non american

[pinkycol]

i am travelling to cuba and want to take some travellers cheques but have been told they must be non american can someone please tell me the best place to get my cheques

[CheekyChops]

I assume you are in the UK and if so, take sterling, available from any Travel Agents or the Post Office.

[johnny37]

I know the Yanks dont like Cuba but what is to stop anyone taking USD travellers cheques of even USD cash into Cuba? I would imagine USD in any form are quite desirable in Cuba..

[johnny37]

Apart from the fact that the Cubans wont let any of it back out!

[EverClean]

The Cubans themselves like US Dollars.

Their immigration and customs officials like them even more. If they found an amount then they would confiscate them and pocket them.

[dzug]

The Post Office do American Express TCs, so no-go.

Try Thomas Cook - though they may have given up doing their own which would have been OK

From the Havana Embassy website:

Money

You should check with your bank before you leave the UK to confirm that your debit/credit/cashpoint cards will work and will be accepted in Cuba. If your bank cannot confirm this then you should bring suitable Sterling or Euro alternatives, preferably in the form of travellers� cheques. You should also be aware that there are virtually no cash-points available for drawing cash against Cirrus or Switch cards in Cuba. You should also be aware that Scottish and Northern Irish bank notes/coins cannot be exchanged in Cuba.

US Dollars are no longer accepted in Cuba, and you will be charged 10% commission to exchange them. The central bank re-valued the Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) in March 2005. This no longer operates at 1-1 with the US dollar and has its own exchange rate. Following this revaluation, credit card transactions, including cash withdrawals from ATM machines, are subject to local commission charges of between 11%-13%.

American Express travellers' cheques are no longer accepted in Cuba. Travellers' cheques and/or credit cards drawn on all other American banks are also not accepted in Cuba.

An airport departure tax (per person) of 25 convertible pesos (CUCs) must be paid on departure for all international flights and must be paid in local currency.

The wider use of the convertible pesos (CUC) to include the tourist industry has inevitably meant an increase in the number of forged CUC banknotes of all denominations but in particular $100.00. You are strongly advised not to change money anywhere than at the airport Cadecas, hotel exchange bureaux or banks. Individuals offering exchange facilities to avoid queues should be avoided, and where possible