And just found out AAA no longer does travelers checks..what the crap am I to do??

Your local bank/CU probably does.

If you could get them, would any business still accept them?

The Death of the Travelers Check

Travelers checks are still a thing?

__________________
CENSORED due to not family friendly words

Credit card? Cash?

- Peter.

__________________
2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

You dont need them. I went into Canada with about 4 dollars US in my pocket recently. Just go to a cash machine up there and withdraw Canadian moolah from you US bank account. Apart from the ATM fee, the conversion cost is actually cheaper than going to a money change place, and the banks handle everything electronically without you having to worry about squat.

I did the same thing in Italy last year. I even used my US credit card to pay a italian toll fee getting off a road. I was amazed it worked with zero problems. Travelers checks are dead and gone for the most part. Just make sure to call your bank and tell them where you intend to be so they dont freeze your account when you try to make a withdrawl.

__________________
This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.

American Express Traveler's Cheques?

__________________
-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

I called my bank and let them know I'll be in Canada and they said to just use any ATM with a Visa logo on it and I'll be good. visa charges a 1% fee for foreign money plus the ATM surcharge(but my CU reimburses me).

Sweeeeet

I might go get $100 CAD to have on me when we fly in

More than a few seniors believe that travelers checks offer security and peace of mind while traveling. Perhaps they will now choose to travel to hotels that DO accept travelers checks.

If you fly you can get to Canada in one day.

Most banks have Canadian money that they would love to send up with you. Cash is good to have if you get outside the most touristy areas. I like the loonies and twoonies.

If you can bring back a full flush toilet, get one. You can also buy radios up there that get frequencies that are blocked in the states.

I always carry a big duffel bag full of foreign currency when I cross the border.

__________________

1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I always like to get some Canadian cash, eh?

Seriously a credit card is tough to beat.

__________________
[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Don't go to an Airport currency exchange. The fees will kill you. Much better to use your ATM and credit cards.

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D, 417K

__________________
Objects in closer are mirror than they appear.

Those seniors are, shall we say, a dying breed. The next gen seniors are e-commerce fluent, plastic card fans and not holding on to 19th and 20th C forms of legal tender.