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Country money guides.

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See the cash, cards, transport payments and local habits that can make a new destination feel familiar before you arrive.

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Asia

From yen and won to rupees, baht and ringgit, these guides unpack some of travel's most varied payment cultures.

9 guides
China Renminbi names, QR wallets for visitors, UnionPay and cash, the faster tourist tax refund and a zero-tip culture. Open guide India Rupees, cash-smart travel, UPI and tipping. Open guide Indonesia Rupiah, cash-smart routes, QRIS and tipping. Open guide Japan Yen, cash, cards, ATMs and IC cards. Open guide Malaysia Six nature-filled ringgit notes, one national QR language, a transit card with boundaries, licensed rate boards and the plus signs before the tip. Open guide Philippines A wallet where paper heroes meet polymer wildlife, QR codes reach tricycle hubs and the next ferry can decide how much cash belongs in your pocket. Open guide Singapore Five everyday Portrait notes, a hawker-centre cash pocket, one-device SimplyGo taps, the restaurant ++, airport GST refunds and a dollar tied one-to-one with Brunei. Open guide South Korea Won, card-first spending, transport cards and tipping. Open guide Thailand Baht, tourist QR payments, cash planning and tipping. Open guide
One continent, many money habits

Europe

Follow the euro across borders, then meet the pounds, kroner, francs, zloty, lei and other currencies that keep European travel interesting.

37 destinations
Shared currency guide Euro countries One shared currency, 27 different travel wallets. Choose the country whose cash habits you need. Choose a destination Czech Republic Koruna notes and coins, a three-hour exchange receipt, CZK at the ATM, Prague's ticket terminals and the spoken restaurant tip. Open guide Denmark Four bridge notes, the missing 1000, a krone tied close to the euro, daylight cash rights, post-card Rejsekort travel and zero-pressure tipping. Open guide Hungary Six history-filled forint notes, five-forint cash rounding, HUF screens, Budapest's new metro tap and the service charge before the tip. Open guide Iceland Five story-filled króna notes, sea-life coins, almost universal cards, a bus fare that remembers and a receipt that must reach the airport. Open guide Norway Five notes shaped by the sea, a local pink payment button, a real right to use cash, buy-before-boarding transit and a border-sensitive tax refund. Open guide Poland Six rulers in the wallet, a six-digit payment code, two numbers in every kantor window and a city ticket that only starts after the right scan. Open guide Romania Eight polymer notes, four missing zeros, RON-first card screens, Bucharest transport taps, 50-bani bottle returns and a tip choice printed before the receipt. Open guide Sweden Six cultural banknotes, the visitor's Swish gap, three city tap systems, a krona outside the euro, low-pressure tipping, a SEK 200 tax-free threshold and a SEK 1,000 backup wallet. Open guide Switzerland Vertical franc notes, a practical cards-cash-TWINT wallet, ticket-before-train rail rules, euros and Liechtenstein, mountain-hut cash, tipping and the CHF 300 VAT threshold. Open guide United Kingdom Pounds, regional banknotes, contactless London travel and tipping. Open guide
Four very different wallets

The Americas

Compare dollars, pesos and reais while learning the checkout, tipping and payment habits that change across the region.

4 guides
Brazil Animal banknotes, Pix reality, card-terminal Portuguese, a street-smart cash reserve and the optional 10%. Open guide Canada Polymer cash, loonies and toonies, checkout tax, Interac, three city transit systems and tipping before tax. Open guide Mexico Pesos, cash culture and everyday payment tips. Open guide United States Dollars, checkout tax, cards, cash and tipping. Open guide
Modern payments, useful cash

Africa & the Middle East

Build a practical wallet for dirhams, rand and lira, with local context for cash gaps, receipts and tipping.

3 guides
South Africa Mandela and the Big Five, a guarded ATM routine, two city tap systems, the attended fuel stop, many kinds of tips, an R250 VAT threshold and park-gate arithmetic. Open guide Turkey Six lira notes, a new 5-lira coin, Istanbulkart ferries, bazaar bargaining, changing price context, voluntary tipping and tax-free shopping. Open guide United Arab Emirates Dirhams, cards, service charges and tipping. Open guide
Bright polymer money

Oceania

Meet two colourful, card-friendly destinations where native wildlife, rounding and local payment networks shape the wallet.

2 guides
Australia Polymer dollars, five-cent cash rounding, four-city transit, card surcharges, GST refunds and relaxed tipping. Open guide New Zealand Five bright polymer notes, an EFTPOS tap-versus-insert choice, the missing five-cent coin, changing city transit wallets and zero-pressure tipping. Open guide