| Have you ever eaten at an expensive restaurant in a | | | | Flights & Rental Cars |
| foreign country and watched as the waiter sneered | | | | Business travel is one of the most stressful aspects |
| at your Visa or MasterCard? Believe it or not, this is a | | | | of a professional's career, and if travel is a large part |
| common experience for international travelers, | | | | of your career, then an American Express credit card |
| especially those who finance the trip with their | | | | can cut anxiety to a minimum. If you use the same |
| business credit card. In the United States, currency is | | | | card for your flights and rental cars as with other |
| currency, but in other countries, how you pay can | | | | purchases in foreign countries, you have much less |
| have a direct effect on the service you receive. | | | | paperwork to sort through when it comes time to |
| Founded in 1850, American Express has grown into | | | | file expense reports. Using American Express can also |
| the preferred financial center overseas, and provides | | | | make delayed and canceled flights less of a problem. |
| a variety of options for international travelers. | | | | When your flight is canceled, the airline can simply |
| Hotels, Retailers & Restaurants | | | | refund your money directly to the card, rather than |
| When traveling internationally, it is always preferable | | | | forcing you to wait weeks or even months for a |
| to have your American Express card handy for | | | | check to come in the mail. |
| purchases at hotels, retailers and restaurants. | | | | American Express also offers airline reward cards, |
| Business owners and their employees have come to | | | | such as the Gold Delta SkyMiles credit card. |
| trust the American Express name, and while some | | | | International travel earns the maximum number of |
| accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover, many | | | | bonus miles for future flights, and unlike other airline |
| establishments frown on the use of these credit | | | | reward cards, your SkyMiles never expire. When you |
| cards. Since there are thousands of financial centers | | | | book a flight using the SkyMiles card, you never have |
| in nearly every country, business owners feel | | | | to worry about blackout dates, which can be a |
| comfortable accepting American Express, which gives | | | | wonderful bonus for frequent international travelers. |
| you an advantage when shopping, eating and sleeping | | | | Business Credit Cards |
| in foreign countries. | | | | American Express offers a variety of business credit |
| If you have a card like the Hilton HHonors Platinum | | | | cards, ranging from those fit for small businesses to |
| Credit Card from American Express, you can also | | | | cards that benefit large corporations. Foreign |
| earn reward points for free hotel stays, free airline | | | | countries are just as respectful of business cards as |
| tickets and discounts on travel vacation packages. | | | | with personal cards, and in many cases, the benefits |
| The JetBlue and Blue Sky cards have similar | | | | are even better. |
| advantages. | | | | If your business or the company that employs you |
| Cashing Checks | | | | requires consistent travel, there may be more |
| If you have an American Express Credit Card, your | | | | rewards available than when each employee uses his |
| overseas banking will be made much easier. Most | | | | or her own credit card. For example, the Platinum |
| American Express financial centers will cash personal | | | | Business FreedomPass Credit Card from American |
| checks of up to $1,000 for regular card holders, and | | | | Express, each card earns points toward rewards, |
| up to $5,000 for gold card members. They can also | | | | including free travel and accommodations. So if |
| provide simple, fast currency exchanges and money | | | | twelve employees have copies of the FreedomPass |
| transfers. | | | | Credit Card, the business is rewarded twelve times |
| While it is always a good idea to have your bank | | | | over. |
| information with you wherever you travel, having an | | | | Having a business credit card from American Express |
| American Express credit card acts like an extension | | | | can also make employees much more comfortable |
| of your personal bank. Running out of cash in a | | | | with International travel. Rather than charging |
| foreign country is terrifying, and something to avoid | | | | expenses to their own account and filing an expense |
| wherever possible. If you have your American | | | | report later, the company is billed directly, allowing |
| Express credit card, you can receive cash advances | | | | employees to feel safe. |
| and money transfers at financial centers. | | | | |