Holiday Money (Euro)

jasonblake

Hi all,


i am off to portaventura (salou) this coming weekend for 2 weeks followed by a few days in ireland when i return

question is whats the best way to take the money or cheques

i was going to take say 2k but whats would be the best way of taking it. i was thinking bout taking £500 in english money and maybe 1k in travellers cheques then if i need more just use my bank card and get a lump out

advice :beer:

loobs40

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money

sandsy

I like pre-paid cards for overseas and am more than happy with my Post Office one which is now chip-and-pin.

interstellaflyer

We are going to Salou in September, I had considered a pre paid card however, after having a few chip failures on my debit card over the years and a faulty brand new credit card, I am extremely nervous about relying on a piece of plastic for my holiday spending money, what happens if the the chip fails? lost/stollen Amex travelers cheques can be replaced in 24hrs would the same apply to a pre paid card?

zagfles

interstellaflyer wrote: »

We are going to Salou in September, I had considered a pre paid card however, after having a few chip failures on my debit card over the years and a faulty brand new credit card, I am extremely nervous about relying on a piece of plastic for my holiday spending money, what happens if the the chip fails? lost/stollen Amex travelers cheques can be replaced in 24hrs would the same apply to a pre paid card?

Don't know about pre-paid cards, but with normal credit cards you should be able to get a cash advance over the counter at any bank which accepts VISA/MasterCard. I've done this in the past (when I'd forgotton my PIN!!). You'll probably need ID eg passport.

But these days between us we have about 8 different cards so we're pretty much insured against chip failures:) Some better value than others but all are better value than changing cash in the UK or using TCs.