<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cy-gone:
[B]I would like to go against the grain a bit here and put my vote in for some good old travelers checks in U.S. dollar denominations.
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AAA has AMEX TC's in € and £ denominations. The discount rate is very small. Under 2%, and sometimes close to 1%.
There is no charge for the TC's, and they can be redeamed at AMEX locations for no charge. I have also redeamed them in hotels and department stores for no charge, and have paid for expensive meals with no charge.