I think what happens is that Visa pays the bank in local currency and charges you in your own at their regular rates.

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Paul Stenquist wrote:

I don't know if the opposite is true, but when I need to buy Euros, Pesos, or other currencies with my US dollars, I get the best deal by using an ATM machine in the country I'm visiting. That way I get the exchange rate without a surcharge.
Paul
On Mar 20, 2004, at 6:35 PM, William Robb wrote:


I have always found having some cash available to be handy when
traveling in the USA. You will want to buy any US dollars you intend
to carry prior to leaving, as American banks tend to look kinda
nervously at foreigners

William Robb


----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" Subject: usd money....




Just wondering - with regards to my USA trip - I was thinking of

not


bringing any cash at all, and just paying my spending money off my

visa. It


will be a great help for tax purposes etc, and I rarely carry cash

here any


more, I usually use EFTPOS for everything. How widely accepted is

VISA in


the States? Are you able to pay taxi's etc with VISA? Or should I

carry


some cash with me? What about on GFM? Are there any teller

machines that


will allow me to withdraw cash from my VISA? I have a pretty large

purchase


that I will be making whilst I am over there and will need to get

my hands


on at least USD$650 whilst I am on the mountain (or beforehand to

bring


with me)....

tan.








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