Paying your balance

[Denise40]

I have a question of anyone that will be paying their balance to vendors upon arrival to your destination. How are you all paying? I was told in Cabo that they only except cash or Traveller's Checkes. My bank said something about Check Cards?? That they work just like travellers checks and are starting to do away with Traveller's checks because the cards are so much easier. I am going to need a lot of checks and have to sign them all. Any opinions or suggestions of what you all are doing?

 

TIA

[lucy106]

I am just doing cash or trying to pay them all before we get there if they allow that so I dont have to carry too much cash.

[ErinB]

I would ask your bank what they can offer and what kind of protection you have. Typically, with a credit card if you are unsatisfied with a purchase or something happens (like a vendor doesn't show up) you can dispute the charges. Often, there is very little recourse with a cash transaction, especially with an international vendor.