Do I need a travel money card?

[mutare]

We are off to cruise New Zealand next week. I have NZ$, an Aussie debit card and a credit card. The bank is trying to persuade me to get a travel money card. Is it really necessary?

Advice appreciated

[Greensteam]

I wouldn't think so, sounds like them trying to sign you up to fill a quota.

Credit card and cash will be all you need.

I just did a 14 day Fiji Adventure and all I took was my one card and a couple of hundred dollars. My MasterCard was accepted everywhere except for the small islands where I took cash ashore. $AUD accepted everywhere and they even gave change most places.

[The_Big_M]

Nah, you're well covered. Even if the AUD collapses, you still have NZD :-)

[BuzzBuzzen]

Big M is right , we were there last year and the ATM's all happily dispense the Kiwi funny money :)

[mutare]

Very helpful thank you. Nothing can be worse than the Zim $ so I'm sure we'll cope.

[Fletch1]

We are off to cruise New Zealand next week. I have NZ$, an Aussie debit card and a credit card. The bank is trying to persuade me to get a travel money card. Is it really necessary?

Advice appreciated

 

You should be fine. Apart from getting $us before we travel to the USA, we always get local money from atm's with our credit card. The rates are usually pretty good.