Canadian dollar traveller cheques recently?
Hi,I have booked a trip to Rockies and thought I would use some leftover T/Cs from many years ago, “they never expire” supposedly. Mentioned my plan to travel agent and she seemed to think they are very difficult to use or even cash in by a bank in Canada. Wonder if anybody has any knowledge or experience with this problem,Thanks.
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I too thought Travellers Cheques were a blast from the past, but I really don't know about the situation in Canada. Can you perhaps e-mail some Canadian branch banks at your destination there and ask whether they will cash them, or go back to your UK supplier and cash them in before you go?
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It may also vary depending on who the issuer of the T/Cs are. Only some banks accept them from some issuers with whom they have reciprocal arrangements. Check with the issuer. They should be able to provide a list of banks that will cash them.
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I think that is about the size of it Cyber.
I cashed any Travel Cheques in some 10 years ago. Strangely I first started carrying travel cheques about 37 years ago to use when touring in some areas of Scotland and before I had a credit card or debit card and so carried a cheque book. Bank services were often not located conveniently close and in pre-internet days it was not easy to find where they were anyway.
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I agree it would be best, and probably least stressful, to cash them here, if possible, before you travel. You could always put the proceeds onto a prepaid cash card - we use the Sainsburys bank cash passport which does include Canadian dollars - but if you do, wait for one of their frequent "exchange rate sales" when you'll get a slightly better rate and, if you haven't got one already, apply for their Nectar card which, again will get you a slightly improved rate.
Now - the big question is - buy over the next 9 days or risk leaving it till after the election in the hope that the pound will bounce?
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Thanks all, yes looks like will have to cash in back to GBP which is a pain when I’m wanting Canadian dollars. A bit crazy you can still get Amex travellers cheques in C$ if they’re not accepted in the country.
I remember cashing some T/C’s in a Swiss bank a few years back with no problem at all.
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Where abouts are you heading for in the Rockies, Connie? There is another thread running somewhere on the forum about touring in a MH. I'll just repeat my recommendation that if you're staying in Banff which is a great location, don't miss out on the cable car ride up Sulphur Mountain and make sure you visit Melissa's Diner either for the huge breakfasts or the steaks! And if you head to Lake Louise try to divert down to Morraine Lake, a spectacularly turquoise body of water surrounded by high mountains. I posted a picture of it on the other thread.
You're bound to have a fantastic time. Enjoy it!
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Thanks,will be visiting Banff and the usual tourist places on route to Vancouver then the Inside Passage cruise to Alaska. I’ve ditched the moho hire idea and gone for a package tour,pros and cons but sure it will be beautiful scenery. The other thread was mine as well looking for tips,there’s no cheap way of doing it I don’t think. I watched the Worlds most scenic railway journeys on channel 5 in Italy/Switzerland on Friday and personally think it can’t be beaten for scenery not even by the Rocky Moutaineer. Cheers.
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After I wrote that I did wonder if yours was the other thread, Connie, it seemed too much of a coincidence.
Sounds like the holiday you're going on is pretty much the same as we did. Vancouver is amazing - it'll sound daft but we were told one of the "must do's" was to go down to English Bay Beach to eat fish & chips (yes, really!) and watch the sun go down - it was truly spectacular. I'll try to find my photos of it and post on here later.
My email address is in my profile - feel free to get in touch if you want any suggestions about that holiday.
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