Where will the Euro vs Dollar move in 2012?

[LL_Travelfan]

jmbklj,
The Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card and the Thankyou Premiere Master Card from Citi will do that for you. Also Capitol One is good. Here is a link to the various cards: Best 6 Frequent Flyer Credit Cards Offering Bonus Miles Promotion

[jmbklj]

jmbklj,
The Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card and the Thankyou Premiere Master Card from Citi will do that for you. Also Capitol One is good. Here is a link to the various cards: Best 6 Frequent Flyer Credit Cards Offering Bonus Miles Promotion

Thanks. I had Capitol One but cancelled them after a couple problems with them. I've had AMEX forever and like the flexibility of their Membership Rewards program but I don't have their card with the $495 fee. One of the big benefits as k mentioned is the club access. I have lifetime SkyClub membership, which is great as long as I continue to be a loyal Delta/SkyTeam FF.

The article focused strictly on airline cards. I think the Hyatt card I just got has no fees for foreign transactions, but do most/many cards generally also allow one to pay in dollars?

I'm still mulling over my best options for $ in Guatemala, in light of all the ATM identity theft problems there (sorry, don't mean to hijack a euro thread).

[Mountie]

I am still liking the strength of the US Dollar vs the Euro. A little more movement and even I might consider a return to one of the EU countries. Probably one of the East European countries rather than Western Europe.

Hard to turn my back on travel in Central and South America in favor of Europe.

[kyshel]

Same here, but for Asia, even tho I'm off to Frankfurt/Mainz tomorrow, then Athens and Barcelona--each for 2 days. Sadly they aren't consecutive trips, but I'm getting my wings back!

[Mountie]

We put in a "buy" for some Euros at thr present levels.....maybe the right thing to do, whether we visit an EU country or not later in 2012.

-O-, why would you buy Euros now if you are not certain you will be going to an EU country this year?

[LL_Travelfan]

We too are off to Europe (Germany and Austria for some skiing) next week for the month of February. I follow the Euro closely and I see it has been inching up again. Using my credit cards that charge no foreign transaction fees, I get an averaged exchange rate which works for me. You still can find some very good deals over there, if you know where to go, and follow the locals.

[jsattapr2]

Speaking of the Euro, here's another reason I choose to steer away from travel in France:


"Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that France will introduce a tax on financial transactions - a plan earlier described by David Cameron as "madness".

Speaking on national TV, the French president said the 0.1% fee will come into effect in August.

Mr Sarkozy said he hopes the move to go-ahead with the so-called Robin Hood tax will "shock" other countries into following suit. In addition to saving the euro, Mr Sarkozy also announced measures to bolster the French economy, saying VAT would rise by 1.6%."

[jmbklj]

Speaking of the Euro, here's another reason I choose to steer away from travel in France:


"Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that France will introduce a tax on financial transactions - a plan earlier described by David Cameron as "madness".

Speaking on national TV, the French president said the 0.1% fee will come into effect in August.

Mr Sarkozy said he hopes the move to go-ahead with the so-called Robin Hood tax will "shock" other countries into following suit. In addition to saving the euro, Mr Sarkozy also announced measures to bolster the French economy, saying VAT would rise by 1.6%."

I sure hope we never end up with a VAT tax here in the US.

[kyshel]

I sure hope we never end up with a VAT tax here in the US.

It's closer than you think on one side of the aisle....

[jmbklj]

It's closer than you think on one side of the aisle....

I know! That's a scary thought.