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Before you go Coming back home
While on travel Resources

Before you go: Departure
 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.

 7. Get to know your destination's measurements:

While on Travel
  • 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).

Travel Jazz

FXDelivery Get your Foreign Currency and Travelers Cheques delivered to your home for your next trip.
Calculate your foreign expenses with our Foreign Exchange Expense Manager (FXPense)


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