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From: hoff@ihuxe.UUCP (j. hoff)
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Subject: Travel Anywhere/money
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Date: Fri, 31-May-85 10:19:44 EDT
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[ sorry, this might be posted twice on some machines ]

A wise young supervisor once told me that I should ALWAYS use my
American Express or VISA when traveling out of the U.S.  Firstly,
you don't have to physically exchange money back and forth, and
secondly, chances are that at lease one of the establishments you
have visited will loose/not charge your credit card company your
purchase.

I took his advice when I went to Australia in 1983.  And his info
was correct.  I put about $1000.00 on my American Express and
the company (of course, over the next four months) only received
about $750.00.

Don't worry about waiters/cashiers not knowing the rate of exchange.
My experience was that even the 5 year olds knew the rate!  But
this was in Sydney.


				Julie Hoff  AT&T Bell Laboratories
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