We are travelling to canada this year,what is the best form of spending money to take?

Question

We are travelling to canada this year,what is the best form of spending money to take?

Answer 1

take a mixture

travellers cheques,

credit/ debit card, and local currency.

thant way if anything happens you will always have something to fall back on.

Answer 2

take pesos

Answer 3

have some cash on you at all time (not whopping amounts)

and have a credit card or atm card.

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Answer 4

take travellers cheques to pass through customs (they require you to have a certain cash amount to pass through, plus are very safe against theft) and then use your bank cards.

Answer 5

The Euro.

Answer 6

It is best to take your ATM card and get cash out as needed.  You get the best exchange rate from the ATM machines.

Answer 7

canada doesnt like you

Answer 8

ATM and credit card, same for travelling anywhere

Answer 9

Cash- Canadian Dollars are the best from my experience and that's my opinion.

Answer 10

If you plan to take a taxi, they prefer cash so you may need a few Canadian dollars on you. If you are from the USA, many places will take the US dollar at par now, since the exchange rates are so close to each other.

If you are coming in your own car, then you can just go to any ATM in Canada  and use your bank card.

Most restaurants, shopping malls, boutiques and hotels will take credit cards (Visa and Mastercard), but you will want cash for the fast food restaurant or for buying a trinket from a street vendor.

I would also advise that if taking money from an ATM, take out a lump sum you need for the day, not a little at a time. It is better to take out $200 once a day than $50 four times, since banks will likely charge you usage fees since your bank card is not from their network. These can be from $1 to $5, and you don't want to rack up too many of those extra bank fees, unless you just are not comfortable walking around with $200 in your wallet.

Answer 11

Barclays do a travel card. Its like a debit card that you put money onto whilst in the u.k then it works as a Visa card overseas. It prevents the risk of losing cash, but has the usability of a Visa credit card without the overseas charges.

But also, the Post Office credit card dont charge for overseas purchases.