How does everyone advise on spending over there?

27 thoughts on “How does everyone advise on spending over there?”

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   Vietnam

   Travel Expert Ian Robinson says:

   Bring some cash to exchange. Bring a debit/credit card. Thats it. Your Welcome

   6 months ago at

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   Australia

   Paul Templeman says:

   Most want cash

   6 months ago at

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3. 

   Australia

   Paul James says:

   We used a Revolut card.. had no problem at ATMs. (VP bank doesn’t charge fees) and linked GRAB to the card.

   6 months ago at

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   Canada

   Debbie Ford says:

   We used a Wise card for two months. Used the digital card mist of the time and only used the physical card to withdraw from ATM’s. Made life much easier.

   6 months ago at

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   Australia

   Angie Morton says:

   We are here now. Take cash. We brought over quite a bit of VND and our wise card. Doing ok atm. Markets, Grab, especially need cash

   6 months ago at

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6. 

   Australia

   Andy O'sullivan says:

   Cash is king, great rate even in the hotels, cards visa and Mastercard excepted in most restaurants (not the street side ones)

   6 months ago at

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   Australia

   Kathleen Wise says:

   Cash is king and expected most places. We are using a Wise card and the bigger hotels take cards

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   Canada

   Richard Morris says:

   Most add 3% if using a card for food etc.

   6 months ago at

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9. 

   Vietnam

   Travel Expert Tung Nguyen says:

   save this guide

   6 months ago at

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10. 

    Australia

    Iain Forsyth says:

    We’ve just spent 2 weeks travelling from Hanoi to HCMC. We used debit card quite a lot but also spent 8 million Dong in cash. You’ll need both.

    6 months ago at

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