And when you travel, duplicate debit cards! I just opened a second free checking account at my bank to do this. Keep one in your carry-on/​hotel room, and one when you go out on excursions. So if you get pick pocketed or the ATM refuses to return your card, you have a spare.
This also lets you use cash for all your transactions—so the only way you can be skimmed is at the ATM, nowhere else.
And when you travel, duplicate debit cards! I just opened a second free checking account at my bank to do this. Keep one in your carry-on/​hotel room, and one when you go out on excursions. So if you get pick pocketed or the ATM refuses to return your card, you have a spare.
This also lets you use cash for all your transactions—so the only way you can be skimmed is at the ATM, nowhere else.