traveler credit card woes in Europe are increasing

by Ned Levi on August 30, 2010

Ned Levi explores the problems US travelers are having using their magnetic stripe technology based US credit cards in Europe, which uses “chip and pin” technology, and what plans, if any, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have to mitigate their US cardholders’ problems who travel internationally.

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European airlines expand credit card fees – will the U.S. be next?

by Janice Hough on December 11, 2009

Ryanair has long had a credit card surcharge on their tickets. Of course, Ryanair is also the airline whose CEO seriously talked about pay toilets, so it’s hardly a mainstream carrier.

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