Traveller Cheques

Hi. I was going to get my money tomorrow but my sister has told me that a lot of places are not accepting travellers cheques anymore.

I dont feel comfortable taking 拢1000 worth of dollars in cash and wanted most of it in travellers cheques.

Does anyone know the score on this?

Most places treated dollars travellers cheques as cash (with ID)when I went there in 2005.

Thanks

Traveller Cheques

There are very few places that will not take TC`s so don`t panic. If they are amex it is better but you will not struggle to find places that take them.

Have a great trip.

Traveller Cheques

Do you have a credit card, and the discipline to only spend what you can afford, and pay it off in full when due? Use it and get a better rate. Draw small amounts of cash from ATMs (using a DEBIT card ideally) for ice-creams and cab/bus fares etc..

Thanks for your replies.

I think I will stick to the travellers cheques as I dont trust myself with the credit card. Rubbish at budgeting with a card.

I am bringing one but only using it for emergencies.

Thanks :o)

TCs (Amex brand) are better than the new alternative- the prepaid debit card.

I%26#39;ve never had a TC turned down in the past, but I had my new prepaid debit card refused at Best Buy, Publix, aqnd a restaurant yesterday. THis time I thought I would try one out but so far it has been a bit of a disaster. It was accepted at Gap, and one restaurant so far. Today I wll try to get money out of an ATM. If that works, I may draw it all out.

Amanx, which one have you got?

i usually take a bit of both, if you loose cash its gone!, t.c are replaced whether lost or stolen and remember to keep ur chq numbers seperate from t.c themselves, me and my o.h swap so he has my numbers and i have his. neva had any probs using t.c, in the last ten years of visiting florida the only place that refused them was the disney discount shop in the florida mall. most places just treat them like cash, ive neva been asked for i.d though. maybe i have an honest face!

forgot to add i usually get the american express U.S dollar travellers chqs.

what ever you do not buy the american express sterling traveller chqs. we made this mistake on our first ever trip to florida bk in the mid nineties and found these a nitemare to ';offload'; as nobody would accept them.

You should be fine with American Express US Dollar ones.

My only caution would be not to get too many in high demoninations. Rather then problems accepting them, the greater risk my be some places not wanting or being able to make change if buying something small with a big bill.

yeah thats true i always ask for no higher than $50 even when i get my dollars.

We usually get a mix of cash, nationwide (though i know they have put fees on now) and travellers cheques. We usually get our money from crown currency and they can give you a mix if you want and take requests for low denominations.

We had tc%26#39;s at xmas and had absolutely no problem using them in orlando or anywhere in florida

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