MoneyWise: Have a Financially Safe Vacation

However, that does not mean that the only way to protect your wallet and see the world is sit at home and watch the Travel Channel. By keeping in mind a few basic guidelines, you can have a financially-safe vacation. Debit and Credit Cards When booking your hotel, airline, and car rental reservations and making purchases during the trip, it is usually safer to use your credit card than debit card. If your credit card is lost or stolen and unauthorized charges are made, ...