Cash or credit? Payment guide for travellers to the Middle East

wego® .com A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO PAYMENT FACILITIES IN IN THE MIDDLE EAST JORDAN JORDANIA DINAR (JD) ATM CAIRO AMMAN BANK, ARAB BANK, BANK OF JORDAN, JORDAN AHLI BANK, JORDAN KUWAIT BANK WIDELY AVAILABLE MOST COMMON BANK 250 JD, 500 JD LIMIT - 100 JD LIMIT FOR EURO CARDS K•O USE CASH AT SIGHTS, ATTRACTIONS, MUSEUMS, MOST RESTAURANTS, CAFES VISA MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED THAN MASTERCARD, USE MOSTLY AT LARGER RESTAURANTS, MOST HOTELS, PETROL STATIONS OMANI RIAL (OMR) OMAN ATM WIDELY AVAILABLE NATIONAL BANK OF OMAN, BANK MUSCAT, CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN, OMAN ARAB BANK, HSBC DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS AT AROUND US$450 TO US$700 EQUIVALENT IN LOCAL CURRENCY BANK MANY BANKS AND TRAVEL AGENTS WILL CHANGE VISA AND MASTERCARD WIDELY ACCEPTED TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND ALLOW CASH ADVANCES KUWAIT KUWAITI DINAR (KWD) ATM KUWAITI BANKS WIDELY ACCEPT MASTERCARD AND VISA. AMERICAN EXPRESS AND DINERS CLUB ALSO ACCEPTED WIDELY AVAILABLE WIDELY, BUT LESS OFTEN ATM DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS AT AROUND $400 - $700 USD UAE DIRHAM (AED) UAE ATM ATMS ARE EVERYWHERE, ECOMMERCE IS UBIQUITOUS, CCS ACCEPTED IN A VAST MAJORITY OF PLACES, CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS COMMON AND BANKS OPEN ALL OVER THE PLACE. WIDELY ACCEPTED IN A VAST MAJORITY OF PLACES, CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS COMMON. VISA AND MASTERCARD MOST POPULAR, AMERICAN EXPRESS IN SOME LOCATIONS DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMIT OF US$2,000 A LARGE VARIETY OF BANKS AVAILABLE BANK SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI RIYAL (SAR) CASH AND DEBIT IS MUCH MORE COMMON THAN USING CREDIT CARDS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LARGE SHOPPING MALLS AND HOTELS K•0> SOUKS AND OLDER MARKETPLACES WILL BE CASH ONLY IRANIAN RIAL (IRR) IRAN ATM WIDELY AVAILABLE, ALTHOUGH ONLY LOCAL CARDS ACCEPTED TEJARAT BANK OFFERS A PRE-PAID SERVICE FOR TRAVELLERS. MONEY EXCHANGE IS ANOTHER OPTION INTERNATIONAL CREDIT CARDS NOT ACCEPTED IN IRAN. A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF HOTELS BANK WILL ACCEPT USING PAYMENTS PROCESSED IN THE UAE OR ELSEWHERE, BUT DIFFICULT CASH IS THE EASIEST WAY TO TRAVEL IN IRAN, •0° ASK FOR LARGER DEMONINATIONS TO KEEP TO FIND WEIGHT OF HARD CASH MANAGABLE LEBANON LEBANESE POUND (LBP) ATM ATMS ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL CARDS (NOT ALWAYS AMERICAN EXPRESS, ALTHOUGH CREDIT LIBANAIS BANK DOES ACCEPT AE) VISA AND MASTERCARD ACCEPTED. AMERICAN EXPRESS IN SOME PLACES P•OS SUPPLEMENT CASH RECOMMENDED (USD WIDELY ACCEPTED, LBP ALSO) EGYPTIAN POUND (EGP) EGYPT ATM ATMS COMMON IN MAJOR CITIES, TOWNS, SHOPPING MALLS, SUPERMARKETS AND BANKS. HOTELS ACCEPT POS TRANSACTIONS MOST VISA AND MASTERCARD CARDS ACCEPTED IN HIGH-END HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. DINER'S CLUB IS RARELY ACCEPTED. MASTERCARD, MAESTRO, VISA ETC ALL WIDELY ACCEPTED AT ATMS. DAILY WITHDRAWAL LIMITS USUALLY OF AROUND US$1,000 MOST RESTAURANTS AND MARKETS ARE STILL CASH ONLY TURKEY TURKISH LIRA (TRY) ATM OLD BAZAARS AND MARKETS, STREET STALLS AND SMALL RESTAURANTS REMAIN CASH ONLY ATMS COMMON IN MAJOR CITIES MASTERCARD, VISA, MAESTRO WIDELY ACCEPTED, ALTHOUGH AMERICAN EXPRESS AND DINER'S CLUB MORE COMMON ONLY IN MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS. 200 APPROVED Download on the ANDROID APP ON App Store ·Google play www.wego.com