Travelers checks in Euros?
 

Can you buy travelers checks in Euros in the US? Where do you buy them? Thanks.

Lina, try www.oanda.com<BR><BR>I think you can get Thomas Cook traveler's checks in Euros there & they'll be delivered to your home.<BR><BR>Good Luck & Happy Travels,<BR>BC

I bouth some just after the first of the year from Fleet Travel Cash. The address is http://www.travelcash.com/.<BR><BR>I needed some to send a deposit for a couple of convents we're staying in that don't accept credit cards, but needed a deposit anyway.<BR><BR>Got them overnighted. The wags on this site will tell you that you will pay a premium for TC's, but in some instances they are needed and there is no substitute.

Before you buy TCs in Euro, do a search on this site (use travelers check as your serach term) and read what others recommend about TCs. You might decide to buy then in dollars or to skip them altogether when you learn of others' experience.

euro, not euros. No "s".

I'm hoping to book private rooms in Croatia and offering travelers checks in euro rather than bank transfer or whatever. The amounts will be quite small so I'm not really worried about safety.

I am curious about using euros in Croatia. (And yes I know the s-less remarks. Like I pay 20 dollar, 10 pound, 50 cent, and 20 peso.)<BR><BR>Do you know that the establishment in Croatia will accept them? <BR><BR>Croatia is not an official member of the European Monetary Union. Any use of the euro there will be strictly unofficial. On the other hand, I know that American dollars were often accepted in Russia. At one time there were more dollars circulating there than any other place outside of the USA.<BR><BR>

You can buy the euro at AA. Maybe for deposits (if the establishment takes them, better check) but other than that it is much better to use ATM's. Most places will take your credit card number for a deposit.

That's the euro travelers check that can be purchased at the AA

OPP'S That's AAA not AA....Sorry...

Banker: the plural of euro is MUCH more complicated than that....<BR><BR>In France it is officially euros. In Ireland it's officially euro, but euros is (are) allowed. The Bank of England plans to use euros, although the official plural in England is euro. In Finland it is euroa..... don't ask about cents

Most accomodation rates in Croatia that I'm finding on the internet seem to be in Euro.

Lina, forget the T.C.s and simply get cash from the ATMs. It's much more convenient and in the long run, cheaper. When you have their local Euro currency, there will be no hassle with exchange rates, commissions, fees, etc.<BR><BR>We used to take TC for reserve and every year we came home with them so we stopped doing it about 5 years ago. We have never had a problem with the ATMs.<BR><BR>Jim<BR><BR>Jim

I just got back from traveling around Europe, and in every country I was in (it was a long trip, too many to list right now), the new currency was referred to as "euro".

Sorry, should have clarified: everywhere, the plural of euro was simply euro.

I bought my neighbors a $100 AmEx gift certificate in euros and they had trouble using it in Germany.

The EU website shows just what linguistic chaos the euro is in<BR><BR>http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/euro/eurofull.htm<BR><BR>But I expect each country will decide on the most practical plural for itself. I don't think anyone should be dogmatic at this stage.

I recently took AMEX TCs to Austria and Germany and couldn't get rid of the things. In Austria they simply would not accept them and in Germany they wanted to add a 5% surcharge. I ended up using credit cards in both cases for hotel bills and other large expenses and my ATM card to get cash. My TCs happened to be in Euro(s), but that wasn't the issue. As one hotelier offered, "TCs are dinosaurs." I concur and won't bother ever again.

Lina - while the accommodation in Croatia may be priced in euros, it's unlikely that ATMs in that country will dispense them (I don't know for sure though). I should think you would be best finding out from the hotels how they want paying and in what currency before you spend a lot on TCs, or rely on ATMs.

Lina,<BR><BR>I'm from Croatia so here's the first hand info.<BR><BR>Official currency in Croatia is Kuna and everything you pay should be in Kuna. It is very unlikely that private room owners would except checks of any kind.. That is if you book a room directly with them in Croatia. If you book with travel agent they will take TC. Also traveler checks can be exchanged into Kuna in exchange offices and banks. <BR>Euro can be exchanged into Kuna in banks, post offices, exchange offices and at most tourist agencies, hotels and camping grounds. <BR>I agree that ATM's are the best option. They can be easily found in larger cities or any summer resort and accept all major credit and debit cards. <BR><BR>Hope this helps.<BR>