Despite sanctions and rising prices, Russians have not stopped traveling abroad. This has led to a change in card preferences for travel to foreign countries, now focusing on cards from friendly states or countries of the former Soviet Union, such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. It is important to remember that these will be debit cards and not credit cards, as residents of other countries cannot get credit cards.
In addition, before opening an account, you should carefully study the methods of replenishing the account and their conditions, otherwise the commission for the transfer can be very high.
Using anonymous plastic can get you into trouble abroad. It cannot be used for many online services or car rentals, for example. To avoid such problems abroad, bloggers recommend issuing name cards.
Services for remote opening of cards in foreign banks have also appeared, such as travelask and travelmail, where Russians get access to ruble and dollar versions of plastic issued by Epterbank at a price of 22,000 rubles for one currency card, and multicurrency ones cost 26,000 rubles.
Going on a trip abroad, travelers will need a national bank card of the Chinese Union Pay payment system. The system is well known to Russian citizens, as Western countries have imposed sanctions against Russia. It is accepted in many countries of Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates. However, it should be noted that not all services accept Russian cards. Therefore, it is better to always have cash with you when buying a tour and paying for a transfer, as well as an excursion program.
