Anyone Still Use Traveler’s Checks?

[William Black]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:11:00 +1000, Alan S wrote:

> That is not the case when I am alone in foreign lands. Although I don't
> use traveller's cheques I do use a secret wallet, a passport and backup
> CC and cash. Not something I need at home. If I get robbed at home it is
> an unpleasant inconvenience. If I lose my passport or the ability to
> access funds in a foreign land it can be a bloody disaster.

People lose their passports and money all the time when in exotic places
when travelling. Speak to someone who has worked somewhere that has a
'consulate function'.

It's not a disaster, it's a problem.

If you change your systems of doing things you increase the chances of a
disaster.

--
William Black

[PeterL]

On Apr 21, 3:37*am, William Black <william.bl...@***********.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:11:00 +1000, Alan S wrote:
> > That is not the case when I am alone in foreign lands. Although I don't
> > use traveller's cheques I do use a secret wallet, a passport and backup
> > CC and cash. Not something I need at home. If I get robbed at home it is
> > an unpleasant inconvenience. If I lose my passport or the ability to
> > access funds in a foreign land it can be a bloody disaster.
>
> People lose their passports and money all the time when in exotic places
> when travelling. *Speak to someone who has worked somewhere that has a
> 'consulate function'.
>
> It's not a disaster, *it's a problem.
>
> If you change your systems of doing things you increase the chances of a
> disaster.
>
> --
> William Black

By traveling abroad I am already changing my "system". But I have a
system when I am traveling abroad. It's different from my system at
home exactly because of what Alan said. Sure people lose passports
and money all the time when traveling. My system for travels minimize
those problems. At home I carry my wallet in my back pocket. When
traveling I would never do that. Mainly because I am easily
identifiable as a tourist and attracts pickpockets.

[Bob Myers]

Getting back the original question -

I still carry TCs when travelling overseas, mostly because I travel
primarily on business and my company makes it very, very easy to
maintain a supply of traveler's checks for this sort of travel. (I get
my supply of checks automatically replenished when they drop
below a certain level, and the checks are charged to my corporate
card as they are used, not when they are issued.) They're certainly
not my primary means of paying for things, but do come in handy
on occasion (when I can't readily locate an ATM, or if I simply want
to get some local currency from the exchange bank upon arrive at
the destination airport).

It is certainly possible to get along without them these days, but I
haven't seen any reason to stop carrying them yet, simply as a
backup source of cash that is easily replaced if lost, etc..

Bob M.