mastercard

[LouiseB]

Thinking of getting a Thomas cook currency MasterCard instead of carrying all our cash....is MasterCard widely accepted ...Will mainly be used for evening meals and also will withdraw cash
Thanks

[Waspman]

Louise, get a Halifax Clarity Credit Card, this is the best one available for overseas use with no charges/commission when purchases are made (tavernas and shops) not to be used for cash from ATMs though as this will incur charges. You don't have to have a Halifax account to get one.
At this moment in time you'll probably get an exchange rate of about 1.24, maybe 1.25, far better than the exchange rates in the UK, even online exchange rates. Take some euros with you as well.


Most of the tavernas I know accept credit cards, the exceptions that I know of are Fantasea and Beachcomber.

[Gavlah1973]

We've got the Sainsburys cash passport. Free ATM withdrawals. We just take out a couple of hundred euros every 2/3 days and pay for our meals in cash

[Waspman]

We've got the Sainsburys cash passport. Free ATM withdrawals. We just take out a couple of hundred euros every 2/3 days and pay for our meals in cash

What's the exchange rate on it Gav?

[Gavlah1973]

1.23 today