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Originally Posted by swrinfla
jackz:
A wonderful post!
As I prepare for my first European trip in almost a decade, I have only one other matter that I hear about now and again:
American credit cards may or may not work properly when "swiped" in Europe. "Swiped" in this case means slid through a card reading device. Not "stolen!"
The advice I've heard is to have the vendor manually enter your card's numbers; then, all should be okay!
SWR
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The difference with US issued credit cards and European issued cards is that the European cards have a micro chip in them and normally require the cardholder to enter a pin when the merchant swipes them. I have not had any problems because when the merchant notes the card is US issued they handle it differently and do not require a pin. I have also used my Visa debit card issued by USAA as a credit card in Europe with no problems either. Travel safely and enjoy.