Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
Exacto. For many / most international travelers, the concepts of (1) traveling with and relying on cash, and (2) having to go through a non-official route to get it, are the issues. Also, the wads of cash that one must walk around with are a bit "unreasonable" again ... Until the new Nestor, Hugo and Fidel notes are printed (and who knows how much they'll be worth once coming into circulation).
I actually disagree, most flyers whom travel internationally are somewhat savvy these days. Especially Flyertalkers! Isn’t that what Flyertalk is all about. There are Cuevas in every neighborhood, even the posh ones. For me I know several and it’s not that hard to dip in there and just cash a $100 dollar bill or several at a time. Wasn’t there a post a while back that people were stating that blue makes sense once again. When the margins are low I totally understand, but it’s something to look into.