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• FOREX available for purchase 60 days in advance

Tips when dealing with foreign exchange:

• Travellers should check to ensure they have funds in the most appropriate form for the countries to which they are travelling.
• Travellers should always have enough cash in the appropriate currencies to cover incidental expenses, such as taxi fares on arrival at their destinations.
• Ensuring travellers have the right currency is particularly important as travellers do not want to pay twice to change currencies.  Some exchange facilities overseas charge well above South African rates to change currencies.
• Using a credit card to draw cash overseas is very expensive, particularly in a volatile exchange rate and high interest rate environment.
• It is prudent to consider ATMs, which are available at all major tourist areas and which offer competitive exchange rates with clearly listed ATM access charges, if applicable.  There is no need to worry about complicated currency conversions.  Typically travellers will get a competitive rate, which is calculated automatically.  The conversion rate and any fees will be clearly shown on the traveller’s regular bank statement or passbook, in their home currency.
• Be aware that all money changers will charge a nominal rate for changing cash to local currency.  Sometimes these charges are built into the exchange rate, so travellers should be on the lookout for unfavourable rates.

American Express GlobalTravel Card:

Put your travel money on a prepaid, reloadable American Express GlobalTravel Card, it provides you a safe and convenient way to manage your travel money. Replaced if lost or stolen and online and phone account access, so you can easily track your spending and check your card balance 24 hours a day.

American Express Cards in conjunction with MasterCard has introduced a safer travel card for travellers to carry with them when aboard.  The card contains a chip and requires a pin number for added security.  However, the swiping function on the card still remains.  In addition, the numbers on the card are now embossed, making the card more readily accepted at retail outlets.

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