Comments on: Exchanging Money For Travel http://www.gocurrency.com/international-travel/2007/01/26/exchanging-money-for-travel/ World Travel News and Information Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: gocurrency http://www.gocurrency.com/international-travel/2007/01/26/exchanging-money-for-travel/#comment-16414 gocurrency Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:41:19 +0000 http://www.gocurrency.com/international-travel/2007/01/26/exchanging-money-for-travel/#comment-16414 Hi Ruth. Often credit cards will give you the best rates. Before you go, call your credit card company and ask them what they charge for the exchange. Most credit cards are between 1-3%. Also, call your bank, let them know you will be traveling to Israel (if you don't and you try to use your ATM card, you run the risk of the bank freezing your account if they think the card could have been stolen). When you speak with your bank, ask them what their fees are for taking money out at the atm. Try to avoid exchanging money at the airport becuase you will often get very poor rates. You should take some local money with you so you can get to where you are staying and have some cash on you in case atms are hard to find and places don't take credit cards. https://www.mtwna.com/servlet/MTW;jsessionid=0000Y29HPXOZ2sOmCDSJrcUloyF:10asp7ro0?cmd=quin If you go to that link, you can buy foreign cash and have it delivered to your door Hi Ruth. Often credit cards will give you the best rates. Before you go, call your credit card company and ask them what they charge for the exchange. Most credit cards are between 1-3%.
Also, call your bank, let them know you will be traveling to Israel (if you don’t and you try to use your ATM card, you run the risk of the bank freezing your account if they think the card could have been stolen).
When you speak with your bank, ask them what their fees are for taking money out at the atm.
Try to avoid exchanging money at the airport becuase you will often get very poor rates.
You should take some local money with you so you can get to where you are staying and have some cash on you in case atms are hard to find and places don’t take credit cards.

https://www.mtwna.com/servlet/MTW;jsessionid=0000Y29HPXOZ2sOmCDSJrcUloyF:10asp7ro0?cmd=quin

If you go to that link, you can buy foreign cash and have it delivered to your door

]]> By: Ruth Briggs http://www.gocurrency.com/international-travel/2007/01/26/exchanging-money-for-travel/#comment-16360 Ruth Briggs Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:36:48 +0000 http://www.gocurrency.com/international-travel/2007/01/26/exchanging-money-for-travel/#comment-16360 I have plans to visit Israel in January, 2008. Wondering how to go about the exchange of US dollars into local money. Is it necessary? Can US dollars be used or credit cards? I have plans to visit Israel in January, 2008. Wondering how to go about the exchange of US dollars into local money. Is it necessary? Can US dollars be used or credit cards?

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