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We stay in close contact with our group leaders and tour directors throughout the entire trip-planning process; from the first phone call to returning home, we are there every step of the way. Here are a few of the frequently asked questions that we get during the planning process regarding spending money on tour:<\/p>\n
How much spending money do you recommend bringing?<\/span> What is the best way to convert money?<\/span> What if there are multiple currencies used on my tour?<\/span> What is the best way to pay on tour?<\/span> Have more question? Visit the FAQ page<\/a><\/strong> on our website or contact us<\/a><\/strong> directly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We stay in close contact with our group leaders and tour directors throughout the entire trip-planning process; from the first phone call to returning home, we are there every step of the way. Here are a few of the frequently asked questions that we get during the planning process regarding spending money on tour: How Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,172],"tags":[238,58,410,128,86,172],"class_list":["post-3351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explorica-news","category-teachers","tag-educational-tours","tag-educational-travel","tag-faq","tag-student-travel","tag-student-trips","tag-teachers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3351"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3403,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351\/revisions\/3403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>This depends entirely on what has been included in your tour.\u00a0 If your group has not included On-Tour Tipping, you\u2019ll want to budget money to tip your tour director and bus driver(s).\u00a0 You\u2019ll also want to budget about $10-$15 total per traveller for your local guides and any possible airport transfers.\u00a0 If lunch is not included in your tour, we recommend each traveller budgets about $10-$15 per day for this as well. \u00a0On service tours, you are welcome to bring money along to go shopping for donations.\u00a0 The only other money you would need is for souvenirs, and that amount is entirely at your discretion!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>First of all, avoid exchanging your money at the airport at all costs.\u00a0 We recommend starting off your tour with at least $100-$200 in local currency in hand, too.\u00a0 You can exchange U.S. dollars by ordering through your bank or a currency converter (TravelEx, AAA, etc.).\u00a0 While on tour, we advise you to withdraw cash using ATMs.\u00a0 Contact your bank to see what affiliate banks are connected to your account to help minimize withdrawal and conversion fees.\u00a0 Finding a credit or debit card with no foreign transaction fees will be your best bet overall though.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Most of our tours limit the amount of time you\u2019ll spend in another country that uses a separate currency.\u00a0 In these cases, we recommend using a credit card or debit card for any purchases.\u00a0 In countries like Switzerland, though, you can pay in Euros and your change will be given in Swiss Francs.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>While some cash is good to have Credit cards are also widely accepted in major cities, especially in Europe, Asia and the South Pacific, but in rural Latin American areas, they often prefer cash.\u00a0 Note also that AmEx and Discover are not as widely accepted abroad and that traveller\u2019s cheques have become obsolete, so we encourage against them.\u00a0 For debit users, note that many ATMs only support 4-digit PIN codes, so be sure to update yours as needed.<\/p>\n