| Have you ever eaten at an expensive restaurant in a | | | | when shopping, eating and sleeping in foreign |
| foreign country and watched as the waiter sneered | | | | countries.If you have a card like the Hilton HHonors |
| at your Visa or MasterCard? Believe it or not, this is a | | | | Platinum Credit Card from American Express, you can |
| common experience for international travelers, | | | | also earn reward points for free hotel stays, free |
| especially those who finance the trip with their | | | | airline tickets and discounts on travel vacation |
| business credit card. In the United States, currency is | | | | packages. The JetBlue and Blue Sky cards have |
| currency, but in other countries, how you pay can | | | | similar advantages.Cashing ChecksIf you have an |
| have a direct effect on the service you receive. | | | | American Express Credit Card, your overseas banking |
| Founded in 1850, American Express has grown into | | | | will be made much easier. Most American Express |
| the preferred financial center overseas, and provides | | | | financial centers will cash personal checks of up to |
| a variety of options for international travelers.Hotels, | | | | $1,000 for regular card holders, and up to $5,000 for |
| Retailers & RestaurantsWhen traveling internationally, | | | | gold card members. They can also provide simple, |
| it is always preferable to have your American | | | | fast currency exchanges and money transfers.While |
| Express card handy for purchases at hotels, retailers | | | | it is always a good idea to have your bank |
| and restaurants. Business owners and their | | | | information with you wherever you travel, having an |
| employees have come to trust the American | | | | American Express credit card acts like an extension |
| Express name, and while some accept Visa, | | | | of your personal bank. Running out of cash in a |
| MasterCard and Discover, many establishments frown | | | | foreign country is terrifying, and something to avoid |
| on the use of these credit cards. Since there are | | | | wherever possible. If you have your American |
| thousands of financial centers in nearly every | | | | Express credit card, you can receive cash advances |
| country, business owners feel comfortable accepting | | | | and money transfers at financial centers. |
| American Express, which gives you an advantage | | | | |