Published on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 by Kathy McCabe While credit cards are more widely accepted than ever in Italy, cash is still king in this society. Travelers can use the "cash is king" belief, as well as good old bargaining,  to their advantage. Italian business owners absolutely detest paying credit card transaction fees. If you are going to buy several items in a store or make a big purchase, ask for a sconto...

Published on Monday, November 26, 2012 by Kathy McCabe I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. I'm thrilled to have started a new video series called Steve's Travel Tips to share all the insider Italy travel tips I have learned over a lifetime of travel to Italy. So you're going to Italy and you're going to need to use cash (euros) at some point. In this brief video, I give you the ins and outs of using cash and the banc...