Purchasing AUD Travellers Cheques

Replies: 7 - Last Post: Jul 15, 2012 6:26 AM Last Post By: poppageorge

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Jul 10, 2012 5:29 AM
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Purchasing AUD Travellers Cheques

Hi all..........
I am trying to track down somewhere to purchase AUD travellers cheques.
I have looked at the websites of Austpost, Bankwest, NAB, Commonwealth, Westpac but to purchase online, none of them offer AUD travellers cheques. ANZ seems to be the only institution to offer them and me not being an ANZ customer I can only buy a maximum of AUD1000 over the counter.
Seems to be the banks and American Express have it sewn up and are reluctant to sell AUD T/Cs. Can't work it out.
Has anyone been able to buy AUD travellers cheques recently and, if so WHERE?????
Thanks guys
Chris

RayCCroc

Jul 10, 2012 5:47 AM
Posts: 11,043

Travelex sell them (well, they sell AMEX ones) but as far as I know they don't sell them online. It's possible that the $1000 limit is to discourage speculators from holding TCs.

ColinP

Jul 10, 2012 6:40 AM
Posts: 318

I bought $5,000 of AUD TCs not too long ago. I bought them online from Amex and picked them up at the local Post office.

Edited by: ColinP to add link

PhiMeow

Jul 10, 2012 3:16 PM
Posts: 2,924

^^ yes, AMEX does a good job here. Buy on line and pick up at the post office of your choice.

I use them all the time for foreign currency purchases.

cowantimmy12

Jul 11, 2012 1:13 AM
Posts: 798

are you sure you want travellers cheques
they are very old fashioned and not used much anywhere

poppageorge

Jul 11, 2012 10:25 AM
Posts: 811

your bank debit card should be fine thats all i used in 5 trips canadian cibc card. check your bank to make sure set up credit card payment online as well

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