dmj,

I'm very late to this conversation, but we were die-hard TC users and while I can still get the AE TCs easily and free of charge , I've finally given up the game and have gone over to the method of using just cash and CCs while on the island. But the truth is, as late as November 2015 I only had one place tell me they no longer accepted TCs and they accredited the policy change to their own banks policies. Fact or fiction? I don't know......

Our most recent visit was a short one but we split a thousand in cash (a couple of hundreds to decrease bulk but mostly fifties and twenties....) between us and used credit cards whenever and wherever it was possible to do so. We have the CapOne card and enjoy getting our reward checks in the mail. It worked like a charm and we were able to put most of the cash back into our vacation account on our return.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I would hesitate to use ATMs on the island although they are free with our at home bank covering the foreign fees and I would NEVER even consider using my bank debit card. But that's just me. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />