thirstyman1 Posted July 21, 2016 #26 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I see several mentions of Hong Kong, but what about Beijing? US dollars accepted , ATM's widely available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philob Posted July 21, 2016 #27 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) I see several mentions of Hong Kong, but what about Beijing? US dollars accepted , ATM's widely available? Beijing: U$D is generally not accepted. Unless the merchant caters to foreign tourists regularly it is a PITA for them to transact foreign money into their banks. ATM's: They have a saying, "the Bank of China is everywhere, except when you need money" :rolleyes:;) Edited July 21, 2016 by Philob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirstyman1 Posted July 21, 2016 #28 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thanks for the info. Guess we should go prepared!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelMore&More Posted July 22, 2016 #29 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I would say that US$ are not accepted at all. There is an ATM every 100 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommui987 Posted July 22, 2016 #30 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I would strongly disagree with some blanket statements above saying that you can use US$ everywhere in Asia. . Japan - hard to find an ATM except in the post office. Never tried to use US dollars there. Credit cards are generally accepted China - in the boonies, Hawkers might accept US dollars but as a general rule, use local currency. Credit cards are accepted in the big cities. Vietnam and Cambodia. Generally prefer US $$ over their own National currency. Thailand - use local currency Singapore - use local currency VISA and MC are the generally used credit card. AmEX and Discover are not universally accepted, I don't know how it is in Asia, but in Europe, if there is no chip, they usually will refuse to accept the same, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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