Currency Advice

[dave63]

I will be going to Cebu in January 2012.On our flight back to the UK we will have a ten hour wait at Hong Kong airport. We are keen to sightsee and was wondering if anybody can advise us on the best way to get spending money e.g exchange, use credit card or any other way.

[worthingmale]

there is the top up pre paid cards available for holidays

[grahamw48]

You can change whatever cash you're using for a few hundred (or thousand) HK dollars when you arrive at the airport there, and change them back at departure.

Simple enough. I wouldn't even worry about exchange rates for the small amount involved.

You can use a debit card at the ATM too.

Hong Kong is an extremely modern and user-friendly place....probably more-so than the UK , and with honest and reliable systems.

[chino]

well...

I normally (with a layover of only a few hours)... go through customs and get my bags...

Once i have my bags and come out of the exit of the arrivals section (where people wait for you) and turn right and next to the 7-11 they have a HSBC ATM and i get cash from this ATM....

I then will get either the bus or the train (both give a discount for same day return trips but only a discount with the octopus card for the bus) down to kowloon and go shopping...

If you are leaving your bags at HKG then you now (as of Feb 2010 - from memory) walk to T2 and then leave your bags... but if your bags are checked through then it's nice and easy..