Spending Money

Spending Money While on Tour:

 

Before Travel

Before you travel, you should familiarize yourself with the current exchange rates for the U.S. dollar to the local currency of the destinations on your tour. Traveler's are advised not to carry traveler’s checks since they can be difficult to cash.

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Plan on budgeting approximately $60 per day for spending money. This amount should cover lunches, beverages, souvenirs, free time activities, and any additional excursions. 

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While Traveling

At the start of tour, travelers should bring the equivalent of $60 in the currency of the initial destination. Don't worry about trying to exchange currency at your local bank prior to departure, we'll have time to do so at the airport.

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Once we're overseas, ATMs are the most convenient way to withdraw cash since they accept a wide variety of bank and credit cards.

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Till Financial

EF Tours recently partnered with Till Financial to provide families with a useful tool to help student travelers save and budget for on-tour expenses. With Till there's no need to convert money or tell your bank you’re traveling. You can use the Till debit card for spending money,

there are no foreign transaction fees, and Till be synced with Apple Pay. Also, Till can be used at any business that accepts debit cards as well as any ATM that accepts Visa to withdraw cash.

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With Till, families have full visibility into every transactions travelers make and can reload money onto the card from home. If a student loses the card, its easy to instantly lock the card in the app. Till offers premium service and support so students.

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Visit the Till Financial page on the EF Tours website for complete details and signup information.

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