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travellers cheque in Belgium
Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? |
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joydeep wrote:
Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? The best way to use them is at the supermarket at home and use an ATM card to get cash in Belgium |
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"joydeep" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? Antwerp is much larger than a small town. Don't bring any Travellers Cheques. Bring your Debit Card instead and use it in an ATM. JohnT |
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Joseph Coulter wrote:
joydeep wrote: Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? The best way to use them is at the supermarket at home and use an ATM card to get cash in Belgium or, before the usenet police get me, in the Netherlands. |
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Joseph Coulter wrote: joydeep wrote: Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? The best way to use them is at the supermarket at home and use an ATM card to get cash in Belgium Agreed! But first make sure your ATM card will WORK in Belgian machines. Last time I was in Brussels, mine would not - the only way I could get cash was with advances on my credit cards. (NOT the most economical option, but I had no choice.) |
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joydeep wrote:
Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? We had terrible trouble trying to cash travellers cheques in Ostend - the banks just would not entertain them. I'd recommend taking your debit card and withdrawing cash from an ATM, although there are obviously cahrges for this. John |
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Duh that lady travels ??
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Joseph Coulter wrote: joydeep wrote: Hi, We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? The best way to use them is at the supermarket at home and use an ATM card to get cash in Belgium Agreed! But first make sure your ATM card will WORK in Belgian machines. Last time I was in Brussels, mine would not - the only way I could get cash was with advances on my credit cards. (NOT the most economical option, but I had no choice.) |
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travellers cheque in Belgium
On 4/1/2007 4:53 AM joydeep jumped down, turned around, and wrote:
We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherland and carrying travellers cheques. So someone is still using those things? FFS, why? Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? The best commission-free option is not to use the things at all, and use your ATM card to withdraw cash instead. In Belgium, this can be a bit dodgier than elsewhere; some ATMs are for local client use only, but there are plenty around that can be used by people from elsewhere. Travellers' cheques are a relic of the 20th century. -- dgs |
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travellers cheque in Belgium
"Joseph Coulter" wrote:
joydeep wrote: We are going to a trip to Belgium and Netherlands, and carrying travellers cheques. Wondering, what is commission free option to encash them in Brussels or Amsterdam and in smaller towns like Antwerp? The best way to use them is at the supermarket at home and use an ATM card to get cash in Belgium... or, before the usenet police get me, in the Netherlands. Even if EVG's issue occurs, I would expect a bank to issue currency with a Visa or MC branded debit card, without the cash advance fee that credit cards incur. In any event, I like to arrive with some local currency in my pocket, and for that, I use www.travelcurrency.com or www.oanda.com/products/fxdelivery/ . The exchange rate isn't good, but it'll get me out of the airport and into town, if need be. =R= |
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travellers cheque in Belgium
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Agreed! But first make sure your ATM card will WORK in Belgian machines. Last time I was in Brussels, mine would not - the only way I could get cash was with advances on my credit cards. (NOT the most economical option, but I had no choice.) How can you make sure in advance? Asking your own Bank won't help. JohnT |
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