Originally Posted by
transpac
if you are "an honest 2-week holiday air traveler", then my advice would be to not worry about it, as you will NOT be asked to display the requisite funds.
If you want to plan for every contingency, have the cash on hand, although you will not be asked for it.
Seems simple enough?
Sure, sounds good. Up front, I was simply asking if anyone knew of an official published interpretation or more specific detail regarding the requirement (such as in statute, regulations, etc...). Seeing that this appears to be absent from official sources, then the best available information does seem to be of the anecdotal sort, so I'll assess my tolerance for risk at the time of departure and decide from there, barring any overt policy changes in the meantime.