[Dalewyn]

>unless they really travel and dine out a lot.

I mean, these are travel cards first and foremost.

AMEX Gold and others with similar bonuses like AMEX Delta Platinum also cater to local use (groceries and dining), but if you can't/don't make thorough use of the No Foreign Transaction Fee benefit you really should be looking at other cards AMEX or otherwise.

[avgDev]

It's a "travel" card not accepted in most of places in EU.