Any credit card such as Visa, MasterCard can be used overseas. It is very convenient and economical.
Travel card is a kind of debit card (cash card) in foreign currency. You have to buy foreign currency & deposit in your card. It is very convenient also. Ask your bank for details, most of local banks provide travel card.
ANZ Gold MasterCard (annual fee $80) covers international travel insurance.
The Warehouse Travel Insurance: http://www.twti.co.nz/?gclid=CM-5t5GW8KgCFQXabgod0n5OBw作者: general 时间: 2011-5-18 14:47:46
Banks normally charge 2.5-3% as foreign currency converting fees. The rate is reasonable & you can not save this by using any other method. I am not quite sure which bank charges less. You can find this information from the websites of banks.作者: 1 时间: 2011-5-18 16:09:32
其实都是一样的作者: general 时间: 2011-5-18 19:25:46
因为这次准备去美国血拼,加买钻戒,要出不少血,所以能省一个PERCENT也是不少钱了。我今天去了BNZ问了问,他们的CREDIT CARD境外消费是2.3%,稍微少一点点。
TRAVEL CARD不能当信用卡用,所以不准备办了。
目前看来CREDIT CARD确实是最合适的方法,基本每家银行都有卡是附带TRAVEL INSURANCE的,但是不知道哪家的REWARDS高一些的?
National bank和ASB的某些卡是花100块退1块现金,BNZ是花50块积1分FLY BUY。