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Good article in NYT re ATM and Credit Card use: http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/...e&ref=business

Confirms what we have been saying here. Who is this Steves guy? :)

That article reads like thousands of Fodor's threads on this forum!

Yes, Adrienne, how funny. Maybe Tara Bernard did her research on Fodor's.

Just reaffirms my great decision on opening up a Charles Schwab account.

It's sad, buy you'll find that far too many of these "travel writers" gleam their information from other sources rater than offer firsthand experience.

The savings associated with using something like a Schwab account, if you are an infrequent traveler, are minimum at best.

Actually, with the Schwab One Visa the savings are more than minimal considering that the 3% currency conversion fee is not that substantial. The card has no annual fee and gives 2% cash back on all charges.
We've used it for about 6 months now and have about $1000 in our account which we will use toward airline tickets.