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- Please break down Euro money - Rick Steves Travel Forum
The Euro is very locically designed It is based on multiples of 1, 2, and 5 You have small copper coins for 1, 2, and 5 cent A cent is 1 100 of a Euro The 1 and 5 cent pieces have smooth edges The 2 cent piece has a circumferential groove around the outside edge Next you have 10, 20, and 50 cent pieces They are brass colored and have large knotches around the edge The 10 and 50 cent
- Getting Euros in Italy, US or both? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
Getting a hundred or so euro from you local bank prior to departure is a good practice but some will say just use an ATM at your arriving airport The worse exchange is at the airport currency exchange booths and best exchange rate is at any ATM regardless of location
- Dollar vs. Euro Exchange rate - Rick Steves Travel Forum
After years of trips to Europe when the dollar euro exchange rate favored the euro (and it always seemed our money would've gone further if only we'd gone a few months earlier or later), it's encouraging to see the current exchange rate less than US$ 1 20 to the euro During a Spain trip in 2002
- Credit cards - in Euros or dollars - Rick Steves Travel Forum
The dollar price is usually based on a lousy exchange rate set by the merchant — and to make matters worse, even though you’re paying in “dollars,” your credit-card issuer may still levy its standard foreign-transaction fee The result: the “convenience” of seeing your charge in dollars comes at a premium
- Exchange Rate Concerns? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
How did we get to 20%? The average rate of exchange for the euro in 2024 was about 92 4 euro cents to the dollar Today its 88 euro cents or <4 5% lower The inflation rate in Europe as a whole was a little less than that in the US for 2024 so that hasnt added to the cost relative to the cost of staying home
- Credit Card Payment: accept in local (Euro) currency or USD
So I know from reading this forum that whenever you use your credit card or debit card, make sue that you deny the conversion to USD and to accept the local currency My question is this: if we're always to accept the local currency because it's favourable to the consumer, why is there ever an
- Euro Exchange at AAA - Rick Steves Travel Forum
"Our local AAA offers Euro exchange at current exchange rate" The question is, what is the " current exchange rate " You can find the Interbank rate, the rate at which banks exchange currency pier-to-pier at www oanda com Ask AAA what their rate is, then check with Oanda
- Best way to exchange US dollars for euros - Rick Steves Travel Forum
What is most efficient way to exchange US dollars for euros in Paris France?
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