Posts Tagged ‘cash’

Travel Money tips and advice

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

When planning your travels its important to stay mindful of how you will manage your money whilst abroad yes I can hear you saying well VISA is every where but it may not always stay in your pocket or you may not be able to instantly contact your bank if the worst happens there are also many fees attached with most issuers that charge for the exchange of currency each time you use them. Having back ups always help and the best way to have a back up is exchange currency of the country you are visiting. There are are however a few drawbacks to using the currency of the manor as we are going to discuss. You should Inform your bank and any financial service providers know that you are travelling so that they don’t block your cards themselves thinking it may be fraud.

Travellers cheques may be the best and most secure option

Travellers cheques popular and have become a very commonly used form of none cash to use when on holiday they are also the safest form of cash that you could possibly have to hand. Travellers cheques are widely available and can be exchanged at banks and other financial institutions. The best way to stay safe using travellers cheques is to make a copy of them or note down all the cheque numbers and keep them safe. (more…)