Giusi wrote:
> "Janet Baraclough" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> I take American
>> Express TC's in smallish denominations to cash them in for local>
>> currency, and (IME) so many places offer that service it has never> been
>> a problem.
>
> That has not been my experience in recent years. About 13 years ago I had
> so much trouble and took so much time fooling around trying to get banks to
> cash them that I never used them again. I use a bank card to get local cash
> and it's much cheaper as well.
>
>
It has probably been over 20 years since I bothered with travelers
checks. Europe has always been years ahead of the US in banking
practices and one could pay bills with a debit card or account there
years before I ever saw it commonly here.
I use my AMEX when traveling and have never had a problem. I never
bother to notify my card companies in advance when going out of the
country, as some suggest.