So this is pretty random. But I am doing a study abroad trip for the spring semester in Madrid. Is it worth opening up a new bank account so i wont incur fees everytime i withdraw money? I've heard from quite a few friends that they opened up a BoA account and they were not charged any international fees/additional fees when they withdrew from BoA's affiliates (via the Global ATM Alliance). However, I called BoA and they said the affiliates (i.e. Barclays, Deutsche Bank, etc) only waive the internationals fees in the respective bank's country. But I am getting contradicted reports from friends. Can anyone attest to this?