New Delhi, April 17 -- You can fund your overseas trip for personal/professional reasons, business or vacation with your credit card. Though credit cards offer a lot of benefits such as low forex mark-up fee, rewards and discounts on flights as well as hotel bookings for international travel, you have to be careful with your usage.

There are several things that you should do to keep your credit card safe from fraudulent or unauthorised transactions when you are abroad. Setting limits on your international transactions and informing your bank in advance about your travel plans top the list of things that you should do before you embark on your journey. Here is a primer on how to protect your credit card from misuse during international tr...