Travelling currency

Doshwaster

Saltydog2128 wrote: »

So if we need cash its best going to a bank and using the credit card to get cash? Also using the credit card in store to pay for items? Then using online banking paying of it daily, as we get charged per day of what we owe them?

I really wouldn't bother with paying it off daily. We are talking about an interest rate of about 3p per £100 per day.

The ATM fees are one of the biggest pains in Thailand but are avoidable as long as you plan carefully. Don't wait until midnight until you run out of cash. The Thai banks make a huge amount out of foreign tourists from these fees so I can't see them dropping them.

eDicky

Saltydog2128 wrote: »

Also using the credit card in store to pay for items? Then using online banking paying of it daily, as we get charged per day of what we owe them?

Foreign purchases have the same interest free period as purchases made in the UK. It's only cash withdrawals that accrue (minimal) daily interest right away. So no need to waste holiday time with online banking to save a few pence.

Voyager2002

cinereus wrote: »

Try £4.50 in Argentina. Last time I was in Thailand you could withdraw without any fees, I'm pretty sure.

How do you use a Clarity card to withdraw ovre the counter?

Not to mention the five dollar fee in Cambodia, unless you go to Maybank.

Evidently it is a while since you were last in Thailand. I think the only bank that gives fee-free withdrawals there now is Citibank.

PompeyPete

One question leads to another. Here's a list of all the FAQs on the TA Thailand Forum...

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowForum-g293915-i3686-Thailand.html

NiftyDigits

cinereus wrote: »

Try £4.50 in Argentina. Last time I was in Thailand you could withdraw without any fees, I'm pretty sure.

How do you use a Clarity card to withdraw ovre the counter?

How do you think? You hand it to the teller, together with your passport and tell them how much.

Argentine ATM fee is around the same as Thailand. The equivalent of 200 to 210 baht. Will keep that in mind if I visit.