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Travelex is the world’s largest foreign exchange specialist.
Through Travelex, we can offer you a comprehensive range of products
and services to take care of all your foreign exchange needs.
• Cash Passport Card
• Foreign Cash
• Travellers Cheques
• Drafts
• Telegraphic Transfers
• Travellers Cheques
• Foreign Cash
• Cheques in a Foreign Currency
• Inward Telegraphic Transfers
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- It is recommended that you always take more than one payment
mechanism – some local cash, a Cash Passport Card, and a
credit or debit card. That way, if you have difficulty with any
of your products (eg your credit card is not accepted, or the
magnetic stripe gets damaged), you will have an alternative. Use
a Cash Passport Card for your day-to-day expenses, and a credit
or debit card for major purchases.
- As a basic rule of thumb, if your destination has a good ATM
network, take most of your travel funds on a Cash Passport Card;
if not, travellers cheques are better. Cash Passport is ideal
for most tourist destinations, inc UK and Europe, USA, Canada,
South East Asia, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
- Get your foreign exchange before you leave home – exchange
rates at home are usually better than overseas.
The Cash Passport Card is a pre-paid, PIN-protected card that
enables you to obtain local cash from over 1 million VISA ATM’s
around the world. You can purchase the card in any amount from
$250 to $25,000.
Cash Passport is ideal for all major tourist destinations,
overseas and in Australia, where there is an ATM network. Cards
are available in US Dollars, Euros, British Pounds and New Zealand
Dollars, as well as Australian Dollars, enabling you to maximize
convenience and “lock-in” an exchange rate.
- Convenience
Anyone can buy a Cash Passport card – you do not have
to be over 18 or have a credit rating. It can also be bought
as a gift. For added convenience, cards are reloadable, so
you can top them up with additional funds when required.
- Security
Travelex supplies a second card (with a separate PIN), free
of charge – if you lose one, simply start using the
second. Lost or stolen cards can be replaced, free of charge
and usually within 24 hours. No value is kept on the card
(all funds are retained on Visa’s host system). If a
card is lost or stolen, it is useless to the thief provided
the PIN remains secret.
- Fees & Exchange Rates
You normally pay only $3.75 per withdrawal (other fees may
apply). Exchange rates are converted at the time of the transaction;
or, if you prefer to “lock-in” a rate, cards can
be purchased in US Dollars, Euros, British Pounds and New
Zealand Dollars. For convenience, we suggest taking your card
in the currency of the country you are visiting.
- Budgeting
As Cash Passport is pre-paid, there is no danger of overspending.
Unused funds can be reclaimed upon returning home (fees may
apply).
- 24 Hour Assistance
Customer support is available 24 hours a day to deal with
lost cards, forgotten PIN’s, card balances etc.
In addition to your travellers cheques and/or Cash Passport
Card, it is always advisable to carry some local cash to cover
taxis, tips etc upon arrival overseas.
Travelex regularly stocks over 35 foreign currencies.
Travellers cheques are available in:
US Dollar
Euro
British Pound
Travellers cheques are accepted worldwide. If your cheques
are lost or stolen, a refund is just a phone call away, and
takes as little as 30 minutes to organise.
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Drafts are the cheapest form of sending money
overseas, and can be sent by mail. The receiver generally has to
pay the draft into an account, and it may take a few days to clear.
Telegraphic transfers are normally used to directly
credit accounts overseas, and are a quicker method of sending funds
than drafts.
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Subject to acceptability, Travelex will convert Foreign Currency
items into Australian Dollars.
So, if you receive a Cheque from overseas, or
return from a trip with unused Foreign Cash or
Travellers Cheques, you can change* them into Australian
Dollars without fuss (* subject to acceptability).
If funds are being sent to you from overseas, an Inward
Telegraphic Transfer will enable funds to be credited directly
into your account.
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