Buying your travel money

Aside from a straightforward transaction with cash, another alternative is to pay with a credit card or ATM card when changing money at your bank. Depending on your bank and their charges, this option can save you money.

Buying online can also be a thrift- conscious choice, and companies like American Express, Thomas Cook or another similar online banking service, as well as several other foreign exchange enterprises all offer a service with which you can pay online via credit card, and then collect your currency from their office at a convenient time. It is an option worth looking in to as often there are various special rates offered to online customers.