Archive for Category: "Money, Currency & Credit"
Video Travel Tip: Currency Exchange
Whether you’re dealing with dinars, pesos, euros or dollars, handling money while abroad can be a challenge, especially when it comes to exchanging one currency for another. Peter Greenberg Worldwide Travel Correspondent Jordan Whitley shares some of the best ways to exchange your cash while traveling internationally and tells us ways to avoid sky-high conversion [...]
Travel Tip: Fine Print On Rewards Cards
Did you know that 52 percent of air miles are actually earned…on the ground? I’m talking about credit card rewards. But here’s what you need to know before you sign up. Rewards cards come in a lot of shapes and sizes: There are branded cards that accrue miles on specific airlines, like the Delta Skymiles [...]
Money Abroad: Credit Cards, Travelers’ Checks And More
From credit cards to ATMS to antiquated travelers checks, there are many options for spending your money abroad. Travelers need to be wary that many banks and credit card companies do tack on hidden fees. Peter and assistant travel editor of the Los Angeles Times, Jane Engle share their favorite ways to save when spending [...]
Travel Tip: Blocking Charges For Hotels & Car Rentals
Next time you rent a car or checking in to a hotel, be careful which form of payment you hand over, or you could find yourself with an empty bank account or maxed-out credit card. Here’s what happens: At hotel check-in the clerk will ask to see your credit or debit card. Contrary to popular [...]
Travel Tip: Hotel Credit-Card Fraud
Credit-card fraud is hardly a new phenomenon, but you might be surprised to learn 38 percent of credit-card hacking cases involved the hotel industry. Here’s how you can protect yourself…. That fact is, many hotels haven’t—and won’t—spent the money necessary to upgrade their computer systems to protect against hackers. So when they swipe your credit [...]
Preventing Hotel Credit Card Fraud
How secure is your credit card when you check into a hotel? Not very. Studies have shown that hackers steal data from hotels and the hospitality industry more than any other sector. Peter chatted with Joe Sharkey of The New York Times about his recent experiences with credit card fraud and how travelers can protect [...]
Video: Avoiding Bank Fees When Traveling
Have you ever gotten nailed by foreign conversion fees? Credit-card transaction fees? ATM fees? In this video for AARP, Peter explains why these charges are levied on travelers, and shares his tips on how to get around this “fee for all.” Want to see more of Peter’s travel tips and advice? Visit his Travel Ambassdor page [...]
The Future Of Shopping: Suzy Gershman’s Year-End Postcard On Shopping Trends Beyond 2010
Dear Peter, As we move to the reflective part of the year and I look back at the year I sold my house in Provence, moved back to the USA and visited my usual handful of destinations, I remember a TV show I did in San Francisco when I moved to California. I was asked [...]
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