facebookAhead of the traveling season, any views on using YouTrip? Or any tips about currency exchange for travel purposes to share? - Seedly

Anonymous

07 Jun 2019

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Ahead of the traveling season, any views on using YouTrip? Or any tips about currency exchange for travel purposes to share?

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Kenneth Lou

07 Jun 2019

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I just used Youtrip on my Japan trip, and found rates to be comparable to what I could get from the Raffles Place money changers.

Another big plus - when I was out of JPY for a transaction, it converted my SGD to JPY. Which also means, no small change that I need to change back to SGD when I get back! For me, that's a nice plus since I typically don't like to change it back to local currency.

Other tips:

  1. Still keep some cash in your wallet. Some places would only accept cash, so it's not a good idea to just rely on using credit.

  2. Airport currency exchange counters do not give good rates, since they charge a premium for the convenience.

  3. Use local currency even if a store says they accept USD.

  4. Spend all your spare change before leaving the country. No money changer would change back a few coins for you.

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