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If you are living or temporarily traveling in Israel; maximizing your american CC usage in Israel for traveling and points accrual
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Best american CC's for use while in Israel (with no forex):
Chase cards click here
CSR, $300 travel credit including CityCar, public transportation purchases, taxis
Marriot Premier, United Explorer, CSP
Freedom/Freedom Unlimited-only when making online purchases from US stores

Did you know that some places in Israel are registered under the travel category so you will receive 3x whereas some places are not registered as a travel category then you only receive 1x with the CSR? Or a restaurant that is not categorized as a restaurant, so you only receive 1x instead of 3x? Are you aware of this??

I'm looking for people who live here to post what they have found. I have found that some stores are properly categorized while others are not. we are strictly speaking about maximizing american cc usage and points accrual.

Maybe some other people have experience using other american CC's like the Amex Plat and will share their experiences, or people with the new Capital One cc.

Which american credit card(s) do you use while in Israel?

This is a long needed post for those who are playing the credit card game from Israel.

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If you are living or temporarily traveling in Israel; maximizing your CC usage in Israel for traveling and points accrual

Best CC's (with no forex):
Chase-CSR, $300 travel credit including CityCar, public transportation purchases, taxis
Marriot Premier, United Explorer, CSP
Freedom/Freedom Unlimited-only when making online purchases from US stores

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I think there are several threads for this already....

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I think there are several threads for this already....

i searched in the box and couldn't find a master thread related to credit card spending in israel.

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here's one https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=33119.0

check the year it's from 2014. times have changed and so have the credit cards.

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check the year it's from 2014. times have changed and so have the credit cards.
so u can update us in the same thread :)

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so u can update us in the same thread :)

and what's wrong with creating my own thread instead of reviving a thread that was from 4 years ago and I don't know who the creator of the page is? he obviously doesn't care to update it, so why should we be reviving his thread? does that make any sense? it's only a page or 2 anyway, nothing major.

This is a long needed thread for those who are playing the credit card game from Israel.
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Whatever...

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Whatever...

Did you know that some places in Israel are registered under the travel category so you will receive 3x whereas some places are not registered as a travel category then you only receive 1x with the CSR? Are more people aware of this??

I'm looking for people who live here to post what they have found. I have found that some stores are properly categorized while others are not. we are strictly speaking about maximizing cc usage and points accrual.

Maybe some other people have experience using other CC's like the Amex Plat and will share their experiences, or people with the new Capital One cc.

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Did you know that some places in Israel are registered under the travel category so you will receive 3x whereas some places are not registered as a travel category then you only receive 1x with the CSR? Are more people aware of this??

I'm looking for people who live here to post what they have found. I have found that some stores are properly categorized while others are not. we are strictly speaking about maximizing cc usage and points accrual.

Maybe some other people have experience using other CC's like the Amex Plat and will share their experiences, or people with the new Capital One cc.
I think this is a great idea for a thread. My comment was just about the difference in the way you see these forums working and the way these forums work.

The previous thread is not there solely for the benefit of it's OP and solely for him to update. It's available for your benefit just as much, and all would be very happy, for you to share there the information which you have gathered.

The end result would be a cleaner and "easier to find things" forum and it would be easier to find the things which you are trying to make easier to find.

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https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=98011.msg2016125#msg2016125

Do you read? it says, "Looking for current recommendations (end of 2018) for Israeli credit cards with any kind of reasonable benefits (points or perks) to warrant picking them up.

please read your link before posting.

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I think this is a great idea for a thread. My comment was just about the difference in the way you see these forums working and the way these forums work.

The previous thread is not there solely for the benefit of it's OP and solely for him to update. It's available for your benefit just as much, and all would be very happy, for you to share there the information which you have gathered.

The end result would be a cleaner and "easier to find things" forum and it would be easier to find the things which you are trying to make easier to find.

🥄
and i think some of the older threads (like 4 years ago) with no recent conversations or posts should be deleted, and then it will also be cleaner.

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and i think some of the older threads (like 4 years ago) with no recent conversations or posts should be deleted, and then it will also be cleaner.

Hence:

My comment was just about the difference in the way you see these forums working and the way these forums work.

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Hey, where's the ?

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and i think some of the older threads (like 4 years ago) with no recent conversations or posts should be deleted, and then it will also be cleaner.
We can understand why you think that, but that is not the way these forums work. Everyone sticks a deal of an item for ten dollars into the thread from when it was fifteen with a comment "now ten" which nobody sees.
Feelings don't care about your facts

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We can understand why you think that, but that is not the way these forums work. Everyone sticks a deal of an item for ten dollars into the thread from when it was fifteen with a comment "now ten" which nobody sees.
Wait, so you agree that everyone should start new topics at will?
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Guys, can we please stay on topic?

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Man guys, CALM. DOWN.
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Man guys, CALM. DOWN.
Rav kav gets 3x on CSR, MS the hell out of my bus rides!
And travel credit