Topic: exchange rates

Currency exchange mistakes travellers make

Most of the cost of changing money comes from a handful of avoidable choices. The places that quietly charge the most, how to read a rate board, why the condition of your notes matters in Asia, and a simple rule for how much to change.

Avoid dynamic currency conversion

The offer to pay in your own currency appears at card terminals, ATMs, hotel desks and checkout pages. It always costs more than paying in the local currency. Where it hides, what the screens look like, and the habit that beats it.