Everyone has been so kind with information on travel to Zurich. Please tell me which resource is better. To use travellers checks,<BR>swiss currency, or visa check card. Are should I carry a little of each one. Whatis the weather like in zurich, If staying at the hotel St Gotthard will this put me in the main stream of everything, as being am female travelling alone.<BR>Thank You

I haven't used traveler's checks in many years. I just spent a week and a half in Switzerland with a Visa check card. I get cash periodically from an ATM for cash expenditures and use the card for meals, hotels, and train tickets.

and just so you'll get a variety of responses, when I travel in Switzerland, I take a bit in $travelers checks which I cash only at exchange places at the airport, train stations, or banks into Sfr for small expenditures, and everything else I put on my Visa credit card. <BR><BR>If you'll make sure your thread is near the top on Monday, Ursula will certainly be able to give you good Zurich info. I often check the MeteoSuisse weather site for forecasts. Ursula will also be able to orient you w/regard to your hotel. Bon Voyage. J.

I use traveller's checks and credit card. Works well for me.

Take credit card(s) and $100.00 in cash. At the end of your trip you will have a bunch of credit card receipts plus your original $100.00 in cash. Enjoy your trip.

Would forget the traveller's checks - they are actually more of an inconvenience today if anything. VISA or Mastercard will get you practically everywhere. Take about 200-300 US$ in cash. If you take taxis (though Zurich isn't so big that you'll need them; plus they're a bit expensive), ask for one that accepts credit card. Weather now is moderately warm - ca. 20-25 degrees Celcius, with more likelihood of showers and thunderstorms as we get into the mid-to-latter summer. And, believe your hotel is central. Again, distances are not great if you're worried about getting around...

Agree with the above poster. Nothing to add here.<BR>You'll be fine, CThomas! <BR>Weather is unusually unstable for July right now.<BR>Seems to last for the next few days! (<BR>But when it changes, it is likely to be very hot again.

Hi..I've found the best answer to your $$ question changes from one month to another. We always take travelers checks & do come home with a bunch, because we can use a credit card everywhere...however, Visa, MC, etc are now charging for foreign purhases.<BR>In 1993 we were very happy that we had a gold Amex card, as we could not find a hotel room in Geneva...because we held that card, American Express called all over town for us & finally found a room. While we were at that office, someone came in for help & got none. I don't know if they any Amex card. Also we could write personal checks at the Amex office. When that commercial says they don't leave home w/o it...believe me, we do not. BTW we get free traveleres checks with it too. But your local bank should supply them free as well. Enjoy your time in Zurich. Linda