1. Print
"Travelers
Currency CheatSheet": this is a very useful
sheet that you can use for quick reference while abroad to calculate
prices in your home currency. (If you need to find the name of the local
currency used in your destination, use our FXLookup to do a
quick search).
2. Order Currencies
and Travelers Checks: make sure to have some local cash for when
you arrive to pay tips and taxi drivers. (Currently this service is only available to US
residents).
3. Read Travel
Advisories for your Destination:this
is a collection of the latest travel advisories for over 160
countries.
4. Learn
from others:see what our users are saying about your
destination country in our message boards (FXMessage).
5. Travel
Checklist:Print a copy of our travel
checklist. This is a quick list of essentials to check and pack with
you before you go.
6. ATM
Locator:Find the closest VISA ATM to
your destination airport or hotel. This can help you save money in
paying extra charges when exchanging currency in a foreign country.
WAP
Converter: Get the latest currency exchange rates using your
mobile phone.
Pilot
Converter: Download the latest currency exchnage rates into
your PDA and convert currencies, create currency cheatsheet table,
use metric converters with your PDA device.
City Guide,
travelers destination guide for major cities.
Weather, find
the latest weather conditions and forecasts all around the
world.
Coming back home:
Arrival
1. Calculate your Foreign
Expenses: Whether you are a business or casual traveler, you
need to know how much you spent in the foreign countries. Our
expense report manager (FXPense) can handle any of the 164
currencies in the same expense report and generates the results in
HTML or MS® Excel format.
2. Share
your experience handling foreign currencies with others in our
message boards (FXMessage).